Home values, rents and more in Shelby County, IL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Shelby County, IL compares
The typical home in Shelby County, IL is worth about $165,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Shelby County, IL are 44% below the typical value in Illinois ($296,000) and 55% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Shelby County, IL rose 4.6%, compared with +5.3% in Illinois and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $72,095, against $83,390 in Illinois and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 20,576 people live in Shelby County, IL (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Shelby County, IL has the 43rd-highest typical home value of the 102 counties in Illinois with Zillow figures.
Part of: Illinois
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Cities in Shelby County, IL
ZIP codes in Shelby County, IL
- 61957 · Windsor $156,000
- 62422 · Cowden $152,000
- 62431 · Herrick $175,000
- 62438 · Lakewood $197,000
- 62444 · Mode $236,000
- 62462 · Sigel $225,000
- 62463 · Stewardson $167,000
- 62465 · Stewardson $185,000
- 62534 · Findlay $158,000
- 62550 · Moweaqua $169,000
- 62553 · Oconee $202,000
- 62565 · Shelbyville $152,000
- 62571 · Tower Hill $158,000
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.