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Median Home Price in Machesney Park, IL

The median home value in Machesney Park, IL is $211,433 as of 2026-07-31, up 10.49% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$211,433

Year-over-Year

+10.49%

Population

22,530

Machesney Park ranks #200 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 33.7% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Winnebago County, where the county-wide median is $213,138.

Housing affordability in Machesney Park

Median household income in Machesney Park is $75,489, so the typical home value is about 2.8× 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 Machesney Park

Machesney Park police recorded a violent crime rate of 320 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,536 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 Machesney Park

What is the average home price in Machesney Park, 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 Machesney Park, that value is $211,433. That's up 10.49% from a year earlier. It is about 33.7% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Machesney Park expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Machesney Park are cheaper than Winnebago County as a whole, where the median is $213,138 — a difference of about 0.8%.

Is Machesney Park affordable?

Median household income here is $75,489, so the typical home value is about 2.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Machesney Park a safe place to live?

Machesney Park police reported 320 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 22,530. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.