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The median home value in East Alton, IL is $100,150 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.39% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$100,150
Year-over-Year
+2.39%
Population
5,596
East Alton ranks #277 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 68.5% below the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Madison County, where the county-wide median is $202,209.
East Alton police recorded a violent crime rate of 447 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,608 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in East Alton is $100,150. That's up 2.39% from a year earlier. That is about 68.5% below the typical county in Illinois.
Homes in East Alton are cheaper than Madison County as a whole, where the median is $202,209 — a difference of about 50.5%.
East Alton police reported 447 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,596. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.