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Counties With the Lowest Monthly Housing Payment in Illinois (2026)

Alexander has the lowest monthly housing payment of any county in Illinois, at $514, followed by Pulaski and Gallatin. Source: Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized), Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized)

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Lowest counties for monthly housing payment in Illinois

Top 25 of 102 counties with data.

Ranked by monthly payment (piti) (Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized), Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Lowest counties for monthly housing payment in Illinois
RankCountyValue
1Alexander$514
2Pulaski$659
3Gallatin$717
4Lawrence$756
5Saline$762
6Scott$780
7Vermilion$799
8Mason$828
9McDonough$840
10Cass$847
11Hardin$848
12Edgar$855
13Fulton$864
14Greene$870
15Hamilton$871
16White$890
17Franklin$897
18Massac$903
19Clay$907
20Perry$908
21Warren$917
22Hancock$922
23Edwards$943
24Knox$972
25Marion$982

How this ranking works

This page ranks Illinois counties by monthly payment (piti), sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For monthly housing payment, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh monthly housing payment against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of monthly payment (piti).

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