Whiteside County in the Sterling Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the 21th 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 612 properties in Whiteside County started the foreclosure process during the first quarter of the year. In Stephenson County, which is part of the Freeport metro area, 1 in 1,685 properties were in foreclosure. Ogle County in the Rochelle MSA was near the bottom of the list with a 1-in-3,759 foreclosure rate.
The data shows 42 Whiteside County properties with a foreclosure filing during the first three months of 2018. The county has more than 25,000 housing units. The foreclosure rate in the county is up 7.69 percent from the end of 2017 and up 44.83 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 |