Illinois rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Illinois we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
102
Median home price
$157K
Median rent
$1,201
Top-scored
Pike
83/100
All counties in Illinois
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | 83 | $125,017 | – | – | +7.8% | 14,776 |
| Edwards County | 83 | $116,933 | – | – | +7.8% | 6,182 |
| Vermilion County | 83 | $101,321 | $886 | 10.49% | +3.0% | 74,113 |
| Macon County | 83 | $124,658 | $1,059 | 10.19% | +4.2% | 103,542 |
| Marion County | 82 | $124,595 | – | – | +6.9% | 37,543 |
| Logan County | 82 | $145,436 | – | – | +7.1% | 28,027 |
| Randolph County | 82 | $154,820 | – | – | +7.7% | 30,413 |
| Clay County | 82 | $110,745 | – | – | +7.2% | 13,248 |
| Massac County | 81 | $112,844 | – | – | +6.1% | 14,135 |
| Montgomery County | 81 | $128,856 | – | – | +6.3% | 28,352 |
| Hancock County | 81 | $114,414 | – | – | +6.6% | 17,582 |
| Cumberland County | 81 | $167,393 | – | – | +7.8% | 10,447 |
| Stark County | 81 | $138,153 | – | – | +6.2% | 5,395 |
| Bureau County | 80 | $155,491 | – | – | +6.3% | 33,203 |
| Peoria County | 80 | $166,288 | $1,201 | 8.67% | +5.8% | 181,186 |
| Franklin County | 80 | $112,382 | – | – | +5.1% | 37,810 |
| Douglas County | 80 | $162,196 | – | – | +6.8% | 19,714 |
| Wayne County | 80 | $126,208 | – | – | +5.7% | 16,127 |
| White County | 80 | $113,654 | – | – | +5.9% | 13,834 |
| Marshall County | 79 | $143,081 | – | – | +4.9% | 11,740 |
| Christian County | 79 | $137,849 | – | – | +4.7% | 33,893 |
| Shelby County | 78 | $170,739 | – | – | +5.5% | 21,042 |
| Menard County | 78 | $208,659 | – | – | +7.6% | 12,284 |
| Fulton County | 78 | $107,012 | – | – | +3.5% | 33,691 |
| Morgan County | 78 | $138,223 | – | – | +4.1% | 32,882 |
| Clark County | 78 | $150,341 | – | – | +8.8% | 15,467 |
| Ford County | 78 | $159,725 | – | – | +4.5% | 13,484 |
| Mason County | 78 | $97,343 | – | – | +13.0% | 13,074 |
| Pope County | 78 | $148,158 | – | – | +8.2% | 3,799 |
| Schuyler County | 77 | $153,673 | – | – | +3.5% | 6,879 |
| Henry County | 77 | $171,732 | – | – | +8.0% | 49,157 |
| Jefferson County | 77 | $147,115 | $992 | 8.09% | +8.4% | 37,043 |
| Mercer County | 77 | $173,161 | – | – | +8.2% | 15,692 |
| Wabash County | 77 | $134,309 | – | – | +3.4% | 11,321 |
| Richland County | 76 | $140,556 | – | – | +10.5% | 15,716 |
| McDonough County | 76 | $99,184 | $919 | 11.12% | +0.5% | 27,370 |
| Clinton County | 76 | $225,207 | – | – | +6.4% | 36,998 |
| Union County | 76 | $148,877 | – | – | +2.9% | 17,122 |
| Jasper County | 76 | $167,759 | – | – | +13.2% | 9,295 |
| Brown County | 76 | $157,116 | – | – | +3.1% | 6,334 |
| Knox County | 75 | $120,138 | – | – | +11.8% | 49,751 |
| Sangamon County | 75 | $200,144 | $1,220 | 7.32% | +7.5% | 196,122 |
| Moultrie County | 75 | $188,938 | – | – | +8.9% | 14,531 |
| Washington County | 75 | $167,675 | – | – | +9.9% | 13,781 |
| Livingston County | 74 | $172,343 | – | – | +10.9% | 35,771 |
| Jersey County | 74 | $205,285 | – | – | +3.9% | 21,462 |
| Macoupin County | 74 | $144,350 | – | – | +2.3% | 44,907 |
| Adams County | 74 | $186,171 | $1,059 | 6.83% | +6.6% | 65,583 |
| Bond County | 74 | $169,867 | – | – | +11.1% | 16,750 |
| Jackson County | 74 | $131,916 | $692 | 6.29% | +6.3% | 53,176 |
| Madison County | 74 | $197,597 | $1,196 | 7.26% | +5.3% | 265,512 |
