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Home values, rents and more in Niantic, IL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$138,000
Metro: $125,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.5%
Metro: +4.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
671
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$67,155
Metro: $62,666 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Niantic, IL, shaded by typical home valueNiantic62551
  • Under $110k
  • $110k–$130k
  • $130k–$140k
  • $140k+
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ZIP codes around Niantic, IL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Niantic is outlined.

How Niantic compares

The typical home in Niantic, IL is worth about $138,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Niantic are 10% above the typical value in the Decatur metro area ($125,000) and 62% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Niantic rose 2.5%, compared with +4.2% in the Decatur metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $67,155, against $62,666 in the Decatur metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 671 people live in Niantic (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Niantic has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 12 cities in the Decatur metro area and the 235th-lowest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.

Part of: Macon County, IL · Decatur 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.

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