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The median home value in Ford County, IL is $158,336 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.37% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$158,336
Year-over-Year
+4.37%
National Rank
#2498 of 3071
Ford County ranks 53rd out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -32.6% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Ford County -0.2% below the IL state median.
The typical home value was unchanged, from $158,339 in May 2026 to $158,336 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 | $158,339 | +3.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $159,725 | +4.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $161,629 | +4.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $158,336 | +4.4% |
Households here earn a median of $62,439 a year against a typical home value of $158,336 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.5×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 13% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Ford County is $158,336. That's up 4.37% from a year earlier. That is about 32.6% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Ford County the 53rd most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $62,439, so a typical home costs about 2.5× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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