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The median home value in Montgomery County, IL is $132,310 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.56% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$132,310
Year-over-Year
+5.56%
National Rank
#2775 of 3071
Montgomery County ranks 71st out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is -43.7% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Montgomery County -16.6% below the IL state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.5%, from $131,702 in May 2026 to $132,310 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 | $131,702 | +7.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $128,856 | +6.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $136,270 | +5.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $132,310 | +5.6% |
Households here earn a median of $63,620 a year against a typical home value of $132,310 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.1×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 5% 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 $132,310. That's up 5.56% from a year earlier. That is about 43.7% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, 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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