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The median home value in Lawrence County, IL is $101,078 as of 2026-08-31, down 9.63% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$101,078
Year-over-Year
-9.63%
National Rank
#2988 of 3071
Lawrence County ranks 96th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -57.0% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Lawrence County -36.3% below the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 2.8%, from $98,341 in May 2026 to $101,078 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 | $98,341 | -15.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $99,537 | -14.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $101,391 | -12.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $101,078 | -9.6% |
Households here earn a median of $55,324 a year against a typical home value of $101,078 — a price-to-income ratio of 1.8×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 3% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lawrence County recorded a violent crime rate of 84 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 269 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 5,940 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lawrence County is $101,078. That's down 9.63% from a year earlier. That is about 57.0% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lawrence County the 96th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $55,324, so a typical home costs about 1.8× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lawrence County recorded 84 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,940 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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