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Madison County in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the ninth highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.
One in 351 properties in Madison County started the foreclosure process during the first quarter of the year. In St. Clair County, which is also part of the St. Louis metro area, 1 in 372 properties were in foreclosure. Nearby Jersey County recorded a foreclosure rate of 1 in 668.
The data shows 337 Madison County properties with a foreclosure filing during the first three months of 2018. The county has more than 118,000 housing units. The foreclosure rate in the county is up 41.6 percent from the end of 2017 and down 15.96 percent from a year ago.
Illinois ranks fourth in the nation for foreclosures. A total of 12,485 Illinois properties started the foreclosure process in the first quarter – a 4.7 percent decrease over the fourth quarter of 2017 and a 25.26 percent decrease from this time last year.
Metropolitan statistical area foreclosure rates
Metro Statistical Area | County | Population | Housing Units | Q1 2018 Properties with Foreclosure Filings | Foreclosure Rate (Housing Units Per Foreclosure Filing) | Change from Q4 2017 (%) | Change from Q1 2017 (%) |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Kendall | 121,452 | 41,088 | 909 | 45 | 535.66 | 444.31 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | De Kalb | 104,458 | 41,017 | 704 | 58 | 540.00 | 496.61 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Grundy | 50,338 | 20,358 | 172 | 118 | 300.00 | 290.91 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Mchenry | 307,083 | 117,242 | 464 | 253 | 31.07 | 7.66 |
Peoria, IL | Peoria | 186,818 | 83,487 | 309 | 270 | 25.61 | -7.76 |
Rockford, IL | Winnebago | 288,896 | 125,591 | 385 | 326 | -20.29 | -33.51 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Will | 685,378 | 239,953 | 700 | 343 | -21.96 | -36.25 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Henry | 49,681 | 22,096 | 64 | 345 | 23.08 | 25.49 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Madison | 266,759 | 118,170 | 337 | 351 | 41.60 | -15.96 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Cook | 5,227,575 | 2,177,342 | 6088 | 358 | -9.42 | -32.93 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Saint Clair | 265,569 | 118,372 | 318 | 372 | 15.64 | -26.05 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Rock Island | 146,536 | 65,800 | 169 | 389 | 3.68 | -28.69 |
Rockford, IL | Boone | 53,656 | 19,959 | 49 | 407 | -25.76 | -9.26 |
Peoria, IL | Tazewell | 135,400 | 58,172 | 138 | 422 | -15.85 | -12.66 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Kane | 526,615 | 184,075 | 414 | 445 | -8.81 | -30.54 |
Cape Girardeau,
MO-IL | Alexander | 7,051 | 3,974 | 8 | 497 | 14.29 | 166.67 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Macoupin | 46,482 | 21,556 | 42 | 513 | -20.75 | 55.56 |
Ottawa-Peru, IL | La Salle | 111,935 | 49,871 | 96 | 519 | 50.00 | 1.05 |
Charleston-Mattoon, IL | Coles | 52,802 | 23,425 | 43 | 545 | 72.00 | 86.96 |
Galesburg, IL | Knox | 51,752 | 23,908 | 43 | 556 | -8.51 | 207.14 |
Sterling, IL | Whiteside | 57,155 | 25,722 | 42 | 612 | 7.69 | 44.83 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL | Ford | 13,758 | 6,324 | 10 | 632 | -23.08 | 100.00 |
