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Home values, rents and more in Hancock County, IL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$115,000
Illinois: $296,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.5%
Illinois: +5.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
16,803
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$65,865
Illinois: $83,390 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Hancock County, IL, shaded by typical home valueHancockAdamsMcDonoughLeeClarkLewisWarrenSchuylerHendersonDes MoinesBrown
  • Under $120k
  • $120k–$130k
  • $130k–$170k
  • $170k–$190k
  • $190k+
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Counties around Hancock County, IL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Hancock County, IL is outlined.

How Hancock County, IL compares

The typical home in Hancock County, IL is worth about $115,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Hancock County, IL are 61% below the typical value in Illinois ($296,000) and 69% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Hancock County, IL rose 2.5%, compared with +5.3% in Illinois and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $65,865, against $83,390 in Illinois and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 16,803 people live in Hancock County, IL (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Hancock County, IL has the 15th-lowest typical home value of the 102 counties in Illinois with Zillow figures.

Part of: Illinois

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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