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The median home value in Macon County, IL is $126,823 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.37% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$126,823
Year-over-Year
+5.37%
National Rank
#2822 of 3071
Macon County ranks 76th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -46.0% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Macon County -20.0% below the IL state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.1%, from $126,920 in May 2026 to $126,823 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $126,920 | +8.0% |
| Jun 2026 | $127,757 | +7.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $127,195 | +6.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $126,823 | +5.4% |
Households here earn a median of $62,666 a year against a typical home value of $126,823 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 4% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Macon County recorded a violent crime rate of 558 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,681 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 73,767 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Macon County is $126,823. That's up 5.37% from a year earlier. That is about 46.0% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Macon County the 76th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $62,666, so a typical home costs about 2.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Macon County recorded 558 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 73,767 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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