IL area data
Ashkum, IL
Ashkum, IL.
Population: 1,325 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $220,350
- 1-year appreciation
- +9.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +10.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +28.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +55.3%
- All-time peak (2026-03)
- $225,854
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 40.0 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Pullman National Historical Park (60 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Raymond Classen Memorial Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) (15 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -70 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,954
- Median annual property tax
- $3,086
- Mean commute to work
- 22 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,855
- Average weekly wage
- $936
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 8
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