Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Illinois
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
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Illinois ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pope County | 31.4 yrs | $165,300 | $438 |
| 2 | Calhoun County | 30.3 yrs | $174,000 | $479 |
| 3 | Hardin County | 22.3 yrs | $91,700 | $342 |
| 4 | Monroe County | 22.2 yrs | $265,600 | $996 |
| 5 | Effingham County | 20.4 yrs | $179,800 | $734 |
| 6 | Jo Daviess County | 20.3 yrs | $193,900 | $795 |
| 7 | Johnson County | 19.5 yrs | $148,200 | $634 |
| 8 | Menard County | 19.2 yrs | $179,300 | $780 |
| 9 | DuPage County | 19.1 yrs | $374,100 | $1,628 |
| 10 | Grundy County | 19.0 yrs | $259,200 | $1,137 |
| 11 | Lake County | 19.0 yrs | $326,600 | $1,434 |
| 12 | DeKalb County | 18.6 yrs | $231,900 | $1,041 |
| 13 | Cook County | 18.4 yrs | $305,200 | $1,381 |
| 14 | Kane County | 18.0 yrs | $303,000 | $1,404 |
| 15 | Woodford County | 17.8 yrs | $193,800 | $907 |
| 16 | Jersey County | 17.7 yrs | $168,800 | $794 |
| 17 | McHenry County | 17.6 yrs | $286,900 | $1,358 |
| 18 | Will County | 17.6 yrs | $298,000 | $1,413 |
| 19 | Putnam County | 17.4 yrs | $167,800 | $804 |
| 20 | Ogle County | 17.0 yrs | $184,100 | $901 |
| 21 | Champaign County | 16.8 yrs | $205,100 | $1,018 |
| 22 | Union County | 16.7 yrs | $131,700 | $658 |
| 23 | McLean County | 16.7 yrs | $198,300 | $992 |
| 24 | Boone County | 16.4 yrs | $198,600 | $1,011 |
| 25 | Brown County | 16.4 yrs | $142,200 | $724 |
| 26 | Clinton County | 16.1 yrs | $180,500 | $934 |
| 27 | Washington County | 16.1 yrs | $149,800 | $776 |
| 28 | Hamilton County | 16.0 yrs | $108,800 | $566 |
| 29 | Adams County | 15.7 yrs | $155,900 | $826 |
| 30 | Mercer County | 15.3 yrs | $139,300 | $757 |
| 31 | Tazewell County | 15.3 yrs | $164,500 | $898 |
| 32 | Piatt County | 15.2 yrs | $173,200 | $950 |
| 33 | Lee County | 15.2 yrs | $155,100 | $853 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 15.1 yrs | $128,700 | $710 |
| 35 | Bond County | 15.1 yrs | $133,100 | $735 |
| 36 | Marshall County | 15.0 yrs | $137,800 | $767 |
| 37 | Sangamon County | 14.9 yrs | $170,300 | $954 |
| 38 | Randolph County | 14.7 yrs | $134,100 | $760 |
| 39 | Douglas County | 14.5 yrs | $142,600 | $818 |
| 40 | Henry County | 14.5 yrs | $145,300 | $837 |
| 41 | Madison County | 14.4 yrs | $167,900 | $969 |
| 42 | Wayne County | 14.4 yrs | $109,400 | $632 |
| 43 | Kankakee County | 14.4 yrs | $185,700 | $1,075 |
| 44 | Shelby County | 14.3 yrs | $130,400 | $762 |
| 45 | LaSalle County | 14.2 yrs | $154,900 | $906 |
| 46 | Kendall County | 14.1 yrs | $298,900 | $1,763 |
| 47 | Gallatin County | 14.1 yrs | $84,700 | $500 |
| 48 | Rock Island County | 14.0 yrs | $144,700 | $863 |
| 49 | Jackson County | 14.0 yrs | $125,000 | $746 |
