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The median home value in Montgomery County, IL is $136,270 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.74% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$136,270
Year-over-Year
+5.74%
National Rank
#2728 of 3071
Montgomery County ranks 71st out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -41.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $160,090, making Montgomery County -14.9% below the IL state median.
Households here earn a median of $63,620 a year against a typical home value of $136,270 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.1×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 6% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Montgomery County recorded a violent crime rate of 216 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,884 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 14,386 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Montgomery County is $136,270. That's up 5.74% from a year earlier. That is about 41.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Montgomery County the 71st most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.
Median household income here is $63,620, so a typical home costs about 2.1× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Montgomery County recorded 216 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 14,386 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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