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Metro area · CBSA 38700

Pontiac

The Pontiac, IL metro area has 35,565 people. Median rent is $880, 14.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Livingston County at $996. Of the 6 places we track here, Forrest has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income
$73,790
Median home value
$142,200
Unemployment
3.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$996
HUD, Livingston County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

PlacePopulationRentRent to income
Pontiac11,294$84216.5%
Fairbury3,713$77613.1%
Chatsworth1,172$72312.5%
Forrest994$73011.9%
Odell890$94313.5%
Flanagan849$86816.8%
IllinoisFlanagan, ILOdell, ILForrest, ILChatsworth, ILFairbury, ILPontiac, ILPontiacFairburyChatsworthForrestPontiacFairburyChatsworthForrest

Nearby metro areas

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.