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Highest median rent, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 332 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$3,500++637%

02Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$3,500++149%

03Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$3,500++75%

04Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$3,500++191%

05Long Grove, ILIL8,343$3,500++389%

06Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$2,858+141%

07Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$2,590+160%

08Hampshire, ILIL9,266$2,589+258%

09Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$2,558+143%

10Deerfield, ILIL19,642$2,482+144%

11Northbrook, ILIL34,744$2,463+93%

12Frankfort, ILIL21,365$2,442+246%

13Glencoe, ILIL8,724$2,211+103%

14South Barrington, ILIL5,071$2,200+10%

15Volo, ILIL6,805$2,169+155%

16Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$2,164+119%

17Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$2,164+213%

18Glenview, ILIL47,711$2,148+159%

19Plainfield, ILIL50,043$2,119+197%

20Northfield, ILIL5,632$2,083+80%

21Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$2,063+137%

22Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$2,037+89%

23Western Springs, ILIL13,588$2,006+115%

24Montgomery, ILIL21,978$1,984+201%

25Wilmette, ILIL27,459$1,978+92%

26Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$1,975+135%

27Lombard, ILIL44,399$1,948+119%

28Warrenville, ILIL15,211$1,926+89%

29Highland Park, ILIL30,767$1,925+107%

30Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$1,924+117%

31Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$1,909+143%

32Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$1,903+120%

33Gilberts, ILIL9,082$1,901+124%

34Highwood, ILIL5,323$1,900+134%

35Itasca, ILIL9,488$1,892+119%

36Romeoville, ILIL41,281$1,886+102%

37Naperville, ILIL153,114$1,885+100%

38Bartlett, ILIL40,855$1,883+150%

39Island Lake, ILIL8,047$1,874+101%

40Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$1,861–

41Oswego, ILIL39,948$1,860+152%

42Darien, ILIL22,032$1,857+143%

43La Grange, ILIL15,935$1,856+155%

44South Holland, ILIL20,749$1,856+191%

45Winnetka, ILIL12,518$1,842+77%

46Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$1,836+82%

47St. Charles, ILIL33,594$1,819+128%

48Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$1,815+81%

49Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$1,812+85%

50Streamwood, ILIL38,277$1,809+60%

51Wheaton, ILIL54,065$1,799+102%

52Westchester, ILIL16,300$1,794+98%

53Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$1,768+90%

54Geneva, ILIL21,138$1,768+106%

55Evanston, ILIL76,380$1,762+106%

56Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$1,760+89%

57Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$1,750–

58Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$1,749+123%

59Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$1,747+88%

60Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$1,734+95%

61Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$1,726+83%

62Algonquin, ILIL30,824$1,723+117%

63Round Lake, ILIL18,526$1,710+197%

64Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$1,709+76%

65Elburn, ILIL7,084$1,708+147%

66Channahon, ILIL14,530$1,708+107%

67Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$1,693+103%

68Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$1,689+75%

69Plano, ILIL12,677$1,686+175%

70Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$1,675+85%

71West Dundee, ILIL8,570$1,666+139%

72Wheeling, ILIL38,391$1,663+88%

73Yorkville, ILIL26,730$1,662+121%

74Lisle, ILIL23,432$1,658+86%

75Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$1,656+116%

76Gurnee, ILIL30,458$1,655+105%

77University Park, ILIL7,019$1,649+149%

78Roselle, ILIL22,756$1,641+83%

79South Elgin, ILIL25,656$1,640+114%

80Libertyville, ILIL20,701$1,637+96%

81Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$1,633+85%

82Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$1,622+90%

83Huntley, ILIL29,132$1,622+100%

84Markham, ILIL11,274$1,621+109%

85Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$1,618+96%

86Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$1,607+85%

87Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$1,606+110%

88Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$1,603+67%

89Aurora, ILIL181,505$1,596+128%

90Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$1,594+113%

91Oak Park, ILIL52,823$1,593+124%

92Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$1,590+93%

93Matteson, ILIL18,543$1,580+122%

94Mundelein, ILIL32,680$1,566+102%

95River Forest, ILIL11,393$1,554+111%

96McHenry, ILIL29,217$1,553+115%

97Skokie, ILIL66,544$1,552+94%

98Minooka, ILIL12,899$1,552+131%

99Palatine, ILIL65,842$1,549+75%

100Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$1,543+87%

101Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$1,543+74%

102Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$1,537+79%

103Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$1,533+88%

104Westmont, ILIL24,155$1,533+102%

105Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$1,529+92%

106Lockport, ILIL27,822$1,525+135%

107Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448$1,520–

108North Aurora, ILIL19,406$1,504+107%

109Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$1,502+91%

110Sauk, ILIL9,624$1,502+110%

111Barrington, ILIL10,586$1,500+61%

112Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$1,496–

113Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$1,495+111%

114Woodridge, ILIL34,028$1,494+98%

115Winfield, ILIL10,146$1,493+54%

116Glenwood, ILIL8,416$1,493+113%

117Grayslake, ILIL21,140$1,485+81%

118Riverside, ILIL8,939$1,484+129%

119Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$1,481+126%

120Shorewood, ILIL18,536$1,479+49%

121Monee, ILIL5,119$1,477+138%

122Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$1,475+111%

123West Chicago, ILIL25,296$1,469+87%

124Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$1,468+72%

125Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$1,463+121%

126La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$1,442+84%

127Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$1,440+134%

128Orland Park, ILIL57,954$1,440+89%

129Villa Park, ILIL21,888$1,438+100%

130Roscoe, ILIL11,034$1,437+105%

131Berkeley, ILIL5,141$1,434+94%

132Norridge, ILIL14,808$1,433+111%

133Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$1,433+95%

134New Lenox, ILIL28,893$1,431+110%

135Cary, ILIL17,932$1,428+79%

136North Chicago, ILIL34,050$1,426+113%

137Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$1,420+128%

138Brookfield, ILIL18,879$1,414+94%

139Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$1,414+109%

140Bensenville, ILIL18,525$1,407+76%

141Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$1,402+65%

142Mahomet, ILIL10,516$1,396+108%

143Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$1,395+135%

144Dolton, ILIL20,671$1,384+102%

145Monticello, ILIL6,080$1,379+187%

146Posen, ILIL5,405$1,372+155%

147Wauconda, ILIL13,993$1,371+66%

148Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$1,370+140%

149Lynwood, ILIL9,297$1,368+114%

150Forest Park, ILIL13,829$1,367+104%

151Park Forest, ILIL21,079$1,365+98%

152Elgin, ILIL115,476$1,361+102%

153Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$1,359+80%

154Batavia, ILIL26,586$1,347+75%

155Niles, ILIL30,443$1,336+79%

156Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$1,335+94%

157Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$1,334+99%

158Crestwood, ILIL10,529$1,334+108%

159Homewood, ILIL18,773$1,333+80%

160O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$1,332+102%

161Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$1,328+99%

162Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$1,320+41%

163Hillside, ILIL8,140$1,320+80%

164Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$1,313+81%

165Crete, ILIL8,345$1,309+100%

166Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$1,306+135%

167Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$1,304+93%

168North Riverside, ILIL7,161$1,301+104%

169Richton Park, ILIL12,483$1,294+86%

170Bellwood, ILIL18,116$1,293+92%

171Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$1,288+107%

172Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$1,277+128%

173Joliet, ILIL152,241$1,276+132%

174Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$1,269+109%

175Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$1,269+67%

176Lansing, ILIL28,068$1,268+93%

177Burbank, ILIL28,578$1,265+85%

178Chatham, ILIL14,579$1,256+94%

179Beach Park, ILIL14,114$1,254+75%

180Mokena, ILIL19,897$1,254+95%

181Midlothian, ILIL13,841$1,249+111%

182Justice, ILIL12,285$1,247+75%

183Addison, ILIL35,758$1,245+81%

184Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$1,236+75%

185Riverdale, ILIL10,280$1,231+89%

186Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$1,221+96%

187Berwyn, ILIL55,001$1,215+105%

188Bartonville, ILIL5,804$1,214+159%

189River Grove, ILIL10,409$1,214+82%

190Manhattan, ILIL10,943$1,213+85%

191Woodstock, ILIL25,740$1,212+73%

192Lemont, ILIL18,513$1,209+61%

193Maywood, ILIL23,330$1,209+89%

194Waukegan, ILIL87,940$1,205+86%

195Lyons, ILIL10,433$1,198+86%

196Shiloh, ILIL14,604$1,187+113%

197Zion, ILIL24,447$1,186+82%

198Bradley, ILIL15,214$1,186+98%

199Harvard, ILIL9,504$1,183+74%

200Countryside, ILIL6,260$1,180+64%

201Calumet City, ILIL34,798$1,177+87%

202Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$1,177+76%

203Marengo, ILIL7,737$1,176+82%

204Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$1,176+93%

205Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$1,174+90%

206Worth, ILIL10,696$1,169+79%

207Washington, ILIL15,902$1,155+116%

208Cicero, ILIL81,858$1,154+106%

209Stickney, ILIL6,897$1,154+90%

210Godfrey, ILIL17,620$1,153+114%

