Make Pontiac Home

What does a great quality of life look like to you? Wide-open spaces where the only sound is the wind rustling through fields of corn and soybeans? Or surrounded by friends and neighbors on a historic, residential street? In Pontiac, our residents enjoy the quality of life that suits them most, supported by superb employment opportunities and set up for success by exemplary public and private schools. See how this picturesque Route 66 community enriches the lives of its residents and encourages all to follow their own road map to a happy and prosperous life.

Like many communities throughout Central Illinois, new residents will discover property values at much more affordable rates than larger, metropolitan areas like Chicago or St. Louis. In October 2024, Realtor.com reported a median sold home price of about $136,300 in Pontiac, compared to $350,000 in Chicago and $230,000 in St. Louis. Choose the property that best suits your lifestyle: historic homes on tree-lined city streets, new developments in up-and-coming subdivisions, or rural homesteads surrounded only by the grandeur of nature. All are within reach in Pontiac!

With a wide variety of employment opportunities, residents in Pontiac will discover quality, meaningful work in their fields, from industrial and factory positions to healthcare and finance. Major employers in Pontiac, according to the city government, include:

• Caterpillar, Inc.
• OSF St. James/J.W. Albrecht Medical Center
• LSC Communications
• Interlake/Mecalux, Inc.
• Walmart
• Evenglow Lodge
• Advanced Technology Recycling
• Futures Unlimited, Inc.
• Bank of Pontiac
• Anthony Liftgates

Both public and private schools equip the youth of Pontiac with the skills and knowledge needed to build a future of their own. Pontiac is served by Pontiac Elementary School District 429 — which includes Central School (pre-K through first grade), Lincoln School (second and third grade), Washington School (fourth and fifth grade), and Pontiac Junior High School (sixth through eighth grade) — and Pontiac District 90, which includes Pontiac Township High School.

Private education is also available through St. Mary’s Catholic School and Grace Christian School, both serving students from pre-K through eighth grade. Pontiac is also located just over 30 miles from Bloomington-Normal, providing convenient access to world-class higher education institutions like Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Heartland Community College