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Median Home Price in Lansing, IL

The median home value in Lansing, IL is $201,273 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.33% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$201,273

Year-over-Year

+1.33%

Population

27,309

Lansing ranks #209 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 36.9% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Cook County, where the county-wide median is $344,339.

Housing affordability in Lansing

Median household income in Lansing is $75,569, so the typical home value is about 2.7× 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 Lansing

Lansing police recorded a violent crime rate of 392 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,838 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 Lansing

What is the average home price in Lansing, 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 Lansing, that value is $201,273. That's up 1.33% from a year earlier. It is about 36.9% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Lansing expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Lansing are cheaper than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $344,339 — a difference of about 41.5%.

Is Lansing affordable?

Median household income here is $75,569, so the typical home value is about 2.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Lansing a safe place to live?

Lansing police reported 392 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 27,309. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.