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The median home value in Kankakee County, IL is $228,870 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.32% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$228,870
Year-over-Year
+6.32%
National Rank
#1612 of 3071
Kankakee County ranks 18th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -2.3% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making Kankakee County +43.0% above the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $71,281 a year against a typical home value of $228,870 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 34% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Kankakee County recorded a violent crime rate of 182 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,133 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 46,700 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Kankakee County is $228,870. That's up 6.32% from a year earlier. That is about 2.3% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Kankakee County the 18th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $71,281, so a typical home costs about 3.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Kankakee County recorded 182 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 46,700 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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