McLean County, IL real estate

What the numbers say

McLean County, IL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in McLean County listed for $289,500, down 1.4% from a year earlier. That is 11% below the Illinois median of $324,950.

Homes spent a median of 38 days on the market, faster than 42 days a year ago. That makes McLean County the #13 fastest-selling of 32 Illinois counties we track.

Homeowners in McLean County pay a median of $4,524 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $208,400, an effective rate of about 2.17%. The Illinois average is 2.01%, which makes McLean County the #90 lowest-tax of 102 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,009 a month, and $1,063 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $290,000 home here comes to about $2,223 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $95,000 a year (the median household here earns $79,905).