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The median home value in White County, IL is $117,359 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.7% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$117,359
Year-over-Year
+7.7%
National Rank
#2880 of 3071
White County ranks 86th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -49.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making White County -26.7% below the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $54,813 a year against a typical home value of $117,359 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.1×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 6% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in White County recorded a violent crime rate of 319 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 901 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 7,214 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in White County is $117,359. That's up 7.7% from a year earlier. That is about 49.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes White County the 86th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $54,813, so a typical home costs about 2.1× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in White County recorded 319 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,214 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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