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The median home value in Winnebago County, IL is $213,138 as of 2026-07-31, up 9.17% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$213,138
Year-over-Year
+9.17%
National Rank
#1785 of 3071
Winnebago County ranks 21st out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -9.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making Winnebago County +33.1% above the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,837 a year against a typical home value of $213,138 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 35% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Winnebago County recorded a violent crime rate of 783 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,064 per 100,000.
Based on 10 reporting cities covering 226,641 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Winnebago County is $213,138. That's up 9.17% from a year earlier. That is about 9.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Winnebago County the 21st most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $65,837, so a typical home costs about 3.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Winnebago County recorded 783 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 226,641 residents across 10 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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