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Median Home Price in Chillicothe, IL

The median home value in Chillicothe, IL is $190,017 as of 2026-06-30, up 7.46% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$190,017

Year-over-Year

+7.46%

Population

5,934

Chillicothe ranks #213 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 40.3% below the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Peoria County, where the county-wide median is $167,273.

Crime in Chillicothe

Chillicothe police recorded a violent crime rate of 152 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 944 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 Chillicothe

How much does a house cost in Chillicothe, IL?

The median home value in Chillicothe is $190,017. That's up 7.46% from a year earlier. That is about 40.3% below the typical county in Illinois.

Is Chillicothe expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Chillicothe are more expensive than Peoria County as a whole, where the median is $167,273 — a difference of about 13.6%.

Is Chillicothe a safe place to live?

Chillicothe police reported 152 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,934. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.