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Median Home Price in Glen Carbon, IL

The median home value in Glen Carbon, IL is $342,434 as of 2026-06-30, up 4.46% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$342,434

Year-over-Year

+4.46%

Population

13,870

Glen Carbon ranks #115 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 7.5% above the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Madison County, where the county-wide median is $202,209.

Crime in Glen Carbon

Glen Carbon police recorded a violent crime rate of 65 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,103 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 Glen Carbon

How much does a house cost in Glen Carbon, IL?

The median home value in Glen Carbon is $342,434. That's up 4.46% from a year earlier. That is about 7.5% above the typical county in Illinois.

Is Glen Carbon expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Glen Carbon are more expensive than Madison County as a whole, where the median is $202,209 — a difference of about 69.3%.

Is Glen Carbon a safe place to live?

Glen Carbon police reported 65 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,870. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.