Most Affordable Cities in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois ranked by median rent as a share of median household income.

217 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Rent	Rent / Income	Median Income	Median Home Value
1	Winnetka	12,484	$1,842	9%	$250,000+	$1,337,800
2	Hinsdale	17,175	$1,924	9%	$250,000+	$1,053,700
3	Lake Forest	19,416	$1,815	9%	$235,081	$938,300
4	Western Springs	13,446	$2,006	10%	$230,255	$739,400
5	Waterloo	11,129	$886	11%	$98,711	$249,500
6	Manhattan	11,026	$1,213	11%	$128,522	$332,600
7	Libertyville	20,525	$1,637	12%	$165,667	$512,000
8	Troy	11,647	$1,116	12%	$112,434	$268,000
9	Effingham	12,342	$725	12%	$72,377	$177,500
10	Mokena	20,021	$1,254	12%	$123,889	$401,400
11	New Lenox	28,006	$1,431	12%	$140,865	$399,900
12	Glen Ellyn	28,390	$1,433	12%	$140,938	$544,000
13	Highland	10,262	$855	12%	$82,551	$202,900
14	Antioch	14,859	$1,129	12%	$108,899	$306,700
15	Wilmette	27,503	$1,978	12%	$190,662	$810,600
16	Columbia	11,127	$1,128	13%	$107,606	$293,000
17	River Forest	11,992	$1,554	13%	$146,786	$687,300
18	Park Ridge	38,667	$1,537	13%	$142,986	$551,200
19	Jacksonville	18,014	$711	13%	$65,432	$128,200
20	Batavia	27,151	$1,347	13%	$120,056	$387,400
21	Glen Carbon	13,977	$1,097	14%	$97,168	$282,000
22	Morton	16,595	$1,074	14%	$94,402	$239,400
23	Highland Park	30,398	$1,925	14%	$168,094	$607,300
24	La Grange	15,998	$1,856	14%	$159,929	$594,300
25	Chatham	14,639	$1,256	14%	$106,773	$243,200
26	Shiloh	14,572	$1,187	14%	$99,573	$274,000
27	La Grange Park	13,447	$1,442	14%	$120,408	$439,800
28	Shorewood	18,343	$1,479	15%	$122,105	$337,800
29	Washington	15,919	$1,155	15%	$95,179	$221,900
30	Naperville	150,692	$1,885	15%	$155,105	$540,200
31	Godfrey	17,712	$1,153	15%	$94,543	$192,200
32	Geneva	21,258	$1,768	15%	$144,341	$441,400
33	Wauconda	14,027	$1,371	15%	$111,239	$278,600
34	East Peoria	22,324	$886	15%	$71,833	$163,500
35	Swansea	14,710	$1,137	15%	$91,587	$223,600
36	O'Fallon	32,262	$1,332	15%	$105,982	$295,700
37	Cary	17,923	$1,428	15%	$113,026	$309,800
38	Algonquin	30,067	$1,723	15%	$134,525	$351,000
39	Brookfield	19,331	$1,414	15%	$110,295	$332,400
40	Ottawa	18,447	$920	15%	$71,413	$154,000
41	South Elgin	24,217	$1,640	15%	$127,203	$339,100
42	Grayslake	20,929	$1,485	16%	$113,972	$309,500
43	North Aurora	18,696	$1,504	16%	$114,305	$342,100
44	Elmhurst	45,671	$1,975	16%	$149,644	$545,400
45	Moline	42,197	$900	16%	$67,701	$146,300
46	Homewood	19,294	$1,333	16%	$100,139	$221,100
47	Northlake	12,513	$1,123	16%	$83,892	$259,800
48	Minooka	12,891	$1,552	16%	$115,445	$315,600
49	Lindenhurst	14,417	$1,768	16%	$131,474	$294,100
50	Pekin	31,781	$819	16%	$60,790	$120,700
51	Crystal Lake	40,579	$1,468	16%	$108,418	$311,400