| Rock Island County | 74 | $156,822 | $950 | 7.27% | +3.9% | 143,819 |
| La Salle County | 74 | $194,863 | $1,169 | 7.20% | +5.4% | 109,495 |
| Lee County | 74 | $188,606 | $1,108 | 7.05% | +6.6% | 34,221 |
| Dewitt County | 74 | $161,769 | – | – | +11.3% | 15,535 |
| Coles County | 73 | $145,077 | $771 | 6.38% | +5.4% | 47,076 |
| Saint Clair County | 73 | $177,683 | $1,333 | 9.00% | +1.2% | 256,791 |
| Stephenson County | 73 | $160,455 | $923 | 6.90% | +8.5% | 44,482 |
| Effingham County | 73 | $218,457 | – | – | +3.5% | 34,594 |
| Carroll County | 73 | $165,801 | – | – | +11.8% | 15,594 |
| Henderson County | 73 | $126,872 | – | – | +2.0% | 6,374 |
| Woodford County | 72 | $235,906 | – | – | +8.9% | 38,414 |
| Calhoun County | 72 | $203,873 | – | – | +2.7% | 4,472 |
| Ogle County | 72 | $238,006 | – | – | +8.4% | 51,672 |
| Winnebago County | 72 | $211,111 | $1,293 | 7.35% | +8.8% | 284,591 |
| Boone County | 72 | $286,262 | – | – | +6.4% | 53,459 |
| Kankakee County | 72 | $227,163 | $1,327 | 7.01% | +6.0% | 107,421 |
| Jo Daviess County | 72 | $254,886 | – | – | +5.1% | 21,942 |
| Tazewell County | 72 | $189,622 | $986 | 6.24% | +6.5% | 131,276 |
| Putnam County | 72 | $188,157 | – | – | +2.4% | 5,628 |
| Whiteside County | 71 | $146,857 | $769 | 6.28% | +3.5% | 55,569 |
| Champaign County | 71 | $238,398 | $1,389 | 6.99% | +5.0% | 206,525 |
| Cook County | 70 | $340,258 | $2,228 | 7.86% | +6.0% | 5,225,367 |
| Iroquois County | 69 | $152,115 | – | – | +1.2% | 27,043 |
| Piatt County | 69 | $229,717 | – | – | +2.5% | 16,698 |
| Williamson County | 67 | $157,730 | $988 | 7.52% | +0.1% | 67,120 |
| Will County | 65 | $376,285 | $2,375 | 7.57% | +2.8% | 696,774 |
| Lake County | 64 | $398,052 | $2,255 | 6.80% | +6.0% | 713,159 |
| McHenry County | 64 | $367,683 | $1,993 | 6.50% | +4.7% | 311,133 |
| DeKalb County | 64 | $294,833 | $1,400 | 5.70% | +5.0% | 100,686 |
| Warren County | 64 | $114,979 | – | – | -0.5% | 16,760 |
| Greene County | 63 | $104,523 | – | – | -1.2% | 12,015 |
| Kane County | 63 | $383,834 | $2,108 | 6.59% | +5.0% | 517,254 |
| Kendall County | 63 | $395,398 | $2,374 | 7.21% | +3.2% | 132,795 |
| Perry County | 63 | $111,312 | – | – | -1.0% | 20,996 |
| Hardin County | 63 | $109,361 | – | – | -1.1% | 3,665 |
| McLean County | 62 | $260,569 | $1,292 | 5.95% | +1.9% | 171,284 |
| Fayette County | 60 | $148,559 | – | – | -2.3% | 21,464 |
| Grundy County | 59 | $322,819 | $1,393 | 5.18% | +3.6% | 52,624 |
| Edgar County | 59 | $107,292 | – | – | -3.1% | 16,852 |
| DuPage County | 58 | $437,880 | $2,105 | 5.77% | +4.3% | 930,559 |
| Hamilton County | 57 | $106,389 | – | – | -3.8% | 8,008 |
| Scott County | 56 | $89,662 | – | – | -4.7% | 4,899 |
| Johnson County | 55 | $193,160 | – | – | -3.1% | 13,313 |
| Monroe County | 52 | $322,053 | $1,095 | 4.08% | +2.3% | 34,905 |
| Gallatin County | 50 | $79,377 | – | – | -6.4% | 4,967 |
| Saline County | 50 | $87,666 | – | – | -6.7% | 23,662 |
| Cass County | 50 | $99,390 | – | – | -6.7% | 12,955 |
| Crawford County | 48 | $129,154 | – | – | -9.1% | 18,729 |
| Lawrence County | 45 | $99,537 | – | – | -14.4% | 15,302 |
| Pulaski County | 45 | $75,166 | – | – | -13.9% | 5,177 |
| Alexander County | 45 | $46,452 | – | – | -20.0% | 5,261 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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