Home values, rents and more in Putnam County, IL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Putnam County, IL compares
The typical home in Putnam County, IL is worth about $189,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Putnam County, IL are about the same as the typical value in the Ottawa metro area ($186,000) and 48% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Putnam County, IL rose 3.8%, compared with +5.5% in the Ottawa metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $75,590, against $72,230 in the Ottawa metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 5,619 people live in Putnam County, IL (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Putnam County, IL has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 3 counties in the Ottawa metro area and the 29th-highest of 102 in Illinois with Zillow figures.
Part of: Ottawa metro area · 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.