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Median Home Price in Harrisburg, IL

The median home value in Harrisburg, IL is $96,728 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.68% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$96,728

Year-over-Year

-3.68%

Population

7,813

Harrisburg ranks #278 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 69.7% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Saline County, where the county-wide median is $92,395.

Housing affordability in Harrisburg

Median household income in Harrisburg is $43,415, so the typical home value is about 2.2× 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 Harrisburg

Harrisburg police recorded a violent crime rate of 166 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 525 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 Harrisburg

What is the average home price in Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg, that value is $96,728. That's down 3.68% from a year earlier. It is about 69.7% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Harrisburg expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Harrisburg are more expensive than Saline County as a whole, where the median is $92,395 — a difference of about 4.7%.

Is Harrisburg affordable?

Median household income here is $43,415, so the typical home value is about 2.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Harrisburg a safe place to live?

Harrisburg police reported 166 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 7,813. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.