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Median Home Price in Lincoln, IL

The median home value in Lincoln, IL is $139,083 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.99% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$139,083

Year-over-Year

+7.99%

Population

13,014

Lincoln ranks #248 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 56.4% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Logan County, where the county-wide median is $144,450.

Housing affordability in Lincoln

Median household income in Lincoln is $57,340, so the typical home value is about 2.4× 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 Lincoln

Lincoln police recorded a violent crime rate of 169 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,014 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 Lincoln

What is the average home price in Lincoln, 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 Lincoln, that value is $139,083. That's up 7.99% from a year earlier. It is about 56.4% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Lincoln expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Lincoln are cheaper than Logan County as a whole, where the median is $144,450 — a difference of about 3.7%.

Is Lincoln affordable?

Median household income here is $57,340, so the typical home value is about 2.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Lincoln a safe place to live?

Lincoln police reported 169 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,014. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.