Paducah, KY-IL | Massac | 14,883 | 7,082 | 11 | 644 | -21.43 | 175.00 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Jersey | 22,441 | 10,016 | 15 | 668 | 87.50 | 36.36 |
Bloomington, IL | Dewitt | 16,322 | 7,513 | 11 | 683 | 83.33 | 37.50 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Bond | 17,137 | 7,101 | 10 | 710 | 66.67 | 150.00 |
Kankakee, IL | Kankakee | 111,493 | 45,182 | 57 | 793 | 29.55 | 42.50 |
Bloomington, IL | Mclean | 173,254 | 71,254 | 86 | 829 | 13.16 | -21.10 |
Pontiac, IL | Livingston | 37,278 | 15,845 | 19 | 834 | 58.33 | -17.39 |
Decatur, IL | Macon | 108,404 | 50,321 | 57 | 883 | -16.18 | -35.23 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Monroe | 33,703 | 13,771 | 15 | 918 | -11.76 | -31.82 |
Ottawa-Peru, IL | Bureau | 33,822 | 15,664 | 16 | 979 | -5.88 | 77.78 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL | Champaign | 206,420 | 89,646 | 91 | 985 | -25.41 | -14.95 |
Centralia, IL | Marion | 38,503 | 18,132 | 18 | 1,007 | -28.00 | 0.00 |
Canton, IL | Fulton | 36,047 | 16,190 | 15 | 1,079 | 7.14 | 25.00 |
Mount Vernon, IL | Jefferson | 38,523 | 16,836 | 15 | 1,122 | 15.38 | -6.25 |
Danville, IL | Vermilion | 79,613 | 36,005 | 31 | 1,161 | -26.19 | 19.23 |
Carbondale-Marion, IL | Williamson | 67,336 | 30,794 | 26 | 1,184 | -49.02 | -18.75 |
Taylorville, IL | Christian | 33,888 | 15,501 | 13 | 1,192 | -23.53 | 85.71 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Calhoun | 4,962 | 2,843 | 2 | 1,422 | ||
Fort Madison-
Keokuk, IA-IL-MO | Hancock | 18,633 | 9,212 | 6 | 1,535 | -33.33 | 200.00 |
Jacksonville, IL | Morgan | 34,801 | 15,412 | 10 | 1,541 | -28.57 | -9.09 |
Ottawa-Peru, IL | Putnam | 5,746 | 3,107 | 2 | 1,554 | ||
Freeport, IL | Stephenson | 46,283 | 21,899 | 13 | 1,685 | 8.33 | 0.00 |
Lincoln, IL | Logan | 29,820 | 11,966 | 7 | 1,709 | -22.22 | -50.00 |
Macomb, IL | Mcdonough | 31,727 | 14,395 | 8 | 1,799 | 33.33 | 0.00 |
Springfield, IL | Sangamon | 198,639 | 90,612 | 50 | 1,812 | -20.63 | -40.48 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL | Piatt | 16,469 | 7,338 | 4 | 1,835 | -33.33 | 0.00 |
Quincy, IL-MO | Adams | 66,949 | 29,991 | 16 | 1,874 | -33.33 | 0.00 |
Carbondale-Marion, IL | Jackson | 59,188 | 28,683 | 15 | 1,912 | -25.00 | -16.67 |
Dixon, IL | Lee | 34,718 | 15,042 | 7 | 2,149 | -41.67 | -50.00 |
St. Louis, MO-IL | Clinton | 37,858 | 15,539 | 7 | 2,220 | -22.22 | -36.36 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Lake | 702,890 | 261,715 | 113 | 2,316 | -85.51 | -87.98 |
Charleston-Mattoon, IL | Cumberland | 10,890 | 4,854 | 2 | 2,427 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Mercer | 15,971 | 7,368 | 3 | 2,456 | -57.14 | 50.00 |
Springfield, IL | Menard | 12,576 | 5,669 | 2 | 2,835 | -60.00 | -50.00 |
Effingham, IL | Effingham | 34,356 | 14,731 | 4 | 3,683 | 33.33 | 0.00 |
Rochelle, IL | Ogle | 52,034 | 22,552 | 6 | 3,759 | -73.91 | -57.14 |
Burlington, IA-IL | Henderson | 6,966 | 3,827 | 1 | 3,827 | 0.00 | |
Peoria, IL | Woodford | 39,123 | 15,344 | 3 | 5,115 | -72.73 | -57.14 |
Peoria, IL | Marshall | 12,060 | 5,896 | 1 | 5,896 | -83.33 | -83.33 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | Du Page | 930,514 | 357,549 | 25 | 14,302 | -96.37 | -97.15 |
Jacksonville, IL | Scott | 5,169 | 2,453 | 0 | -100.00 | ||
Peoria, IL | Stark | 5,840 | 2,665 | 0 | -100.00 | -100.00 |