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Median Home Price in Posen, IL

The median home value in Posen, IL is $207,244 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.78% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$207,244

Year-over-Year

+3.78%

Population

5,258

Posen ranks #202 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 35.0% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Cook County, where the county-wide median is $344,339.

Housing affordability in Posen

Median household income in Posen is $73,051, 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 Posen

Posen police recorded a violent crime rate of 247 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,225 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 Posen

What is the average home price in Posen, 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 Posen, that value is $207,244. That's up 3.78% from a year earlier. It is about 35.0% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Posen expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Posen are cheaper than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $344,339 — a difference of about 39.8%.

Is Posen affordable?

Median household income here is $73,051, 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 Posen a safe place to live?

Posen police reported 247 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,258. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.