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The median home value in Knox County, IL is $120,012 as of 2026-07-31, up 15.02% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$120,012
Year-over-Year
+15.02%
National Rank
#2855 of 3071
Knox County ranks 83rd out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -48.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making Knox County -25.0% below the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $57,030 a year against a typical home value of $120,012 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.1×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 6% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Knox County recorded a violent crime rate of 474 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,755 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 31,654 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Knox County is $120,012. That's up 15.02% from a year earlier. That is about 48.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Knox County the 83rd most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $57,030, so a typical home costs about 2.1× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Knox County recorded 474 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 31,654 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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