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Median Home Price in Mount Zion, IL

The median home value in Mount Zion, IL is $201,926 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.74% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$201,926

Year-over-Year

+4.74%

Population

5,833

Mount Zion ranks #208 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 36.7% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Macon County, where the county-wide median is $127,195.

Housing affordability in Mount Zion

Median household income in Mount Zion is $103,365, so the typical home value is about 2.0× 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 Mount Zion

Mount Zion police recorded a violent crime rate of 51 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 514 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 Mount Zion

What is the average home price in Mount Zion, 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 Mount Zion, that value is $201,926. That's up 4.74% from a year earlier. It is about 36.7% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Mount Zion expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Mount Zion are more expensive than Macon County as a whole, where the median is $127,195 — a difference of about 58.8%.

Is Mount Zion affordable?

Median household income here is $103,365, so the typical home value is about 2.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Mount Zion a safe place to live?

Mount Zion police reported 51 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,833. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.