52	Sycamore	18,559	$1,140	16%	$84,120	$265,700
53	Bloomington	78,907	$1,050	16%	$77,384	$203,300
54	Homer Glen	24,529	$1,861	16%	$136,678	$418,800
55	Lockport	26,409	$1,525	16%	$111,981	$316,000
56	Deerfield	19,518	$2,482	16%	$181,660	$623,400
57	Pontiac	11,294	$842	16%	$61,279	$116,300
58	Addison	35,489	$1,245	17%	$90,431	$341,300
59	Gurnee	30,510	$1,655	17%	$119,628	$344,300
60	Joliet	150,445	$1,276	17%	$92,201	$265,800
61	Lake Zurich	19,832	$1,909	17%	$135,968	$435,300
62	East Moline	20,904	$868	17%	$61,779	$134,600
63	Granite City	26,549	$834	17%	$59,205	$104,300
64	Bartlett	40,501	$1,883	17%	$133,240	$375,700
65	Tinley Park	54,842	$1,495	17%	$105,189	$299,900
66	Rock Island	36,151	$842	17%	$59,041	$125,900
67	Channahon	13,927	$1,708	17%	$119,494	$327,900
68	Mattoon	16,586	$740	17%	$51,597	$97,700
69	Oak Park	53,292	$1,593	17%	$110,820	$465,500
70	Canton	13,144	$766	17%	$53,254	$107,100
71	Downers Grove	50,054	$1,656	17%	$115,114	$449,800
72	Taylorville	10,646	$828	17%	$57,552	$104,100
73	Lake in the Hills	28,800	$1,689	17%	$117,151	$321,900
74	Oak Forest	26,805	$1,328	17%	$91,990	$255,100
75	Lincoln	13,281	$828	17%	$57,340	$124,300
76	Mundelein	31,915	$1,566	17%	$108,340	$309,700
77	Franklin Park	18,197	$1,109	17%	$76,519	$287,000
78	Fairview Heights	16,745	$1,174	17%	$80,930	$177,700
79	Elmwood Park	23,868	$1,334	17%	$91,955	$339,300
80	Orland Park	57,916	$1,440	17%	$98,910	$367,200
81	Machesney Park	22,630	$1,102	18%	$75,489	$173,700
82	Beach Park	14,115	$1,254	18%	$85,664	$245,800
83	Woodstock	26,147	$1,212	18%	$82,758	$245,700
84	West Chicago	25,395	$1,469	18%	$99,927	$336,800
85	Plainfield	46,708	$2,119	18%	$144,000	$431,400
86	Roselle	22,752	$1,641	18%	$111,318	$344,700
87	Morris	14,898	$1,132	18%	$76,711	$247,400
88	Springfield	113,330	$975	18%	$66,064	$162,100
89	Mount Prospect	55,472	$1,502	18%	$101,720	$397,400
90	Fox Lake	11,131	$1,047	18%	$70,819	$228,100
91	Streator	12,330	$852	18%	$57,609	$94,700
92	Woodridge	33,941	$1,494	18%	$101,000	$363,700
93	Quincy	39,109	$837	18%	$56,480	$153,200
94	Hickory Hills	14,526	$1,145	18%	$77,262	$288,000
95	Evergreen Park	19,420	$1,420	18%	$95,719	$267,500
96	Normal	53,569	$965	18%	$64,785	$213,600
97	Wood River	10,279	$936	18%	$62,703	$108,100
98	Carol Stream	39,460	$1,529	18%	$102,309	$335,000
99	Sterling	14,717	$859	18%	$57,350	$108,700
100	Wheaton	53,557	$1,799	18%	$120,008	$455,700
101	Glenview	47,752	$2,148	18%	$143,056	$609,600
102	Oswego	36,375	$1,860	18%	$123,792	$344,500
103	Edwardsville	26,474	$1,306	18%	$86,721	$299,800
104	Elgin	114,934	$1,361	18%	$90,282	$273,000
105	Arlington Heights	76,005	$1,760	18%	$116,723	$414,500
106	Villa Park	22,345	$1,438	18%	$95,015	$329,000
107	Palos Hills	18,081	$1,269	18%	$83,533	$279,200
