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The median home value in Jackson County, IL is $134,847 as of 2026-07-31, up 8.52% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$134,847
Year-over-Year
+8.52%
National Rank
#2741 of 3071
Jackson County ranks 73rd out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -42.5% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making Jackson County -15.8% below the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $48,763 a year against a typical home value of $134,847 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.8×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 19% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jackson County recorded a violent crime rate of 841 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,551 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 28,418 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jackson County is $134,847. That's up 8.52% from a year earlier. That is about 42.5% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Jackson County the 73rd most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $48,763, so a typical home costs about 2.8× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jackson County recorded 841 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 28,418 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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