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Home values, rents and more in Montgomery County, IL

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

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Typical home value
$137,000
Illinois: $296,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+6.1%
Illinois: +5.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
28,076
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$63,620
Illinois: $83,390 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Montgomery County, IL, shaded by typical home valueMontgomeryMacoupinSangamonShelbyMadisonFayetteChristianMorganMaconMarionBondMoultrie
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Counties around Montgomery County, IL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Montgomery County, IL is outlined.

How Montgomery County, IL compares

The typical home in Montgomery County, IL is worth about $137,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Montgomery County, IL are 54% below the typical value in Illinois ($296,000) and 63% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Montgomery County, IL rose 6.1%, compared with +5.3% in Illinois and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $63,620, against $83,390 in Illinois and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 28,076 people live in Montgomery County, IL (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Montgomery County, IL has the 34th-lowest typical home value of the 102 counties in Illinois with Zillow figures.

Part of: 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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