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The median home value in Brown County, IL is $160,408 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.77% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$160,408
Year-over-Year
+1.77%
National Rank
#2470 of 3071
Brown County ranks 50th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -31.8% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Brown County +1.1% above the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.9%, from $159,030 in May 2026 to $160,408 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 | $159,030 | +5.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $157,116 | +3.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $164,743 | +2.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $160,408 | +1.8% |
Households here earn a median of $67,917 a year against a typical home value of $160,408 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.4×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 10% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Brown County is $160,408. That's up 1.77% from a year earlier. That is about 31.8% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Brown County the 50th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $67,917, so a typical home costs about 2.4× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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