The American Dream is alive and well in Morgan and Scott counties, in part, because it is affordable to buy a home here. People moving from nearby Chicago or the East and West Coasts are often shocked by how much less housing costs in Jacksonville and the rural areas of our counties. For example, the median home price in Jacksonville was $79,600 compared with $223,000 in Chicago and $257,100 in Minneapolis.
Diversity and affordability are two themes running throughout the Jacksonville regional housing market. Whether it is a home on the National Historic Register in the Jacksonville Historic District, a studio loft downtown, a moderately priced apartment in the new Stonebridge Apartments, or the numerous subdivisions sprouting up amidst the farmland of Morgan and Scott counties -- it is easy to purchase a home in our region.
The market ranges from several hundred square feet to more than 3,000 square feet with a variety of housing styles available in an urban or rural setting. Our region offers everything from Civil War era, to turn-of-the-century homes to new construction.
The affordability of the Jacksonville regional housing market is reinforced by the plethora of local financing readily available for little or no money down.
Households
6,777
Total Housing Units
7,783
Owner Occupied
4,217
Renter Occupied
2,560
Vacant
1,006
Median Home Value
$142,523
Average Home Value
$160,618
Income
Growth Rate
Median
Household Income
0.00%
Per Capita Income
2.60%
Median Household
$57,640 $66,197
Average Household
$82,131 $91,646
Per Capita
$33,138 $37,674
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The City of Jacksonville is located in west central Illinois, 35 miles west of Springfield, the state capital. It is the county seat of Morgan County and one of the oldest towns in the Land of Lincoln, founded in 1825. Jacksonville was established by Yankee settlers from New England, who laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings, and established post routes. They were part of a wave of European/American farmers who headed west into what was then the wilds of the Northwest Territory, during the early 1800s. Download Here!
