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Median Home Price in Metropolis, IL

The median home value in Metropolis, IL is $126,146 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.95% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$126,146

Year-over-Year

+6.95%

Population

5,726

Metropolis ranks #259 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 60.5% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Massac County, where the county-wide median is $121,265.

Housing affordability in Metropolis

Median household income in Metropolis is $50,399, so the typical home value is about 2.5× 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 Metropolis

Metropolis police recorded a violent crime rate of 279 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,275 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 Metropolis

What is the average home price in Metropolis, 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 Metropolis, that value is $126,146. That's up 6.95% from a year earlier. It is about 60.5% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Metropolis expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Metropolis are more expensive than Massac County as a whole, where the median is $121,265 — a difference of about 4.0%.

Is Metropolis affordable?

Median household income here is $50,399, so the typical home value is about 2.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Metropolis a safe place to live?

Metropolis police reported 279 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,726. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.