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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Shelby County area can be challenging. Home prices in Shelby County are now at a median cost of $143,665, lower than the Illinois average of $300,242.
The average cost of rent is $804/mo in Shelby County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Shelby County area. In Shelby County, 21.56% of households rent, and 51.46% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Shelby County is $5,958 per month. Households that rent pay about 13.49% of their income on rent here. Shelby County’s most expensive areas are in the eastern 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
- Cumberland County, IL: equally priced homes
- Coles County, IL: equally priced homes
- Clark County, IL: equally priced homes
- Vigo County, IN: higher priced homes
- Greene County, IL: less expensive homes
- Clay County, IN: higher priced homes
- Owen County, IN: higher priced homes
- Pike County, MO: equally priced homes
- Brown County, IN: higher priced homes
- Bartholomew County, IN: higher priced homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Grand County, CO: higher priced homes
- White County, IL: less expensive homes
- White County, IN: higher priced homes
- White County, TN: higher priced homes
- Wilbarger County, TX: less expensive homes
- Willacy County, TX: less expensive homes
- Williamsburg City, VA: higher priced homes
- Winn Parish, LA: less expensive homes
- Winneshiek County, IA: higher priced homes
- Grenada County, MS: equally priced homes
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