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The median home value in Madison County, IL is $199,448 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.57% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$199,448
Year-over-Year
+5.57%
National Rank
#1945 of 3071
Madison County ranks 25th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -15.2% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Madison County +25.8% above the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.2%, from $199,040 in May 2026 to $199,448 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 | $199,040 | +5.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $202,209 | +5.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $200,352 | +5.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $199,448 | +5.6% |
Households here earn a median of $75,793 a year against a typical home value of $199,448 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 16% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Madison County recorded a violent crime rate of 260 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,300 per 100,000.
Based on 18 reporting cities covering 156,679 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Madison County is $199,448. That's up 5.57% from a year earlier. That is about 15.2% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Madison County the 25th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $75,793, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Madison County recorded 260 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 156,679 residents across 18 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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