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The median home value in Grundy County, IL is $326,662 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.86% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$326,662
Year-over-Year
+3.86%
National Rank
#784 of 3071
Grundy County ranks 9th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is +39.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making Grundy County +104.0% above the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $92,235 a year against a typical home value of $326,662 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 46% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Grundy County recorded a violent crime rate of 252 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,214 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 18,290 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Grundy County is $326,662. That's up 3.86% from a year earlier. That is about 39.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Grundy County the 9th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $92,235, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Grundy County recorded 252 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 18,290 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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