IL area data
Cowden, IL
Cowden, IL.
Population: 926 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $152,483
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +6.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +16.6%
- All-time peak (2025-02)
- $160,313
- 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
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, coldWave, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 46.7 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site (56 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Shumway Innernational Airport (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -24 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Median annual property tax
- $1,500
- Mean commute to work
- 23 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 53.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,008
- Average weekly wage
- $901
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1
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