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Median Home Price in Rockford, IL

The median home value in Rockford, IL is $186,815 as of 2026-07-31, up 9.79% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$186,815

Year-over-Year

+9.79%

Population

145,280

Rockford ranks #216 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 41.4% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Winnebago County, where the county-wide median is $213,138.

Housing affordability in Rockford

Median household income in Rockford is $54,752, so the typical home value is about 3.4× 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 Rockford

Rockford police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,080 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,517 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 Rockford

What is the average home price in Rockford, 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 Rockford, that value is $186,815. That's up 9.79% from a year earlier. It is about 41.4% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Rockford expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Rockford are cheaper than Winnebago County as a whole, where the median is $213,138 — a difference of about 12.4%.

Is Rockford affordable?

Median household income here is $54,752, so the typical home value is about 3.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Rockford a safe place to live?

Rockford police reported 1,080 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 145,280. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.