108	Round Lake	18,628	$1,710	18%	$111,977	$278,600
109	Yorkville	23,617	$1,662	18%	$108,513	$335,300
110	Freeport	23,505	$793	18%	$51,723	$92,100
111	Dixon	14,910	$912	18%	$59,406	$120,800
112	Collinsville	24,031	$1,038	18%	$67,612	$163,600
113	Belvidere	24,752	$991	18%	$64,528	$158,900
114	Lisle	23,407	$1,658	19%	$107,479	$406,800
115	Roscoe	10,706	$1,437	19%	$93,036	$227,800
116	Berwyn	55,595	$1,215	19%	$78,408	$299,800
117	Bourbonnais	18,078	$1,269	19%	$81,708	$253,100
118	Bloomingdale	22,457	$1,603	19%	$102,928	$376,500
119	Vernon Hills	26,876	$1,903	19%	$121,943	$412,300
120	Northbrook	34,585	$2,463	19%	$157,782	$652,300
121	Kewanee	11,913	$797	19%	$50,886	$73,200
122	Buffalo Grove	42,891	$2,037	19%	$129,395	$412,300
123	Burbank	28,739	$1,265	19%	$80,116	$275,700
124	Palatine	66,293	$1,549	19%	$97,819	$355,600
125	Oak Lawn	56,861	$1,335	19%	$83,911	$281,200
126	St. Charles	32,854	$1,819	19%	$114,300	$377,400
127	Centralia	11,856	$765	19%	$47,807	$89,600
128	Belleville	41,370	$1,019	19%	$63,535	$141,300
129	Bolingbrook	74,096	$1,749	19%	$108,400	$314,700
130	Marion	16,836	$921	19%	$56,912	$158,300
131	Hoffman Estates	51,175	$1,734	19%	$106,806	$351,900
132	Bellwood	18,256	$1,293	20%	$79,513	$230,000
133	Carpentersville	37,346	$1,414	20%	$86,917	$234,100
134	Skokie	66,219	$1,552	20%	$95,337	$387,200
135	Cicero	82,797	$1,154	20%	$70,842	$249,400
136	Rolling Meadows	24,027	$1,607	20%	$98,514	$326,200
137	Norridge	15,439	$1,433	20%	$87,807	$374,900
138	Decatur	69,815	$845	20%	$51,592	$99,600
139	Gages Lake	10,819	$1,693	20%	$103,318	$310,500
140	Des Plaines	59,156	$1,606	20%	$97,875	$335,600
141	Mount Vernon	14,090	$910	20%	$55,357	$99,800
142	Matteson	18,645	$1,580	20%	$95,457	$250,600
143	Charleston	17,062	$817	20%	$49,300	$137,400
144	Galesburg	29,481	$801	20%	$48,297	$96,400
145	Darien	21,879	$1,857	20%	$111,215	$398,700
146	Herrin	12,226	$1,002	20%	$59,975	$113,300
147	Waukegan	89,076	$1,205	20%	$71,919	$190,900
148	Lansing	28,284	$1,268	20%	$75,569	$177,000
149	Lyons	10,339	$1,198	20%	$70,993	$257,300
150	Peoria	112,169	$1,005	20%	$59,410	$156,200
151	Aurora	179,898	$1,596	20%	$93,633	$274,800
152	Alsip	18,583	$1,140	21%	$66,585	$225,000
153	Elk Grove Village	31,987	$1,618	21%	$94,175	$347,100
154	Macomb	14,894	$765	21%	$44,411	$103,300
155	Prospect Heights	15,618	$1,475	21%	$85,008	$346,500
156	Hanover Park	36,732	$1,594	21%	$91,763	$274,200
157	River Grove	10,451	$1,214	21%	$69,858	$241,800
158	Westmont	23,724	$1,533	21%	$88,090	$379,100
159	Maywood	23,201	$1,209	21%	$68,815	$229,800
160	Bradley	15,325	$1,186	21%	$67,420	$173,400
161	Crestwood	10,579	$1,334	21%	$75,752	$195,200
162	Bridgeview	16,849	$1,177	21%	$66,655	$236,400
