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Median Home Price in Pontiac, IL

The median home value in Pontiac, IL is $158,957 as of 2026-07-31, up 10.29% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$158,957

Year-over-Year

+10.29%

Population

10,958

Pontiac ranks #232 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 50.2% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Livingston County, where the county-wide median is $173,658.

Housing affordability in Pontiac

Median household income in Pontiac is $61,279, so the typical home value is about 2.6× 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 Pontiac

Pontiac police recorded a violent crime rate of 237 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,360 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 Pontiac

What is the average home price in Pontiac, 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 Pontiac, that value is $158,957. That's up 10.29% from a year earlier. It is about 50.2% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Pontiac expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Pontiac are cheaper than Livingston County as a whole, where the median is $173,658 — a difference of about 8.5%.

Is Pontiac affordable?

Median household income here is $61,279, so the typical home value is about 2.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Pontiac a safe place to live?

Pontiac police reported 237 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 10,958. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.