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224places with a guide $89,409typical household income $1,335typical rent per month Chicagolargest placepop. 2.7M

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Chicago	2.7M	$77,902	$1,440	4.9%
Aurora	180k	$93,633	$1,596	4.6%
Naperville	151k	$155,105	$1,885	3.8%
Joliet	150k	$92,201	$1,276	5.4%
Rockford	148k	$54,752	$985	6.1%
Elgin	115k	$90,282	$1,361	5.7%
Springfield	113k	$66,064	$975	4.8%
Peoria	112k	$59,410	$1,005	5.5%
Champaign	90k	$56,118	$1,123	4.1%
Waukegan	89k	$71,919	$1,205	5.8%
Cicero	83k	$70,842	$1,154	4.9%
Bloomington	79k	$77,384	$1,050	4.0%
Schaumburg	77k	$97,514	$1,812	4.0%
Evanston	76k	$96,434	$1,762	4.3%
Arlington Heights	76k	$116,723	$1,760	3.8%
Bolingbrook	74k	$108,400	$1,749	4.3%
Decatur	70k	$51,592	$845	6.5%
Palatine	66k	$97,819	$1,549	3.9%
Skokie	66k	$95,337	$1,552	4.2%
Des Plaines	59k	$97,875	$1,606	4.2%
Orland Park	58k	$98,910	$1,440	4.1%
Oak Lawn	57k	$83,911	$1,335	4.9%
Berwyn	56k	$78,408	$1,215	5.0%
Mount Prospect	55k	$101,720	$1,502	3.6%
Tinley Park	55k	$105,189	$1,495	4.2%
Normal	54k	$64,785	$965	4.0%
Wheaton	54k	$120,008	$1,799	3.7%
Oak Park	53k	$110,820	$1,593	4.3%
Hoffman Estates	51k	$106,806	$1,734	3.9%
Downers Grove	50k	$115,114	$1,656	3.8%
Glenview	48k	$143,056	$2,148	3.8%
Plainfield	47k	$144,000	$2,119	3.7%
Elmhurst	46k	$149,644	$1,975	3.9%
Lombard	44k	$100,362	$1,948	3.8%
Buffalo Grove	43k	$129,395	$2,037	3.8%
Moline	42k	$67,701	$900	5.1%
Belleville	41k	$63,535	$1,019	4.6%
Romeoville	41k	$106,325	$1,886	4.4%
Crystal Lake	41k	$108,418	$1,468	3.9%
Bartlett	41k	$133,240	$1,883	3.8%
DeKalb	40k	$46,481	$1,029	4.9%
Carol Stream	39k	$102,309	$1,529	3.7%
Urbana	39k	$45,346	$972	4.3%
Quincy	39k	$56,480	$837	3.6%
Streamwood	39k	$101,218	$1,809	4.8%
Park Ridge	39k	$142,986	$1,537	3.7%
Wheeling	38k	$85,205	$1,663	4.0%
Carpentersville	37k	$86,917	$1,414	6.0%
Hanover Park	37k	$91,763	$1,594	5.1%
Oswego	36k	$123,792	$1,860	4.0%
Rock Island	36k	$59,041	$842	5.2%
Addison	35k	$90,431	$1,245	4.2%
Calumet City	35k	$55,369	$1,177	6.6%
Northbrook	35k	$157,782	$2,463	3.8%
Woodridge	34k	$101,000	$1,494	3.9%
St. Charles	33k	$114,300	$1,819	3.9%
Glendale Heights	33k	$86,545	$1,590	4.1%
O'Fallon	32k	$105,982	$1,332	3.8%
Elk Grove Village	32k	$94,175	$1,618	4.2%
Mundelein	32k	$108,340	$1,566	4.5%
Pekin	32k	$60,790	$819	5.3%
North Chicago	31k	$60,172	$1,426	5.5%
Gurnee	31k	$119,628	$1,655	4.1%
Highland Park	30k	$168,094	$1,925	3.9%
Algonquin	30k	$134,525	$1,723	4.0%
Niles	30k	$75,274	$1,336	4.1%
Galesburg	29k	$48,297	$801	5.5%
Lake in the Hills	29k	$117,151	$1,689	4.3%
Burbank	29k	$80,116	$1,265	5.1%
Danville	29k	$45,957	$846	6.4%
