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The median home value in Boone County, IL is $289,666 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.52% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$289,666
Year-over-Year
+6.52%
National Rank
#1026 of 3071
Boone County ranks 11th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is +23.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making Boone County +80.9% above the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $84,571 a year against a typical home value of $289,666 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 41% 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 $289,666. That's up 6.52% from a year earlier. That is about 23.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, 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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