211Maryville, ILIL8,413$1,145+154%

212Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$1,145+77%

213Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$1,142+58%

214Manteno, ILIL9,201$1,141+86%

215Alsip, ILIL18,483$1,140+76%

216Sycamore, ILIL19,083$1,140+94%

217Summit, ILIL10,753$1,137+106%

218Swansea, ILIL14,356$1,137+118%

219Morris, ILIL14,669$1,132+95%

220Antioch, ILIL15,000$1,129+67%

221Columbia, ILIL10,865$1,128+85%

222Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$1,128+30%

223Champaign, ILIL91,195$1,123+105%

224Coal City, ILIL5,831$1,123+80%

225Northlake, ILIL12,462$1,123+86%

226Loves Park, ILIL23,712$1,120+74%

227Troy, ILIL11,893$1,116+93%

228Park City, ILIL7,893$1,110+63%

229Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$1,109+96%

230Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$1,102+82%

231Broadview, ILIL7,871$1,099+73%

232Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$1,097+78%

233Steger, ILIL9,352$1,076+76%

234Morton, ILIL17,565$1,074+87%

235Blue Island, ILIL21,805$1,072+85%

236Bloomington, ILIL78,804$1,050+100%

237Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$1,047+53%

238LaSalle, ILIL9,388$1,045+134%

239Braidwood, ILIL6,259$1,044+75%

240Collinsville, ILIL23,717$1,038+102%

241Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$1,038+83%

242Sandwich, ILIL7,380$1,029+66%

243DeKalb, ILIL40,467$1,029+82%

244Kankakee, ILIL23,400$1,023+108%

245Belleville, ILIL40,237$1,019+105%

246Alton, ILIL25,013$1,015+136%

247Geneseo, ILIL6,505$1,015+112%

248Peoria, ILIL110,920$1,005+103%

249Savoy, ILIL9,113$1,003+51%

250Herrin, ILIL12,268$1,002+164%

251Belvidere, ILIL25,462$991+92%

252Rochelle, ILIL9,498$985+107%

253Rockford, ILIL147,384$985+98%

254Bethalto, ILIL9,202$981+89%

255Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874$981–

256Springfield, ILIL112,989$975+95%

257South Beloit, ILIL7,996$972+92%

258Urbana, ILIL39,719$972+81%

259Normal, ILIL53,275$965+74%

260Silvis, ILIL7,979$965+108%

261Milan, ILIL5,028$963+162%

262Harvey, ILIL19,849$960+62%

263Genoa, ILIL5,547$940+62%

264Wood River, ILIL10,224$936+88%

265Clinton, ILIL6,781$934+142%

266Marion, ILIL17,148$921+126%

267Peru, ILIL9,780$921+90%

268Ottawa, ILIL18,684$920+88%

269Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$915+83%

270Rockton, ILIL7,870$914+55%

271Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$913+98%

272Dixon, ILIL14,582$912+108%

273Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$910+129%

274Carterville, ILIL5,839$909+91%

275Robinson, ILIL7,283$907+143%

276Moline, ILIL42,362$900+90%

277Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$899+107%

278Rantoul, ILIL11,991$890+78%

279Wilmington, ILIL5,614$888+74%

280East Peoria, ILIL22,088$886+98%

281Waterloo, ILIL11,132$886+63%

282East Alton, ILIL5,621$881+115%

283Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$869+114%

284East Moline, ILIL20,453$868+109%

285Sterling, ILIL14,394$859+77%

286Highland, ILIL10,042$855+68%

287Streator, ILIL12,190$852+93%

288East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$847+135%

289Danville, ILIL28,138$846+106%

290Decatur, ILIL67,884$845+89%

291Pontiac, ILIL10,806$842+87%

292Rock Island, ILIL36,225$842+93%

293Quincy, ILIL38,918$837+104%

294Granite City, ILIL26,807$834+94%

295Lincoln, ILIL12,981$828+84%

296Taylorville, ILIL10,522$828+98%

297Carlinville, ILIL5,465$824+103%

298Pekin, ILIL31,277$819+89%

299Charleston, ILIL17,466$817+85%

300Olney, ILIL8,347$809+108%

301Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$804+141%

302Galesburg, ILIL28,581$801+94%

303Benton, ILIL6,558$798+109%

304Kewanee, ILIL12,115$797+108%

305Freeport, ILIL23,202$793+87%

306Greenville, ILIL7,469$783+118%

307Princeton, ILIL7,674$782+93%

308Vandalia, ILIL7,108$778+101%

309Paris, ILIL8,026$777+96%

310Salem, ILIL7,035$774+111%

311Mendota, ILIL6,894$773+69%

312Carbondale, ILIL21,811$771+91%

313Canton, ILIL13,297$766+89%

314Centralia, ILIL11,863$765+104%

315Macomb, ILIL14,530$765+92%

316Beardstown, ILIL5,691$762+86%

317Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$760+111%

318Chester, ILIL6,847$760+95%

319Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$754+66%

320Metropolis, ILIL5,727$752+99%

321Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$744+83%

322Mattoon, ILIL16,667$740+71%

323Monmouth, ILIL8,599$733+101%

324Effingham, ILIL12,406$725+68%

325Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$719+93%

326Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$715+84%

327Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$711+70%

328Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$697+61%

329Eureka, ILIL5,129$692+58%

330Pana, ILIL5,010$684+98%

331Litchfield, ILIL6,598$675+86%

332West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$661+70%

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500. Places shown as “$3,500+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES