Home values, rents and more in East Alton, IL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How East Alton compares
The typical home in East Alton, IL is worth about $102,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in East Alton are 63% below the typical value in the St. Louis metro area ($273,000) and 72% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in East Alton were flat, compared with +3.3% in the St. Louis metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $48,815, against $80,196 in the St. Louis metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 5,689 people live in East Alton (American Community Survey 2020–24).
East Alton has the 35th-lowest typical home value of the 231 cities in the St. Louis metro area and the 68th-lowest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.
Part of: Madison County, IL · St. Louis metro area · Illinois
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.