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The median home value in Macoupin County, IL is $143,866 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.77% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$143,866
Year-over-Year
+1.77%
National Rank
#2651 of 3071
Macoupin County ranks 63rd out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -38.8% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Macoupin County -9.3% below the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.4%, from $141,861 in May 2026 to $143,866 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 | $141,861 | +1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $139,618 | +1.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $145,423 | +1.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $143,866 | +1.8% |
Households here earn a median of $70,805 a year against a typical home value of $143,866 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 5% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Macoupin County recorded a violent crime rate of 440 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,318 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 8,628 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Macoupin County is $143,866. That's up 1.77% from a year earlier. That is about 38.8% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Macoupin County the 63rd most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $70,805, so a typical home costs about 2.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Macoupin County recorded 440 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,628 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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