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Highest median rent, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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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.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Inverness, ILIL7,418$3,500++175%

02Long Grove, ILIL8,343$3,500++389%

03Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$2,720+129%

04Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$2,592–

05Northfield, ILIL5,632$2,364+104%

06Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$2,195+10%

07Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$2,187+121%

08Gilberts, ILIL9,082$2,151+153%

09Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$2,136+146%

10Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$2,101+257%

11Winfield, ILIL10,146$2,059+112%

12Western Springs, ILIL13,588$2,036+118%

13Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$2,022+193%

14Northbrook, ILIL34,744$1,949+52%

15Deerfield, ILIL19,642$1,889+86%

16Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$1,869+55%

17Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$1,816+105%

18Glenview, ILIL47,711$1,810+119%

19Shorewood, ILIL18,536$1,763+77%

20Plainfield, ILIL50,043$1,737+144%

21Volo, ILIL6,805$1,708+101%

22Streamwood, ILIL38,277$1,705+51%

23Bartlett, ILIL40,855$1,702+126%

24Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$1,700+58%

25Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$1,672+93%

26Highland Park, ILIL30,767$1,666+79%

27Algonquin, ILIL30,824$1,659+109%

28Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$1,645+246%

29Minooka, ILIL12,899$1,640+144%

30Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$1,639+76%

31Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$1,634–

32Romeoville, ILIL41,281$1,631+75%

33Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$1,627+62%

34Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$1,618+106%

35Glenwood, ILIL8,416$1,611+129%

36Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$1,597+81%

37Geneva, ILIL21,138$1,590+85%

38Island Lake, ILIL8,047$1,576+69%

39Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$1,565+11%

40Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$1,565+163%

41Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$1,562+68%

42Naperville, ILIL153,114$1,546+64%

43Warrenville, ILIL15,211$1,545+52%

44Hampshire, ILIL9,266$1,527+111%

45Channahon, ILIL14,530$1,518+84%

46Oswego, ILIL39,948$1,513+105%

47Wilmette, ILIL27,459$1,498+46%

48South Elgin, ILIL25,656$1,496+96%

49Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$1,490+77%

50Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$1,487+54%

51Lombard, ILIL44,399$1,482+67%

52Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$1,476+77%

53Winnetka, ILIL12,518$1,475+42%

54Westchester, ILIL16,300$1,474+63%

55Darien, ILIL22,032$1,472+93%

56South Holland, ILIL20,749$1,470+131%

57Norridge, ILIL14,808$1,464+116%

58Wheaton, ILIL54,065$1,464+64%

59Frankfort, ILIL21,365$1,462+107%

60Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$1,458+49%

61Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$1,455+56%

62Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$1,454+44%

63Montgomery, ILIL21,978$1,454+121%

64Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$1,441+54%

65Evanston, ILIL76,380$1,433+67%

66Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$1,428+58%

67Elburn, ILIL7,084$1,422+105%

68Highwood, ILIL5,323$1,419+75%

69Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$1,417+60%

70Barrington, ILIL10,586$1,408+51%

71Roselle, ILIL22,756$1,400+56%

72Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$1,399+61%

73Mundelein, ILIL32,680$1,396+80%

74Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$1,386+59%

75Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$1,385+76%

76Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$1,385+47%

77St. Charles, ILIL33,594$1,382+73%

78Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$1,375+55%

79Woodridge, ILIL34,028$1,367+81%

80Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$1,364+78%

81Yorkville, ILIL26,730$1,364+81%

82Libertyville, ILIL20,701$1,363+63%

83Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$1,362+29%

84Markham, ILIL11,274$1,362+76%

85Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$1,360+59%

86Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$1,358+41%

87Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448$1,350–

88Itasca, ILIL9,488$1,336+55%

89Lisle, ILIL23,432$1,333+49%

90McHenry, ILIL29,217$1,328+84%

91Dolton, ILIL20,671$1,320+92%

92Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$1,320+76%

93Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$1,319+55%

94Plano, ILIL12,677$1,316+115%

95Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$1,316+60%

96River Forest, ILIL11,393$1,309+78%

97Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$1,307+58%

98Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$1,306+34%

99Lockport, ILIL27,822$1,305+101%

100West Dundee, ILIL8,570$1,296+86%

101Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$1,291+62%

102La Grange, ILIL15,935$1,290+77%

103Cary, ILIL17,932$1,286+62%

104Huntley, ILIL29,132$1,278+57%

105Aurora, ILIL181,505$1,274+82%

106North Aurora, ILIL19,406$1,271+75%

107Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$1,270+88%

108Wheeling, ILIL38,391$1,270+44%

109Skokie, ILIL66,544$1,269+59%

110Hillside, ILIL8,140$1,265+72%

111Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$1,255+52%

112Gurnee, ILIL30,458$1,252+55%

113North Chicago, ILIL34,050$1,250+87%

114Park Forest, ILIL21,079$1,247+81%

115Palatine, ILIL65,842$1,236+40%

116Matteson, ILIL18,543$1,230+73%

117Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$1,227+73%

118La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$1,225+57%

119Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$1,224+43%

120Lemont, ILIL18,513$1,223+62%

121Oak Park, ILIL52,823$1,213+71%

122Orland Park, ILIL57,954$1,203+58%

123Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$1,199+81%

124Riverside, ILIL8,939$1,191+84%

125Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$1,191+78%

126Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$1,190–

127Mokena, ILIL19,897$1,182+84%

128Beach Park, ILIL14,114$1,179+64%

129Sauk, ILIL9,624$1,178+65%

130Westmont, ILIL24,155$1,175+55%

131Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$1,172+49%

132Villa Park, ILIL21,888$1,172+63%

133Round Lake, ILIL18,526$1,171+103%

134Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$1,170+79%

135Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$1,170+55%

136Batavia, ILIL26,586$1,168+51%

137Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$1,167+53%

138Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$1,167+43%

139New Lenox, ILIL28,893$1,163+70%

140Homewood, ILIL18,773$1,162+57%

141Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$1,160+86%

142Wauconda, ILIL13,993$1,157+40%

143Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$1,154+87%

144Grayslake, ILIL21,140$1,153+41%

145Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$1,150+65%

146Roscoe, ILIL11,034$1,148+64%

147Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$1,139+34%

148Bensenville, ILIL18,525$1,134+42%

149O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$1,134+72%

150Niles, ILIL30,443$1,133+52%

151Forest Park, ILIL13,829$1,130+69%

152West Chicago, ILIL25,296$1,130+44%

153Posen, ILIL5,405$1,125+109%

154Burbank, ILIL28,578$1,120+64%

155Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$1,115+62%

156Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$1,109+51%

157Midlothian, ILIL13,841$1,107+87%

158Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$1,103+77%

159Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$1,095+64%

160Crete, ILIL8,345$1,091+67%

161Addison, ILIL35,758$1,089+58%

162Elgin, ILIL115,476$1,087+61%

163Bradley, ILIL15,214$1,086+82%

164Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$1,079+58%

165Zion, ILIL24,447$1,078+66%

166Riverdale, ILIL10,280$1,078+65%

167Joliet, ILIL152,241$1,077+96%

168Justice, ILIL12,285$1,077+51%

169Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$1,073+42%

170Braidwood, ILIL6,259$1,059+77%

171Brookfield, ILIL18,879$1,058+45%

172Richton Park, ILIL12,483$1,057+52%

173Swansea, ILIL14,356$1,057+102%

174Woodstock, ILIL25,740$1,056+51%

175Worth, ILIL10,696$1,055+62%

176Lyons, ILIL10,433$1,054+64%

177Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$1,054+73%

178Countryside, ILIL6,260$1,053+47%

179Manhattan, ILIL10,943$1,051+61%

180Bellwood, ILIL18,116$1,043+55%

181Lansing, ILIL28,068$1,036+57%

182Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$1,036+43%

183Godfrey, ILIL17,620$1,034+92%

184Chatham, ILIL14,579$1,021+58%

185Berkeley, ILIL5,141$1,017+38%

186Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$1,017+65%

187Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$1,014+44%

188North Riverside, ILIL7,161$1,001+57%

189Antioch, ILIL15,000$997+47%

190Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$997+54%

191Berwyn, ILIL55,001$995+68%

192Harvard, ILIL9,504$993+46%

193Sandwich, ILIL7,380$991+60%

194Monticello, ILIL6,080$990+106%

195Morris, ILIL14,669$985+70%

196River Grove, ILIL10,409$984+48%

197Crestwood, ILIL10,529$981+53%

198Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$981+59%

199Northlake, ILIL12,462$978+62%

200Alsip, ILIL18,483$977+51%

201Waukegan, ILIL87,940$976+51%

202University Park, ILIL7,019$975+47%

203Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$973+70%

204Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$973+44%

205Maywood, ILIL23,330$972+52%

206Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$971+61%

207Coal City, ILIL5,831$970+55%

208Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$970+35%

209Calumet City, ILIL34,798$959+52%

210Cicero, ILIL81,858$951+70%

211Mahomet, ILIL10,516$950+41%

212Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$946+41%

213Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$942+66%

214Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$940+55%

215Harvey, ILIL19,849$940+59%

216Lynwood, ILIL9,297$937+47%

217Genoa, ILIL5,547$931+61%

218Park City, ILIL7,893$930+37%

219Broadview, ILIL7,871$928+46%

220Carterville, ILIL5,839$924+94%

221Champaign, ILIL91,195$922+68%

222Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$922+48%

223Savoy, ILIL9,113$922+39%

224Manteno, ILIL9,201$921+50%

225Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$921+66%

226Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$918+62%

227Sycamore, ILIL19,083$915+55%

228Washington, ILIL15,902$915+71%

229Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$913+63%

230Columbia, ILIL10,865$912+50%

231Steger, ILIL9,352$904+48%

232Carlinville, ILIL5,465$903+122%

233Marengo, ILIL7,737$901+40%

234Blue Island, ILIL21,805$897+55%

235Stickney, ILIL6,897$893+47%

236Maryville, ILIL8,413$889+97%

237Summit, ILIL10,753$889+61%

238DeKalb, ILIL40,467$889+57%

239Shiloh, ILIL14,604$886+59%

240Loves Park, ILIL23,712$881+37%

241Morton, ILIL17,565$871+51%

242Collinsville, ILIL23,717$867+69%

243Bartonville, ILIL5,804$866+85%

244Troy, ILIL11,893$866+50%

245Monee, ILIL5,119$862+39%

246Belvidere, ILIL25,462$854+65%

247Normal, ILIL53,275$852+54%

248Wilmington, ILIL5,614$852+67%

249Bloomington, ILIL78,804$844+61%

250Kankakee, ILIL23,400$844+72%

251Urbana, ILIL39,719$833+55%

252LaSalle, ILIL9,388$824+85%

253Ottawa, ILIL18,684$822+68%

254Springfield, ILIL112,989$820+64%

255Belleville, ILIL40,237$817+64%

256Peoria, ILIL110,920$817+65%

257Milan, ILIL5,028$812+121%

258South Beloit, ILIL7,996$809+60%

259Rochelle, ILIL9,498$807+70%

260Alton, ILIL25,013$796+85%

261Wood River, ILIL10,224$796+60%

262Geneseo, ILIL6,505$795+66%

263Bethalto, ILIL9,202$792+52%

264Rantoul, ILIL11,991$788+58%

265Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$785+71%

266Rockford, ILIL147,384$784+57%

267Moline, ILIL42,362$779+64%

268Silvis, ILIL7,979$777+67%

269Pontiac, ILIL10,806$773+71%

270Waterloo, ILIL11,132$766+41%

271Peru, ILIL9,780$760+57%

272Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$749+88%

273Highland, ILIL10,042$739+45%

274Macomb, ILIL14,530$737+85%

275Rockton, ILIL7,870$730+24%

276Marion, ILIL17,148$728+79%

277Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$726−21%

278Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$724+66%

279Granite City, ILIL26,807$716+67%

280Lincoln, ILIL12,981$716+59%

281Charleston, ILIL17,466$716+62%

282East Alton, ILIL5,621$715+74%

283Rock Island, ILIL36,225$714+63%

284Metropolis, ILIL5,727$714+89%

285East Peoria, ILIL22,088$699+56%

286Carbondale, ILIL21,811$698+73%

287Sterling, ILIL14,394$698+44%

288Mendota, ILIL6,894$696+52%

289Herrin, ILIL12,268$694+83%

290Clinton, ILIL6,781$693+80%

291East Moline, ILIL20,453$690+66%

292Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$689+78%

293Quincy, ILIL38,918$688+68%

294Decatur, ILIL67,884$688+54%

295Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$687+69%

296Danville, ILIL28,138$680+66%

297Taylorville, ILIL10,522$678+62%

298Pekin, ILIL31,277$671+55%

299Freeport, ILIL23,202$669+57%

300Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$668+101%

301Benton, ILIL6,558$663+74%

302Streator, ILIL12,190$661+50%

303Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$659+57%

304Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$658+45%

305Robinson, ILIL7,283$654+75%

306Paris, ILIL8,026$651+64%

307Kewanee, ILIL12,115$647+68%

308Princeton, ILIL7,674$643+59%

309Dixon, ILIL14,582$641+46%

310Eureka, ILIL5,129$638+46%

311Salem, ILIL7,035$638+74%

312Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$631+55%

313Effingham, ILIL12,406$630+46%

314Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$629+74%

315Mattoon, ILIL16,667$627+45%

316Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$625+45%

317Pana, ILIL5,010$624+81%

318Vandalia, ILIL7,108$622+60%

319Galesburg, ILIL28,581$622+51%

320Beardstown, ILIL5,691$617+51%

321Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$611+64%

322Chester, ILIL6,847$609+57%

323Centralia, ILIL11,863$597+59%

324Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$596+19%

325West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$591+52%

326Monmouth, ILIL8,599$580+59%

327Canton, ILIL13,297$578+43%

328Olney, ILIL8,347$559+44%

329Litchfield, ILIL6,598$552+52%

330Greenville, ILIL7,469$526+46%

331East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$482+34%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS