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The median home value in Morgan County, IL is $138,223 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.08% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$138,223
Year-over-Year
+4.08%
National Rank
#2718 of 3071
Morgan County ranks 67th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -41.2% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Morgan County -12.8% below the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.3%, from $136,435 in May 2026 to $138,223 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 | $136,435 | +4.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $137,784 | +4.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $138,568 | +4.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $138,223 | +4.1% |
Households here earn a median of $66,306 a year against a typical home value of $138,223 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.1×, 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 Morgan County recorded a violent crime rate of 290 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,842 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 20,309 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Morgan County is $138,223. That's up 4.08% from a year earlier. That is about 41.2% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Morgan County the 67th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $66,306, so a typical home costs about 2.1× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Morgan County recorded 290 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 20,309 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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