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Median Home Price in Belleville, IL

The median home value in Belleville, IL is $162,506 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.07% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$162,506

Year-over-Year

+2.07%

Population

40,225

Belleville ranks #230 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 49.1% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Saint Clair County, where the county-wide median is $181,995.

Housing affordability in Belleville

Median household income in Belleville is $63,535, so the typical home value is about 2.6× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Belleville

Belleville police recorded a violent crime rate of 532 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,812 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Belleville

What is the average home price in Belleville, IL?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Belleville, that value is $162,506. That's up 2.07% from a year earlier. It is about 49.1% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Belleville expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Belleville are cheaper than Saint Clair County as a whole, where the median is $181,995 — a difference of about 10.7%.

Is Belleville affordable?

Median household income here is $63,535, so the typical home value is about 2.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Belleville a safe place to live?

Belleville police reported 532 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 40,225. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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