Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Illinois
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
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Illinois ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander County | 9.1 yrs | $58,700 | $540 |
| 2 | Franklin County | 9.5 yrs | $87,700 | $771 |
| 3 | Vermilion County | 9.7 yrs | $92,900 | $802 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | 9.8 yrs | $95,500 | $810 |
| 5 | Greene County | 9.8 yrs | $94,400 | $800 |
| 6 | Henderson County | 10.2 yrs | $101,600 | $834 |
| 7 | Edgar County | 10.5 yrs | $95,700 | $757 |
| 8 | Fulton County | 10.6 yrs | $102,500 | $808 |
| 9 | Schuyler County | 10.6 yrs | $106,200 | $836 |
| 10 | Pulaski County | 10.8 yrs | $81,000 | $625 |
| 11 | Marion County | 10.8 yrs | $100,100 | $771 |
| 12 | Saline County | 10.9 yrs | $92,900 | $711 |
| 13 | Edwards County | 10.9 yrs | $97,500 | $746 |
| 14 | Cass County | 11.0 yrs | $95,500 | $723 |
| 15 | Clay County | 11.1 yrs | $94,300 | $709 |
| 16 | Wabash County | 11.2 yrs | $103,900 | $774 |
| 17 | Stark County | 11.3 yrs | $103,500 | $765 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 11.4 yrs | $118,400 | $862 |
| 19 | Mason County | 11.6 yrs | $106,100 | $760 |
| 20 | Ford County | 11.8 yrs | $118,100 | $836 |
| 21 | Richland County | 11.8 yrs | $106,600 | $754 |
| 22 | McDonough County | 11.8 yrs | $103,500 | $730 |
| 23 | White County | 11.8 yrs | $100,100 | $706 |
| 24 | Montgomery County | 11.9 yrs | $102,200 | $715 |
| 25 | Hancock County | 12.0 yrs | $108,400 | $755 |
| 26 | Knox County | 12.1 yrs | $104,900 | $725 |
| 27 | Carroll County | 12.1 yrs | $113,500 | $784 |
| 28 | De Witt County | 12.1 yrs | $124,200 | $857 |
| 29 | Bureau County | 12.1 yrs | $121,900 | $838 |
| 30 | Warren County | 12.2 yrs | $101,300 | $694 |
| 31 | Perry County | 12.3 yrs | $105,200 | $714 |
| 32 | Clark County | 12.4 yrs | $123,100 | $828 |
| 33 | Massac County | 12.4 yrs | $118,000 | $793 |
| 34 | Crawford County | 12.5 yrs | $113,700 | $761 |
| 35 | Pike County | 12.7 yrs | $100,100 | $659 |
| 36 | Scott County | 12.7 yrs | $101,700 | $669 |
| 37 | Macon County | 12.7 yrs | $121,800 | $797 |
| 38 | Coles County | 12.8 yrs | $121,900 | $793 |
| 39 | Christian County | 12.8 yrs | $112,100 | $729 |
| 40 | Livingston County | 12.8 yrs | $131,500 | $855 |
| 41 | Fayette County | 12.9 yrs | $114,700 | $740 |
| 42 | Cumberland County | 13.0 yrs | $117,700 | $756 |
| 43 | Whiteside County | 13.0 yrs | $125,800 | $808 |
| 44 | Logan County | 13.0 yrs | $125,900 | $804 |
| 45 | Moultrie County | 13.1 yrs | $121,500 | $773 |
| 46 | Winnebago County | 13.1 yrs | $155,100 | $986 |
| 47 | Iroquois County | 13.2 yrs | $125,400 | $793 |
| 48 | Macoupin County | 13.3 yrs | $126,100 | $789 |
| 49 | Jasper County | 13.4 yrs | $122,900 | $766 |
| 50 | Peoria County | 13.4 yrs | $152,600 | $946 |