163	Bensenville	18,603	$1,407	21%	$79,515	$272,000
164	Forest Park	13,943	$1,367	21%	$77,221	$304,700
165	Romeoville	41,152	$1,886	21%	$106,325	$257,100
166	Niles	30,064	$1,336	21%	$75,274	$358,700
167	Melrose Park	24,549	$1,176	21%	$66,189	$275,800
168	Midlothian	13,948	$1,249	21%	$70,000	$207,000
169	Streamwood	39,001	$1,809	21%	$101,218	$271,200
170	Round Lake Beach	27,079	$1,543	22%	$86,059	$199,200
171	Rockford	147,521	$985	22%	$54,752	$129,000
172	McHenry	28,074	$1,553	22%	$86,315	$266,500
173	Blue Island	21,741	$1,072	22%	$59,489	$178,700
174	Loves Park	23,502	$1,120	22%	$61,868	$160,400
175	Westchester	16,436	$1,794	22%	$98,954	$327,300
176	Evanston	76,340	$1,762	22%	$96,434	$481,200
177	Rantoul	12,421	$890	22%	$48,691	$118,200
178	Huntley	28,005	$1,622	22%	$88,536	$334,300
179	Wood Dale	13,933	$1,675	22%	$91,382	$318,900
180	Glendale Heights	32,808	$1,590	22%	$86,545	$261,700
181	Summit	10,846	$1,137	22%	$61,863	$232,600
182	Danville	28,595	$846	22%	$45,957	$79,000
183	Chicago	2,711,226	$1,440	22%	$77,902	$334,100
184	Schaumburg	76,868	$1,812	22%	$97,514	$330,400
185	Alton	25,279	$1,015	22%	$54,568	$103,700
186	Zion	24,600	$1,186	23%	$63,104	$183,800
187	Chicago Ridge	14,099	$1,304	23%	$68,964	$226,900
188	Chicago Heights	26,736	$1,038	23%	$54,798	$161,000
189	Montgomery	21,515	$1,984	23%	$103,734	$299,500
190	Warrenville	14,718	$1,926	23%	$100,321	$286,100
191	Hazel Crest	13,792	$1,320	23%	$68,393	$185,300
192	Lombard	43,619	$1,948	23%	$100,362	$335,700
193	Morton Grove	24,619	$2,164	23%	$111,116	$389,100
194	Wheeling	38,433	$1,663	23%	$85,205	$266,200
195	Plano	12,203	$1,686	23%	$86,271	$230,700
196	Champaign	89,996	$1,123	24%	$56,118	$210,900
197	Richton Park	12,521	$1,294	24%	$64,554	$220,900
198	Crest Hill	20,628	$1,481	24%	$73,033	$232,900
199	Worth	10,700	$1,169	25%	$56,288	$215,000
200	Calumet City	35,100	$1,177	26%	$55,369	$145,200
201	Urbana	39,341	$972	26%	$45,346	$184,900
202	Kankakee	23,996	$1,023	26%	$47,514	$104,900
203	South Holland	20,911	$1,856	26%	$85,280	$217,200
204	Justice	12,324	$1,247	26%	$57,170	$238,400
205	DeKalb	40,443	$1,029	27%	$46,481	$204,700
206	Park Forest	21,156	$1,365	27%	$61,072	$115,300
207	Harvey	20,230	$960	27%	$42,429	$88,100
208	Country Club Hills	16,324	$1,709	27%	$75,197	$192,000
209	North Chicago	30,643	$1,426	28%	$60,172	$159,600
210	East St. Louis	17,999	$847	28%	$35,700	$52,600
211	Dolton	20,825	$1,384	29%	$57,887	$151,300
212	Carbondale	22,158	$771	29%	$32,128	$127,900
213	Markham	11,355	$1,621	34%	$57,302	$135,300
214	Cahokia Heights	17,106	$981	35%	$33,792	$56,000
215	Pingree Grove	10,914	$3,500+	37%	$114,294	$320,800
216	Riverdale	10,340	$1,231	37%	$39,833	$113,800
217	Lincolnwood	13,112	$3,500+	38%	$109,731	$496,400