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Median Home Price in Chillicothe, IL

The median home value in Chillicothe, IL is $188,819 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.65% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$188,819

Year-over-Year

+6.65%

Population

5,934

Chillicothe ranks #214 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 40.8% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Peoria County, where the county-wide median is $166,664.

Housing affordability in Chillicothe

Median household income in Chillicothe is $66,132, so the typical home value is about 2.9× 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 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

What is the average home price in Chillicothe, 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 Chillicothe, that value is $188,819. That's up 6.65% from a year earlier. It is about 40.8% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Chillicothe expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Chillicothe are more expensive than Peoria County as a whole, where the median is $166,664 — a difference of about 13.3%.

Is Chillicothe affordable?

Median household income here is $66,132, so the typical home value is about 2.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

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.