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The median home value in Stephenson County, IL is $161,884 as of 2026-07-31, up 9.69% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$161,884
Year-over-Year
+9.69%
National Rank
#2440 of 3071
Stephenson County ranks 48th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -30.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making Stephenson County +1.1% above the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $64,043 a year against a typical home value of $161,884 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.5×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 14% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Stephenson County recorded a violent crime rate of 363 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,407 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 22,888 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Stephenson County is $161,884. That's up 9.69% from a year earlier. That is about 30.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Stephenson County the 48th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $64,043, so a typical home costs about 2.5× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Stephenson County recorded 363 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 22,888 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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