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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. 5 cities are tied at the $3,500+ ceiling. The median across all 332 is $1,306. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: University Park, IL, up 125 places to #77.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500 for 2024. 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.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

T1Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$3,500++637%

T1Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$3,500++191%

T1Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$3,500++149%

T1Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$3,500++75%

T1Long Grove, ILIL8,343$3,500++389%

06▼3Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$2,858+141%

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

08▲36Hampshire, ILIL9,266$2,589+258%

09▲75Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$2,558+143%

10▲5Deerfield, ILIL19,642$2,482+144%

11▲3Northbrook, ILIL34,744$2,463+93%

12▲47Frankfort, ILIL21,365$2,442+246%

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

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

15▲6Volo, ILIL6,805$2,169+155%

16▼3Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$2,164+213%

17▼10Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$2,164+119%

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

19▲1Plainfield, ILIL50,043$2,119+197%

20▼15Northfield, ILIL5,632$2,083+80%

21▼12Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$2,063+137%

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

23▼11Western Springs, ILIL13,588$2,006+115%

24▲39Montgomery, ILIL21,978$1,984+201%

25▲22Wilmette, ILIL27,459$1,978+92%

26▲23Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$1,975+135%

27▲24Lombard, ILIL44,399$1,948+119%

28▲15Warrenville, ILIL15,211$1,926+89%

29▼3Highland Park, ILIL30,767$1,925+107%

30▼13Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$1,924+117%

31▲3Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$1,909+143%

32▼7Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$1,903+120%

33▼25Gilberts, ILIL9,082$1,901+124%

34▲34Highwood, ILIL5,323$1,900+134%

35▲53Itasca, ILIL9,488$1,892+119%

36▼4Romeoville, ILIL41,281$1,886+102%

37▲5Naperville, ILIL153,114$1,885+100%

38▼15Bartlett, ILIL40,855$1,883+150%

39▼1Island Lake, ILIL8,047$1,874+101%

40▲86Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$1,861–

41▲5Oswego, ILIL39,948$1,860+152%

42▲13Darien, ILIL22,032$1,857+143%

43▲59La Grange, ILIL15,935$1,856+155%

44▲12South Holland, ILIL20,749$1,856+191%

45▲8Winnetka, ILIL12,518$1,842+77%

46▲16Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$1,836+82%

47▲30St. Charles, ILIL33,594$1,819+128%

48▼15Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$1,815+81%

49▲11Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$1,812+85%

50▼28Streamwood, ILIL38,277$1,809+60%

51▲7Wheaton, ILIL54,065$1,799+102%

52▲2Westchester, ILIL16,300$1,794+98%

53▼16Geneva, ILIL21,138$1,768+106%

54▼13Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$1,768+90%

55▲10Evanston, ILIL76,380$1,762+106%

56▲8Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$1,760+89%

57▼53Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$1,750–

58▲17Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$1,749+123%

59▼29Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$1,747+88%

60▲9Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$1,734+95%

61▲15Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$1,726+83%

62▼35Algonquin, ILIL30,824$1,723+117%

63▲70Round Lake, ILIL18,526$1,710+197%

64▲34Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$1,709+76%

65▲2Elburn, ILIL7,084$1,708+147%

66▼21Channahon, ILIL14,530$1,708+107%

67▼15Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$1,693+103%

68▼18Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$1,689+75%

69▲25Plano, ILIL12,677$1,686+175%

70▼4Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$1,675+85%