Glen Ellyn	28k	$140,938	$1,433	3.9%
Lansing	28k	$75,569	$1,268	6.0%
McHenry	28k	$86,315	$1,553	3.9%
New Lenox	28k	$140,865	$1,431	3.9%
Huntley	28k	$88,536	$1,622	4.2%
Wilmette	28k	$190,662	$1,978	3.9%
Batavia	27k	$120,056	$1,347	3.9%
Round Lake Beach	27k	$86,059	$1,543	6.7%
Vernon Hills	27k	$121,943	$1,903	4.0%
Oak Forest	27k	$91,990	$1,328	4.5%
Chicago Heights	27k	$54,798	$1,038	7.5%
Granite City	27k	$59,205	$834	4.5%
Edwardsville	26k	$86,721	$1,306	3.6%
Lockport	26k	$111,981	$1,525	3.9%
Woodstock	26k	$82,758	$1,212	4.2%
West Chicago	25k	$99,927	$1,469	4.6%
Alton	25k	$54,568	$1,015	4.8%
Belvidere	25k	$64,528	$991	5.9%
Morton Grove	25k	$111,116	$2,164	4.0%
Zion	25k	$63,104	$1,186	6.1%
Melrose Park	25k	$66,189	$1,176	4.8%
Homer Glen	25k	$136,678	$1,861	4.1%
South Elgin	24k	$127,203	$1,640	4.7%
Collinsville	24k	$67,612	$1,038	3.8%
Rolling Meadows	24k	$98,514	$1,607	4.8%
Kankakee	24k	$47,514	$1,023	7.3%
Elmwood Park	24k	$91,955	$1,334	4.6%
Westmont	24k	$88,090	$1,533	4.0%
Yorkville	24k	$108,513	$1,662	4.1%
Freeport	24k	$51,723	$793	5.0%
Loves Park	24k	$61,868	$1,120	5.4%
Lisle	23k	$107,479	$1,658	3.9%
Maywood	23k	$68,815	$1,209	7.8%
Roselle	23k	$111,318	$1,641	3.9%
Machesney Park	23k	$75,489	$1,102	5.4%
Bloomingdale	22k	$102,928	$1,603	3.9%
Villa Park	22k	$95,015	$1,438	3.9%
East Peoria	22k	$71,833	$886	4.5%
Carbondale	22k	$32,128	$771	5.4%
Darien	22k	$111,215	$1,857	3.9%
Blue Island	22k	$59,489	$1,072	4.8%
Montgomery	22k	$103,734	$1,984	4.7%
Geneva	21k	$144,341	$1,768	4.7%
Park Forest	21k	$61,072	$1,365	6.6%
Grayslake	21k	$113,972	$1,485	4.7%
South Holland	21k	$85,280	$1,856	4.8%
East Moline	21k	$61,779	$868	5.2%
Dolton	21k	$57,887	$1,384	8.1%
Frankfort	21k	$154,375	—	4.6%
Crest Hill	21k	$73,033	$1,481	4.6%
Libertyville	21k	$165,667	$1,637	4.7%
Harvey	20k	$42,429	$960	7.2%
Mokena	20k	$123,889	$1,254	4.6%
Lake Zurich	20k	$135,968	$1,909	4.7%
Deerfield	20k	$181,660	$2,482	4.7%
Evergreen Park	19k	$95,719	$1,420	4.8%
Lake Forest	19k	$235,081	$1,815	4.7%
Brookfield	19k	$110,295	$1,414	4.8%
Homewood	19k	$100,139	$1,333	4.8%
North Aurora	19k	$114,305	$1,504	4.7%
Matteson	19k	$95,457	$1,580	4.8%
Round Lake	19k	$111,977	$1,710	4.7%
Bensenville	19k	$79,515	$1,407	3.9%
Alsip	19k	$66,585	$1,140	4.8%
Sycamore	19k	$84,120	$1,140	4.5%
Ottawa	18k	$71,413	$920	5.4%
Shorewood	18k	$122,105	$1,479	4.6%
Bellwood	18k	$79,513	$1,293	4.8%
Franklin Park	18k	$76,519	$1,109	4.8%
Palos Hills	18k	$83,533	$1,269	4.8%
Bourbonnais	18k	$81,708	$1,269	5.5%
Jacksonville	18k	$65,432	$711	4.1%
East St. Louis	18k	$35,700	$847	7.2%
Cary	18k	$113,026	$1,428	4.1%
Lemont	18k	$123,370	—	4.8%
Godfrey	18k	$94,543	$1,153	4.0%
Hinsdale	17k	$250,000+	$1,924	3.9%