| 51 | Williamson County | 13.5 yrs | $145,600 | $897 |
| 52 | St. Clair County | 13.6 yrs | $168,800 | $1,032 |
| 53 | Stephenson County | 13.9 yrs | $127,500 | $764 |
| 54 | Jackson County | 14.0 yrs | $125,000 | $746 |
| 55 | Rock Island County | 14.0 yrs | $144,700 | $863 |
| 56 | Gallatin County | 14.1 yrs | $84,700 | $500 |
| 57 | Kendall County | 14.1 yrs | $298,900 | $1,763 |
| 58 | LaSalle County | 14.2 yrs | $154,900 | $906 |
| 59 | Shelby County | 14.3 yrs | $130,400 | $762 |
| 60 | Kankakee County | 14.4 yrs | $185,700 | $1,075 |
| 61 | Wayne County | 14.4 yrs | $109,400 | $632 |
| 62 | Madison County | 14.4 yrs | $167,900 | $969 |
| 63 | Henry County | 14.5 yrs | $145,300 | $837 |
| 64 | Douglas County | 14.5 yrs | $142,600 | $818 |
| 65 | Randolph County | 14.7 yrs | $134,100 | $760 |
| 66 | Sangamon County | 14.9 yrs | $170,300 | $954 |
| 67 | Marshall County | 15.0 yrs | $137,800 | $767 |
| 68 | Bond County | 15.1 yrs | $133,100 | $735 |
| 69 | Morgan County | 15.1 yrs | $128,700 | $710 |
| 70 | Lee County | 15.2 yrs | $155,100 | $853 |
| 71 | Piatt County | 15.2 yrs | $173,200 | $950 |
| 72 | Tazewell County | 15.3 yrs | $164,500 | $898 |
| 73 | Mercer County | 15.3 yrs | $139,300 | $757 |
| 74 | Adams County | 15.7 yrs | $155,900 | $826 |
| 75 | Hamilton County | 16.0 yrs | $108,800 | $566 |
| 76 | Washington County | 16.1 yrs | $149,800 | $776 |
| 77 | Clinton County | 16.1 yrs | $180,500 | $934 |
| 78 | Brown County | 16.4 yrs | $142,200 | $724 |
| 79 | Boone County | 16.4 yrs | $198,600 | $1,011 |
| 80 | McLean County | 16.7 yrs | $198,300 | $992 |
| 81 | Union County | 16.7 yrs | $131,700 | $658 |
| 82 | Champaign County | 16.8 yrs | $205,100 | $1,018 |
| 83 | Ogle County | 17.0 yrs | $184,100 | $901 |
| 84 | Putnam County | 17.4 yrs | $167,800 | $804 |
| 85 | Will County | 17.6 yrs | $298,000 | $1,413 |
| 86 | McHenry County | 17.6 yrs | $286,900 | $1,358 |
| 87 | Jersey County | 17.7 yrs | $168,800 | $794 |
| 88 | Woodford County | 17.8 yrs | $193,800 | $907 |
| 89 | Kane County | 18.0 yrs | $303,000 | $1,404 |
| 90 | Cook County | 18.4 yrs | $305,200 | $1,381 |
| 91 | DeKalb County | 18.6 yrs | $231,900 | $1,041 |
| 92 | Lake County | 19.0 yrs | $326,600 | $1,434 |
| 93 | Grundy County | 19.0 yrs | $259,200 | $1,137 |
| 94 | DuPage County | 19.1 yrs | $374,100 | $1,628 |
| 95 | Menard County | 19.2 yrs | $179,300 | $780 |
| 96 | Johnson County | 19.5 yrs | $148,200 | $634 |
| 97 | Jo Daviess County | 20.3 yrs | $193,900 | $795 |
| 98 | Effingham County | 20.4 yrs | $179,800 | $734 |
| 99 | Monroe County | 22.2 yrs | $265,600 | $996 |
| 100 | Hardin County | 22.3 yrs | $91,700 | $342 |
| 101 | Calhoun County | 30.3 yrs | $174,000 | $479 |
| 102 | Pope County | 31.4 yrs | $165,300 | $438 |
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
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Illinois