71▲29West Dundee, ILIL8,570$1,666+139%

72▲36Wheeling, ILIL38,391$1,663+88%

73▲8Yorkville, ILIL26,730$1,662+121%

74▲15Lisle, ILIL23,432$1,658+86%

75▲5Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$1,656+116%

76▲36Gurnee, ILIL30,458$1,655+105%

77▲125University Park, ILIL7,019$1,649+149%

78▼7Roselle, ILIL22,756$1,641+83%

79▼31South Elgin, ILIL25,656$1,640+114%

80▲2Libertyville, ILIL20,701$1,637+96%

81▼45Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$1,633+85%

82▲11Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$1,622+90%

83▲21Huntley, ILIL29,132$1,622+100%

84▼1Markham, ILIL11,274$1,621+109%

85▲12Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$1,618+96%

86▼14Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$1,607+85%

87▲50Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$1,606+110%

88▼2Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$1,603+67%

89▲16Aurora, ILIL181,505$1,596+128%

90▲2Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$1,594+113%

91▲30Oak Park, ILIL52,823$1,593+124%

92▲3Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$1,590+93%

93▲23Matteson, ILIL18,543$1,580+122%

94▼21Mundelein, ILIL32,680$1,566+102%

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

96▼6McHenry, ILIL29,217$1,553+115%

97▲12Skokie, ILIL66,544$1,552+94%

98▼69Minooka, ILIL12,899$1,552+131%

99▲16Palatine, ILIL65,842$1,549+75%

100▼22Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$1,543+74%

101▲10Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$1,543+87%

102▼17Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$1,537+79%

103▲35Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$1,533+88%

104▲26Westmont, ILIL24,155$1,533+102%

105▼4Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$1,529+92%

106▼7Lockport, ILIL27,822$1,525+135%

107▼20Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448$1,520–

108▼2North Aurora, ILIL19,406$1,504+107%

109▲22Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$1,502+91%

110▲19Sauk, ILIL9,624$1,502+110%

111▼41Barrington, ILIL10,586$1,500+61%

112▼81Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$1,496–

113▲4Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$1,495+111%

114▼35Woodridge, ILIL34,028$1,494+98%

115▼80Glenwood, ILIL8,416$1,493+113%

116▼105Winfield, ILIL10,146$1,493+54%

117▲27Grayslake, ILIL21,140$1,485+81%

118▲7Riverside, ILIL8,939$1,484+129%

119▲15Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$1,481+126%

120▼101Shorewood, ILIL18,536$1,479+49%

121▲124Monee, ILIL5,119$1,477+138%

122▲23Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$1,475+111%

123▲28West Chicago, ILIL25,296$1,469+87%

124▼5Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$1,468+72%

125▼2Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$1,463+121%

126▼8La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$1,442+84%

127▲16Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$1,440+134%

128▼6Orland Park, ILIL57,954$1,440+89%

129▲3Villa Park, ILIL21,888$1,438+100%

130▲16Roscoe, ILIL11,034$1,437+105%

131▲54Berkeley, ILIL5,141$1,434+94%

132▼75Norridge, ILIL14,808$1,433+111%

133▲23Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$1,433+95%

134▲5New Lenox, ILIL28,893$1,431+110%

135▼32Cary, ILIL17,932$1,428+79%

136▼23North Chicago, ILIL34,050$1,426+113%

137▲4Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$1,420+128%

138▲33Brookfield, ILIL18,879$1,414+94%

139▼32Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$1,414+109%

140▲8Bensenville, ILIL18,525$1,407+76%

141▲6Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$1,402+65%

142▲69Mahomet, ILIL10,516$1,396+108%

143▼104Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$1,395+135%

144▼53Dolton, ILIL20,671$1,384+102%

145▲49Monticello, ILIL6,080$1,379+187%

146▲7Posen, ILIL5,405$1,372+155%

147▼5Wauconda, ILIL13,993$1,371+66%

148▲55Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$1,370+140%

149▲67Lynwood, ILIL9,297$1,368+114%

150▲2Forest Park, ILIL13,829$1,367+104%

