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Median Home Price in Blue Island, IL

The median home value in Blue Island, IL is $206,866 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.88% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$206,866

Year-over-Year

+4.88%

Population

21,179

Blue Island ranks #203 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 35.2% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Cook County, where the county-wide median is $344,339.

Housing affordability in Blue Island

Median household income in Blue Island is $59,489, so the typical home value is about 3.5× 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 Blue Island

Blue Island police recorded a violent crime rate of 434 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,687 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 Blue Island

What is the average home price in Blue Island, 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 Blue Island, that value is $206,866. That's up 4.88% from a year earlier. It is about 35.2% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Blue Island expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Blue Island are cheaper than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $344,339 — a difference of about 39.9%.

Is Blue Island affordable?

Median household income here is $59,489, so the typical home value is about 3.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Blue Island a safe place to live?

Blue Island police reported 434 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 21,179. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.