Washington County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Washington County, Illinois. Population: 13.8K.

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Median Home Price

$150.2K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$75.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$45.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,766

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.84%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$759

Property Tax$231

Insurance$62.58

Total Monthly$1,052

Historical Home Prices

2015

$93.5K

2016

$93.5K

-0.0%%

2017

$95.8K

+2.5%%

2018

$94.8K

-1.1%%

2019

$107.6K

+13.5%%

2020

$113.5K

+5.5%%

2021

$124.9K

+10.0%%

2022

$128.1K

+2.6%%

2023

$132.2K

+3.2%%

2024

$136.4K

+3.2%%

2025

$149.5K

+9.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.5%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

17.3

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

95.1%

Black

0.5%

Hispanic

1.6%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

2.6%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

56°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

151

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

44.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 55/100

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