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The median home value in Lee County, IL is $189,202 as of 2026-08-31, up 7.02% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$189,202
Year-over-Year
+7.02%
National Rank
#2079 of 3071
Lee County ranks 31st out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -19.5% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Lee County +19.3% above the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 2.5%, from $184,555 in May 2026 to $189,202 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 | $184,555 | +7.0% |
| Jun 2026 | $190,606 | +7.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $188,791 | +7.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $189,202 | +7.0% |
Households here earn a median of $70,292 a year against a typical home value of $189,202 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.7×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 17% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lee County recorded a violent crime rate of 180 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 411 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 17,266 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lee County is $189,202. That's up 7.02% from a year earlier. That is about 19.5% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lee County the 31st most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $70,292, so a typical home costs about 2.7× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lee County recorded 180 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 17,266 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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