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Median Home Price in Pontoon Beach, IL

The median home value in Pontoon Beach, IL is $195,722 as of 2026-06-30, up 5.94% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$195,722

Year-over-Year

+5.94%

Population

5,786

Pontoon Beach ranks #212 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 38.5% below the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Madison County, where the county-wide median is $202,209.

Crime in Pontoon Beach

Pontoon Beach police recorded a violent crime rate of 259 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,694 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 Pontoon Beach

How much does a house cost in Pontoon Beach, IL?

The median home value in Pontoon Beach is $195,722. That's up 5.94% from a year earlier. That is about 38.5% below the typical county in Illinois.

Is Pontoon Beach expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Pontoon Beach are cheaper than Madison County as a whole, where the median is $202,209 — a difference of about 3.2%.

Is Pontoon Beach a safe place to live?

Pontoon Beach police reported 259 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,786. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.