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The median home value in Bureau County, IL is $155,491 as of 2026-08-31, up 6.26% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$155,491
Year-over-Year
+6.26%
National Rank
#2525 of 3071
Bureau County ranks 55th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -33.9% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Bureau County -2.0% below the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 3.2%, from $150,716 in May 2026 to $155,491 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 | $150,716 | +6.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $151,247 | +6.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $154,318 | +6.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $155,491 | +6.3% |
Households here earn a median of $69,257 a year against a typical home value of $155,491 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.2×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 7% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Bureau County recorded a violent crime rate of 7 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,123 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 14,516 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Bureau County is $155,491. That's up 6.26% from a year earlier. That is about 33.9% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Bureau County the 55th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $69,257, so a typical home costs about 2.2× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Bureau County recorded 7 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 14,516 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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