Macon County, Illinois: roof stress score 63.1 of 100

Macon County ranks #289 of 1,113 scored counties (high stress) and #18 of 46 in Illinois. Macon County homes: 92.0% predate 2000, median year 1964. Hail in Macon County (1 inch or more): 1.3 days a year. Permits in Macon County ran 8.8 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 63.1

InputMacon CountyMedianStress percentileIn IL
Homes built before 2000 92%80.4% 93 91
Severe hail days per year 1.32.0 12 12
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 8.835.5 84 73

Average of 93, 12 and 84: 63.1

Macon County on age: only 8.0% of homes date from 2000 or later. Macon County on hail: 16 severe days over 12 full years, at most 3 in 2025. Macon County on building: 8.8 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Macon County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Macon County homes by decade built

49,699 housing units by decade built 18.6% pre-1940 7.9% 1940s 18.3% 1950s 14.3% 1960s 16.7% 1970s 7.6% 1980s 8.5% 1990s 5.5% 2000s 2.2% 2010s 0.3% 2020+
49,699 housing units by decade built
pre-194018.6%
1940s7.9%
1950s18.3%
1960s14.3%
1970s16.7%
1980s7.6%
1990s8.5%
2000s5.5%
2010s2.2%
2020+0.3%

49,699 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 18.6%. Before 1980: 75.9%. Since 2010: 2.5%.

New-home permits in Macon County

437 single-family permits by year 41 14 45 15 56 16 39 17 35 18 35 19 29 20 31 21 21 22 34 23 39 24 32 25
437 single-family permits by year
1441
1545
1656
1739
1835
1935
2029
2131
2221
2334
2439
2532

Macon County issued 437 single-family permits, equal to 0.9% of its 49,699 housing units. Pace: about 35 a year lately, down from 47 a year at the start. Peak: 56 permits in 2016.

Severe hail days in Macon County, by year

Macon County severe days per year 2 14 1 15 0 16 2 17 1 18 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 2 24 3 25 3 26*
Macon County severe days per year
142
151
160
172
181
191
201
211
221
231
242
253
26*3

* partial year. Macon County: severe days in 11 of 12 full years (worst: 2025, 3 days).

Map of 50 hail reports in Macon County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Macon County among Illinois counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Peoria County72.185.5%2.511.0+9.0
Winnebago County71.186.8%2.516.3+8.0
Sangamon County68.585.1%2.824.7+5.4
Macon County63.192.0%1.38.8-0.0

4 published. Macon County on the Illinois map

Counties scoring near 63.1

CountyRankScoreGap
Sangamon County, IL#21768.5+5.4
Caddo Parish, LA#26264.7+1.6
Hinds County, MS#26664.3+1.2
Potter County, TX#34460.4-2.7
Pottawattamie County, IA#35460.0-3.1
Vigo County, IN#35859.9-3.2

Why Macon County lands at 63.1

Macon County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 93th percentile. Age stands at 93, hail at 12, renewal at 84. Your house may differ: the score of Macon County is not a verdict on one roof.

Macon County next steps

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Macon County data: NOAA (16 severe days), Census ACS (49,699 homes), Census BPS (437 permits). Method, limits and common questions