Cahokia Heights	17k	$33,792	$981	4.5%
Charleston	17k	$49,300	$817	3.8%
Bridgeview	17k	$66,655	$1,177	4.8%
Marion	17k	$56,912	$921	4.2%
Fairview Heights	17k	$80,930	$1,174	4.5%
Morton	17k	$94,402	$1,074	4.5%
Mattoon	17k	$51,597	$740	3.8%
Westchester	16k	$98,954	$1,794	4.8%
Country Club Hills	16k	$75,197	$1,709	4.8%
La Grange	16k	$159,929	$1,856	4.8%
Washington	16k	$95,179	$1,155	4.5%
Prospect Heights	16k	$85,008	$1,475	4.8%
Norridge	15k	$87,807	$1,433	4.8%
Bradley	15k	$67,420	$1,186	5.5%
Dixon	15k	$59,406	$912	4.6%
Morris	15k	$76,711	$1,132	4.7%
Macomb	15k	$44,411	$765	4.4%
Antioch	15k	$108,899	$1,129	4.7%
Warrenville	15k	$100,321	$1,926	3.9%
Sterling	15k	$57,350	$859	4.6%
Swansea	15k	$91,587	$1,137	4.5%
Chatham	15k	$106,773	$1,256	4.4%
Shiloh	15k	$99,573	$1,187	4.5%
Hickory Hills	15k	$77,262	$1,145	4.8%
Lindenhurst	14k	$131,474	$1,768	4.7%
Beach Park	14k	$85,664	$1,254	4.7%
Chicago Ridge	14k	$68,964	$1,304	4.8%
Mount Vernon	14k	$55,357	$910	4.9%
Wauconda	14k	$111,239	$1,371	4.7%
Glen Carbon	14k	$97,168	$1,097	4.0%
Midlothian	14k	$70,000	$1,249	4.8%
Forest Park	14k	$77,221	$1,367	4.8%
Wood Dale	14k	$91,382	$1,675	3.9%
Channahon	14k	$119,494	$1,708	4.6%
Hazel Crest	14k	$68,393	$1,320	4.8%
La Grange Park	13k	$120,408	$1,442	4.8%
Western Springs	13k	$230,255	$2,006	4.8%
Lincoln	13k	$57,340	$828	4.8%
Canton	13k	$53,254	$766	4.8%
Lincolnwood	13k	$109,731	$3,500+	4.8%
Minooka	13k	$115,445	$1,552	4.7%
Richton Park	13k	$64,554	$1,294	4.8%
Northlake	13k	$83,892	$1,123	4.8%
Winnetka	12k	$250,000+	$1,842	4.8%
Rantoul	12k	$48,691	$890	4.1%
Effingham	12k	$72,377	$725	3.6%
Streator	12k	$57,609	$852	5.4%
Justice	12k	$57,170	$1,247	4.8%
Herrin	12k	$59,975	$1,002	4.2%
Plano	12k	$86,271	$1,686	4.3%
Palos Heights	12k	$108,740	—	4.8%
River Forest	12k	$146,786	$1,554	4.8%
Kewanee	12k	$50,886	$797	5.1%
Centralia	12k	$47,807	$765	4.8%
Troy	12k	$112,434	$1,116	4.0%
Schiller Park	11k	—	$1,221	4.8%
Markham	11k	$57,302	$1,621	4.8%
Pontiac	11k	$61,279	$842	4.0%
Burr Ridge	11k	—	$3,500+	3.9%
Fox Lake	11k	$70,819	$1,047	4.7%
Waterloo	11k	$98,711	$886	3.0%
Columbia	11k	$107,606	$1,128	3.0%
Barrington	11k	$147,989	—	4.8%
Manhattan	11k	$128,522	$1,213	4.6%
Pingree Grove	11k	$114,294	$3,500+	4.7%
Campton Hills	11k	$209,134	—	4.7%
Summit	11k	$61,863	$1,137	4.8%
Gages Lake	11k	$103,318	$1,693	4.7%
Roscoe	11k	$93,036	$1,437	5.4%
Worth	11k	$56,288	$1,169	4.8%
Taylorville	11k	$57,552	$828	4.3%
Crestwood	11k	$75,752	$1,334	4.8%
River Grove	10k	$69,858	$1,214	4.8%
Riverdale	10k	$39,833	$1,231	4.8%
Lyons	10k	$70,993	$1,198	4.8%
Wood River	10k	$62,703	$936	4.0%
Highland	10k	$82,551	$855	4.0%

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