| 50 | Stephenson County | 13.9 yrs | $127,500 | $764 |
| 51 | St. Clair County | 13.6 yrs | $168,800 | $1,032 |
| 52 | Williamson County | 13.5 yrs | $145,600 | $897 |
| 53 | Peoria County | 13.4 yrs | $152,600 | $946 |
| 54 | Jasper County | 13.4 yrs | $122,900 | $766 |
| 55 | Macoupin County | 13.3 yrs | $126,100 | $789 |
| 56 | Iroquois County | 13.2 yrs | $125,400 | $793 |
| 57 | Winnebago County | 13.1 yrs | $155,100 | $986 |
| 58 | Moultrie County | 13.1 yrs | $121,500 | $773 |
| 59 | Logan County | 13.0 yrs | $125,900 | $804 |
| 60 | Whiteside County | 13.0 yrs | $125,800 | $808 |
| 61 | Cumberland County | 13.0 yrs | $117,700 | $756 |
| 62 | Fayette County | 12.9 yrs | $114,700 | $740 |
| 63 | Livingston County | 12.8 yrs | $131,500 | $855 |
| 64 | Christian County | 12.8 yrs | $112,100 | $729 |
| 65 | Coles County | 12.8 yrs | $121,900 | $793 |
| 66 | Macon County | 12.7 yrs | $121,800 | $797 |
| 67 | Scott County | 12.7 yrs | $101,700 | $669 |
| 68 | Pike County | 12.7 yrs | $100,100 | $659 |
| 69 | Crawford County | 12.5 yrs | $113,700 | $761 |
| 70 | Massac County | 12.4 yrs | $118,000 | $793 |
| 71 | Clark County | 12.4 yrs | $123,100 | $828 |
| 72 | Perry County | 12.3 yrs | $105,200 | $714 |
| 73 | Warren County | 12.2 yrs | $101,300 | $694 |
| 74 | Bureau County | 12.1 yrs | $121,900 | $838 |
| 75 | De Witt County | 12.1 yrs | $124,200 | $857 |
| 76 | Carroll County | 12.1 yrs | $113,500 | $784 |
| 77 | Knox County | 12.1 yrs | $104,900 | $725 |
| 78 | Hancock County | 12.0 yrs | $108,400 | $755 |
| 79 | Montgomery County | 11.9 yrs | $102,200 | $715 |
| 80 | White County | 11.8 yrs | $100,100 | $706 |
| 81 | McDonough County | 11.8 yrs | $103,500 | $730 |
| 82 | Richland County | 11.8 yrs | $106,600 | $754 |
| 83 | Ford County | 11.8 yrs | $118,100 | $836 |
| 84 | Mason County | 11.6 yrs | $106,100 | $760 |
| 85 | Jefferson County | 11.4 yrs | $118,400 | $862 |
| 86 | Stark County | 11.3 yrs | $103,500 | $765 |
| 87 | Wabash County | 11.2 yrs | $103,900 | $774 |
| 88 | Clay County | 11.1 yrs | $94,300 | $709 |
| 89 | Cass County | 11.0 yrs | $95,500 | $723 |
| 90 | Edwards County | 10.9 yrs | $97,500 | $746 |
| 91 | Saline County | 10.9 yrs | $92,900 | $711 |
| 92 | Marion County | 10.8 yrs | $100,100 | $771 |
| 93 | Pulaski County | 10.8 yrs | $81,000 | $625 |
| 94 | Schuyler County | 10.6 yrs | $106,200 | $836 |
| 95 | Fulton County | 10.6 yrs | $102,500 | $808 |
| 96 | Edgar County | 10.5 yrs | $95,700 | $757 |
| 97 | Henderson County | 10.2 yrs | $101,600 | $834 |
| 98 | Greene County | 9.8 yrs | $94,400 | $800 |
| 99 | Lawrence County | 9.8 yrs | $95,500 | $810 |
| 100 | Vermilion County | 9.7 yrs | $92,900 | $802 |
| 101 | Franklin County | 9.5 yrs | $87,700 | $771 |
| 102 | Alexander County | 9.1 yrs | $58,700 | $540 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Illinois