151▼37Park Forest, ILIL21,079$1,365+98%

152▲10Elgin, ILIL115,476$1,361+102%

153▼18Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$1,359+80%

154▼18Batavia, ILIL26,586$1,347+75%

155▼5Niles, ILIL30,443$1,336+79%

156▼1Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$1,335+94%

157▼33Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$1,334+99%

158▲39Crestwood, ILIL10,529$1,334+108%

159▼19Homewood, ILIL18,773$1,333+80%

160▼11O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$1,332+102%

161▼2Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$1,328+99%

162▼101Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$1,320+41%

163▼53Hillside, ILIL8,140$1,320+80%

164▲18Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$1,313+81%

165▼5Crete, ILIL8,345$1,309+100%

166▲58Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$1,306+135%

167▲37Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$1,304+93%

168▲20North Riverside, ILIL7,161$1,301+104%

169▲4Richton Park, ILIL12,483$1,294+86%

170▲10Bellwood, ILIL18,116$1,293+92%

171▲51Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$1,288+107%

172▲57Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$1,277+128%

173▼6Joliet, ILIL152,241$1,276+132%

174▲40Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$1,269+109%

175▼6Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$1,269+67%

176▲5Lansing, ILIL28,068$1,268+93%

177▼23Burbank, ILIL28,578$1,265+85%

178▲6Chatham, ILIL14,579$1,256+94%

179▼51Beach Park, ILIL14,114$1,254+75%

180▼53Mokena, ILIL19,897$1,254+95%

181▼24Midlothian, ILIL13,841$1,249+111%

182▼14Justice, ILIL12,285$1,247+75%

183▼22Addison, ILIL35,758$1,245+81%

184▲3Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$1,236+75%

185▼19Riverdale, ILIL10,280$1,231+89%

186▼28Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$1,221+96%

187▲4Berwyn, ILIL55,001$1,215+105%

188▲8River Grove, ILIL10,409$1,214+82%

189▲54Bartonville, ILIL5,804$1,214+159%

190▼11Manhattan, ILIL10,943$1,213+85%

191▼17Woodstock, ILIL25,740$1,212+73%

192▼72Lemont, ILIL18,513$1,209+61%

193▲12Maywood, ILIL23,330$1,209+89%

194▲7Waukegan, ILIL87,940$1,205+86%

195▼18Lyons, ILIL10,433$1,198+86%

196▲43Shiloh, ILIL14,604$1,187+113%

197▼32Zion, ILIL24,447$1,186+82%

198▼35Bradley, ILIL15,214$1,186+98%

199▼7Harvard, ILIL9,504$1,183+74%

200▼22Countryside, ILIL6,260$1,180+64%

201▲8Calumet City, ILIL34,798$1,177+87%

202▲10Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$1,177+76%

203▲30Marengo, ILIL7,737$1,176+82%

204▼28Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$1,176+93%

205▼19Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$1,174+90%

206▼31Worth, ILIL10,696$1,169+79%

207▲21Washington, ILIL15,902$1,155+116%

208▲2Cicero, ILIL81,858$1,154+106%

209▲26Stickney, ILIL6,897$1,154+90%

210▼27Godfrey, ILIL17,620$1,153+114%

211▲25Maryville, ILIL8,413$1,145+154%

212▼22Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$1,145+77%

213▼5Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$1,142+58%

214▲11Manteno, ILIL9,201$1,141+86%

215▼15Alsip, ILIL18,483$1,140+76%

216▲11Sycamore, ILIL19,083$1,140+94%

217▲21Summit, ILIL10,753$1,137+106%

218▼46Swansea, ILIL14,356$1,137+118%

219▼24Morris, ILIL14,669$1,132+95%

220▼31Antioch, ILIL15,000$1,129+67%

221▲9Columbia, ILIL10,865$1,128+85%

222▼148Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$1,128+30%

223▼2Champaign, ILIL91,195$1,123+105%

224▼17Coal City, ILIL5,831$1,123+80%

225▼26Northlake, ILIL12,462$1,123+86%

226▲14Loves Park, ILIL23,712$1,120+74%

227▲17Troy, ILIL11,893$1,116+93%

228▼10Park City, ILIL7,893$1,110+63%

229▼16Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$1,109+96%

230▼24Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$1,102+82%

231▼12Broadview, ILIL7,871$1,099+73%

232▼34Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$1,097+78%

233▼2Steger, ILIL9,352$1,076+76%

234▲7Morton, ILIL17,565$1,074+87%

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

236▲13Bloomington, ILIL78,804$1,050+100%

