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The median home value in Boone County, IL is $287,800 as of 2026-08-31, up 6.53% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$287,800
Year-over-Year
+6.53%
National Rank
#1036 of 3071
Boone County ranks 11th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is +22.4% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Boone County +81.5% above the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.4%, from $286,605 in May 2026 to $287,800 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $286,605 | +6.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $290,551 | +6.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $289,666 | +6.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $287,800 | +6.5% |
Households here earn a median of $84,571 a year against a typical home value of $287,800 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 40% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Boone County recorded a violent crime rate of 150 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 439 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 25,302 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Boone County is $287,800. That's up 6.53% from a year earlier. That is about 22.4% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Boone County the 11th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $84,571, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Boone County recorded 150 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 25,302 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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