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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Jefferson County area can be challenging. Home prices in Jefferson County are now at a median cost of $130,874, lower than the Illinois average of $300,242.
The average cost of rent is $887/mo in Jefferson County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Jefferson County area. In Jefferson County, 28.32% of households rent, and 52.67% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Jefferson County is $5,257 per month. Households that rent pay about 16.87% of their income on rent here. Jefferson County’s most expensive areas are in the northwestern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the southern parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Washington County, IL: higher priced homes
- Wayne County, IL: less expensive homes
- Edwards County, IL: less expensive homes
- Wabash County, IL: less expensive homes
- Monroe County, IL: higher priced homes
- Gibson County, IN: higher priced homes
- Jefferson County, MO: higher priced homes
- Pike County, IN: higher priced homes
- Dubois County, IN: higher priced homes
- Franklin County, MO: higher priced homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Suwannee County, FL: higher priced homes
- Del Norte County, CA: higher priced homes
- Delaware County, OK: higher priced homes
- Delta County, CO: higher priced homes
- Delta County, MI: higher priced homes
- Des Moines County, IA: higher priced homes
- Douglas County, WI: higher priced homes
- Dubois County, IN: higher priced homes
- Dunn County, WI: higher priced homes
- Stephenson County, IL: equally priced homes
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