237▼73Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$1,047+53%

238▲14LaSalle, ILIL9,388$1,045+134%

239▼69Braidwood, ILIL6,259$1,044+75%

240▲2Collinsville, ILIL23,717$1,038+102%

241▼15Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$1,038+83%

242▼5DeKalb, ILIL40,467$1,029+82%

243▼50Sandwich, ILIL7,380$1,029+66%

244▲6Kankakee, ILIL23,400$1,023+108%

245▲11Belleville, ILIL40,237$1,019+105%

246▲14Alton, ILIL25,013$1,015+136%

247▲15Geneseo, ILIL6,505$1,015+112%

248▲7Peoria, ILIL110,920$1,005+103%

249▼26Savoy, ILIL9,113$1,003+51%

250▲39Herrin, ILIL12,268$1,002+164%

251▼5Belvidere, ILIL25,462$991+92%

252▲7Rochelle, ILIL9,498$985+107%

253▲13Rockford, ILIL147,384$985+98%

254▲9Bethalto, ILIL9,202$981+89%

255Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874$981–

256▼2Springfield, ILIL112,989$975+95%

257▲1South Beloit, ILIL7,996$972+92%

258▼7Urbana, ILIL39,719$972+81%

259▼12Normal, ILIL53,275$965+74%

260▲8Silvis, ILIL7,979$965+108%

261▼4Milan, ILIL5,028$963+162%

262▼47Harvey, ILIL19,849$960+62%

263▼46Genoa, ILIL5,547$940+62%

264▼3Wood River, ILIL10,224$936+88%

265▲25Clinton, ILIL6,781$934+142%

266▲10Marion, ILIL17,148$921+126%

267▲4Peru, ILIL9,780$921+90%

268▼15Ottawa, ILIL18,684$920+88%

269▲55Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$915+83%

270▲5Rockton, ILIL7,870$914+55%

271▼6Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$913+98%

272▲37Dixon, ILIL14,582$912+108%

273▼1Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$910+129%

274▼54Carterville, ILIL5,839$909+91%

275▲30Robinson, ILIL7,283$907+143%

276▼9Moline, ILIL42,362$900+90%

277▲1Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$899+107%

278▼14Rantoul, ILIL11,991$890+78%

279▼31Wilmington, ILIL5,614$888+74%

280▲5East Peoria, ILIL22,088$886+98%

281▼11Waterloo, ILIL11,132$886+63%

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

283▲29Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$869+114%

284▲7East Moline, ILIL20,453$868+109%

285▲1Sterling, ILIL14,394$859+77%

286▼13Highland, ILIL10,042$855+68%

287▲15Streator, ILIL12,190$852+93%

288▲43East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$847+135%

289▲7Danville, ILIL28,138$846+106%

290▲4Decatur, ILIL67,884$845+89%

291▼7Rock Island, ILIL36,225$842+93%

292▼23Pontiac, ILIL10,806$842+87%

293Quincy, ILIL38,918$837+104%

294▼15Granite City, ILIL26,807$834+94%

295▼14Lincoln, ILIL12,981$828+84%

296▲1Taylorville, ILIL10,522$828+98%

297▼65Carlinville, ILIL5,465$824+103%

298Pekin, ILIL31,277$819+89%

299▼19Charleston, ILIL17,466$817+85%

300▲28Olney, ILIL8,347$809+108%

301▼1Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$804+141%

302▲16Galesburg, ILIL28,581$801+94%

303▼2Benton, ILIL6,558$798+109%

304▲3Kewanee, ILIL12,115$797+108%

305▼6Freeport, ILIL23,202$793+87%

306▲24Greenville, ILIL7,469$783+118%

307▲1Princeton, ILIL7,674$782+93%

308▲11Vandalia, ILIL7,108$778+101%

309▼3Paris, ILIL8,026$777+96%

310▲1Salem, ILIL7,035$774+111%

311▼23Mendota, ILIL6,894$773+69%

312▼25Carbondale, ILIL21,811$771+91%

313▲14Canton, ILIL13,297$766+89%

314▲9Centralia, ILIL11,863$765+104%

315▼41Macomb, ILIL14,530$765+92%

316▲4Beardstown, ILIL5,691$762+86%

317▼3Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$760+111%

318▲4Chester, ILIL6,847$760+95%

319▼15Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$754+66%

320▼37Metropolis, ILIL5,727$752+99%

321▼26Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$744+83%

322▼7Mattoon, ILIL16,667$740+71%

323▲3Monmouth, ILIL8,599$733+101%

324▼11Effingham, ILIL12,406$725+68%

325▼4Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$719+93%

326▼34Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$715+84%

327▼24Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$711+70%

328▼12Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$697+61%

329▼19Eureka, ILIL5,129$692+58%

330▼13Pana, ILIL5,010$684+98%

331▼2Litchfield, ILIL6,598$675+86%

332▼7West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$661+70%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES