RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Highest renter share, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 27.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carterville, IL, up 87 places to #49.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Carbondale, ILIL21,81173.6%+2.2 pts

02North Chicago, ILIL34,05067.4%+3.7 pts

03Urbana, ILIL39,71962.7%−0.3 pts

04▲3DeKalb, ILIL40,46757.9%−0.3 pts

05Champaign, ILIL91,19556.2%+3.6 pts

06Chicago, ILIL2,731,58554.0%−2.3 pts

07▲5Charleston, ILIL17,46652.0%−2.3 pts

08▲3Macomb, ILIL14,53050.6%−0.7 pts

09▲33Murphysboro, ILIL6,97750.2%+9.9 pts

10▲11Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03649.9%+2.1 pts

11▲3Waukegan, ILIL87,94049.8%+6.3 pts

12▲10Bensenville, ILIL18,52549.4%+5.4 pts

13▲3Kankakee, ILIL23,40049.2%+2.7 pts

14▲66West Dundee, ILIL8,57048.5%+19.2 pts

15▼6Riverdale, ILIL10,28048.5%+5.8 pts

16▲3Blue Island, ILIL21,80548.2%+2.5 pts

17▲22Richton Park, ILIL12,48348.1%+13.7 pts

18Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87447.8%–

19▼9Forest Park, ILIL13,82947.2%−8.0 pts

20▲26Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18746.9%+7.2 pts

21▲13Rochelle, ILIL9,49846.9%+4.8 pts

22▲1Justice, ILIL12,28545.7%−1.3 pts

23▼5Cicero, ILIL81,85845.4%+0.6 pts

24▲9Normal, ILIL53,27545.2%+0.4 pts

25▲4Rockford, ILIL147,38445.1%+6.1 pts

26▲28Calumet Park, ILIL6,77245.0%+12.9 pts

27▼7Rantoul, ILIL11,99145.0%−4.2 pts

28Westmont, ILIL24,15544.9%−0.8 pts

29▲18River Grove, ILIL10,40944.4%+2.7 pts

30▼3Calumet City, ILIL34,79844.3%+7.6 pts

31▲20Mattoon, ILIL16,66744.2%+6.3 pts

32▲8Lisle, ILIL23,43244.1%+1.2 pts

33▼29Highwood, ILIL5,32344.0%−13.3 pts

34▼4Evanston, ILIL76,38043.8%−3.5 pts

35▲9East Alton, ILIL5,62143.5%+2.1 pts

36▼23Melrose Park, ILIL23,93643.3%−2.0 pts

37▲50Lincoln, ILIL12,98143.1%+7.9 pts

38▲12Morris, ILIL14,66942.8%0.0 pts

39▼7Danville, ILIL28,13842.7%+5.2 pts

40▼3Peoria, ILIL110,92042.5%+2.2 pts

41▼17Harvey, ILIL19,84942.4%−1.2 pts

42▼4Zion, ILIL24,44742.2%+1.4 pts

43▼2Silvis, ILIL7,97942.0%+3.6 pts

44▲26Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76141.4%+1.9 pts

45▲14Freeport, ILIL23,20240.9%+9.2 pts

46▼10Schiller Park, ILIL11,31740.8%−6.1 pts

47▼22Savoy, ILIL9,11340.7%−13.8 pts

48Harvard, ILIL9,50440.3%−4.6 pts

49▲87Carterville, ILIL5,83940.3%+9.6 pts

50▼1Alton, ILIL25,01340.1%+5.5 pts

51▲10Maywood, ILIL23,33040.0%+2.9 pts

52▼7Oak Park, ILIL52,82340.0%−3.8 pts

53▲4Belleville, ILIL40,23739.9%+0.1 pts

54▲45Broadview, ILIL7,87139.6%+9.0 pts

55▼47East St. Louis, ILIL17,68239.3%−7.8 pts

56▲7Greenville, ILIL7,46939.2%+8.6 pts

57▲73Loves Park, ILIL23,71239.1%+9.0 pts

58▼43Summit, ILIL10,75339.1%−8.2 pts

59▼7Berwyn, ILIL55,00138.9%+0.5 pts

60▲31Metropolis, ILIL5,72738.8%+7.9 pts

61▲16Harrisburg, ILIL7,92238.5%+8.3 pts

62▲13West Frankfort, ILIL7,10538.4%+6.3 pts

63▲10Bloomington, ILIL78,80438.1%+1.1 pts

64▼4Galesburg, ILIL28,58137.8%+2.1 pts

65▲56Mendota, ILIL6,89437.6%+11.4 pts

66▲16Centralia, ILIL11,86337.5%+6.9 pts

67Benton, ILIL6,55837.4%+7.8 pts

68▼12Wheeling, ILIL38,39137.3%+4.0 pts

69▼43Park City, ILIL7,89337.1%−2.4 pts

70▼12Decatur, ILIL67,88437.1%+3.5 pts

71▲27Schaumburg, ILIL77,24937.1%+6.4 pts

72▲63Streator, ILIL12,19037.0%+7.7 pts

73▲80Marengo, ILIL7,73736.9%+2.3 pts

74▲29Shiloh, ILIL14,60436.8%+7.5 pts

75▲19Pontiac, ILIL10,80636.8%+3.7 pts

76▼33Marion, ILIL17,14836.7%+1.4 pts

77▼13Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50836.6%−0.5 pts

78▲15Quincy, ILIL38,91836.4%+2.8 pts

79▲2Carlinville, ILIL5,46536.4%+5.5 pts

80▼27Steger, ILIL9,35236.3%+2.2 pts

81▼64University Park, ILIL7,01936.3%−4.9 pts

82▲35Worth, ILIL10,69636.2%+5.1 pts

83▼21Jacksonville, ILIL17,75235.9%−2.6 pts

84▲4Dixon, ILIL14,58235.9%+2.6 pts

85▼30Lyons, ILIL10,43335.8%−4.5 pts

86▼14Alsip, ILIL18,48335.8%+0.4 pts

87▼13Springfield, ILIL112,98935.7%−1.5 pts

88▲4Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65535.6%+5.8 pts

89▼18East Moline, ILIL20,45335.6%+0.3 pts

90▲29Wilmington, ILIL5,61435.6%+3.8 pts

91▼12Bradley, ILIL15,21435.6%+2.8 pts

92▼57Sauk, ILIL9,62435.4%+16.5 pts

93▼9Paris, ILIL8,02635.3%+4.8 pts

94▼8Rock Island, ILIL36,22535.2%+0.3 pts

95▼27LaSalle, ILIL9,38835.1%+0.4 pts

96▲51Pana, ILIL5,01035.0%+6.0 pts

97▲5Salem, ILIL7,03535.0%+4.7 pts

98▼32Sterling, ILIL14,39434.9%−2.1 pts

99▲15Lakemoor, ILIL6,44934.9%+11.1 pts

100▲10Spring Valley, ILIL5,40834.9%+7.8 pts

101▲19Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67534.8%+0.4 pts

102▲7Hillside, ILIL8,14034.7%+3.6 pts

103▼13Olney, ILIL8,34734.6%+3.8 pts

104▲46Bridgeview, ILIL16,52134.4%+9.7 pts

105▼16Herrin, ILIL12,26834.3%+5.6 pts

106▼21Park Forest, ILIL21,07934.2%+8.5 pts

107▲19Du Quoin, ILIL5,56934.2%+4.6 pts

108▼43Beardstown, ILIL5,69134.1%+2.7 pts

109▼9Collinsville, ILIL23,71734.0%+1.0 pts

110▼32Milan, ILIL5,02834.0%+1.0 pts

111▼42Effingham, ILIL12,40633.9%−3.1 pts

112▲39Litchfield, ILIL6,59833.8%+6.3 pts

113▲18Monmouth, ILIL8,59933.7%+3.9 pts

114▼9Aurora, ILIL181,50533.6%+3.7 pts

115▼84Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76733.6%−5.8 pts

116▼33Vandalia, ILIL7,10833.5%+1.6 pts

117▼13Taylorville, ILIL10,52233.4%+2.9 pts

118▲4Edwardsville, ILIL26,46333.4%+3.9 pts

119▲9Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72333.3%+2.4 pts

120▲7Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55233.2%+6.7 pts

121▼20Clinton, ILIL6,78133.2%+1.3 pts

122▼26Wood River, ILIL10,22433.2%−0.3 pts

123▼10Addison, ILIL35,75833.0%+1.4 pts

124▲64Posen, ILIL5,40532.9%+11.9 pts

125▲8Carol Stream, ILIL39,31532.7%+3.2 pts

126▲19North Riverside, ILIL7,16132.7%+4.6 pts

127▼32Moline, ILIL42,36232.7%0.0 pts

128▼12Crest Hill, ILIL20,69532.7%−3.2 pts

129▲14Palatine, ILIL65,84232.6%+1.9 pts

130▼54Rock Falls, ILIL8,52132.6%−3.3 pts

131▼8Canton, ILIL13,29732.5%+1.8 pts

132▼24Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82532.5%+12.4 pts

133▼8Fox Lake, ILIL10,84932.1%−2.4 pts

134▼23Woodridge, ILIL34,02832.0%−0.8 pts

135▼20Pekin, ILIL31,27731.6%−1.1 pts

136▲18Princeton, ILIL7,67431.4%+0.1 pts

137▲18Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39531.3%+2.8 pts

138▲27Genoa, ILIL5,54731.2%+2.3 pts

139▲39South Beloit, ILIL7,99631.0%−0.2 pts

140▲53Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89830.8%+4.7 pts

141▲5Kewanee, ILIL12,11530.8%+4.9 pts

142▼18Itasca, ILIL9,48830.7%+6.4 pts

143▲30Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17530.4%+7.4 pts

144▼26Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88730.4%−0.5 pts

145▲49Mascoutah, ILIL9,23930.3%+2.1 pts

146▼40Ottawa, ILIL18,68430.3%−2.3 pts

147▼40Jerseyville, ILIL8,40930.0%−2.9 pts

148▲1O'Fallon, ILIL32,65629.8%−1.5 pts

149▲7St. Charles, ILIL33,59429.7%+3.8 pts

150▲41Plano, ILIL12,67729.7%+0.6 pts

151▼7Northlake, ILIL12,46229.4%+6.6 pts

152▲8Lombard, ILIL44,39929.2%+4.0 pts

153▼21Belvidere, ILIL25,46229.1%−3.4 pts

154▼17West Chicago, ILIL25,29629.1%−3.1 pts

155▲11Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10128.9%+1.9 pts

156▲28Mundelein, ILIL32,68028.8%+8.5 pts

157▲28Roscoe, ILIL11,03428.8%+2.3 pts

158▲9Carpentersville, ILIL37,04528.5%+8.4 pts

159▲2Eureka, ILIL5,12928.4%−0.4 pts

160▼19Sycamore, ILIL19,08328.4%−2.7 pts

161▲21Wheaton, ILIL54,06528.3%+2.4 pts

162▲18Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69028.2%+4.2 pts

163▼66Woodstock, ILIL25,74028.2%−10.8 pts

164▼26Lansing, ILIL28,06828.1%+3.4 pts

165▼23Elgin, ILIL115,47628.1%−1.7 pts

166▲5Countryside, ILIL6,26028.0%−0.4 pts

167▲36La Grange Park, ILIL13,45327.8%−0.6 pts

168▲41North Aurora, ILIL19,40627.7%+5.9 pts

169▼57Dolton, ILIL20,67127.4%+9.0 pts

170▼18Willowbrook, ILIL9,12627.4%+4.7 pts

171▼42Granite City, ILIL26,80727.4%−2.2 pts

172▼24Highland, ILIL10,04227.3%−3.2 pts

173▼39Robinson, ILIL7,28327.2%−0.5 pts

174▼15Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65826.6%−10.7 pts

175▲1Swansea, ILIL14,35626.6%+3.8 pts

176▼4Troy, ILIL11,89326.4%−0.5 pts

177▲4Joliet, ILIL152,24126.3%−3.3 pts

178▲26Antioch, ILIL15,00026.1%−7.2 pts

179▼22Chester, ILIL6,84726.0%+0.7 pts

180▲17Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21626.0%+2.7 pts

181▼12Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21526.0%+17.8 pts

182▲19Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85825.8%+2.3 pts

183▲19Lake Villa, ILIL8,69225.7%+2.4 pts

184▲5McHenry, ILIL29,21725.6%+2.0 pts

185▲5Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47625.4%−2.0 pts

186▲63Warrenville, ILIL15,21125.4%+8.0 pts

187▲12Niles, ILIL30,44325.4%+1.9 pts

188▲18Elk Grove, ILIL31,88525.3%+2.0 pts

189▼25Skokie, ILIL66,54425.3%+0.6 pts

190▲20Naperville, ILIL153,11425.2%+4.9 pts

191▼52Markham, ILIL11,27425.1%+9.4 pts

192▼30Peru, ILIL9,78025.0%+0.3 pts

193▼53Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02425.0%+6.4 pts

194▼17Lynwood, ILIL9,29725.0%+13.4 pts

195▼16Franklin Park, ILIL18,04524.9%−1.7 pts

196▲19Downers Grove, ILIL50,36524.8%+3.9 pts

197▼14Sandwich, ILIL7,38024.5%−6.1 pts

198▲23Manteno, ILIL9,20124.4%−6.4 pts

199▼36Villa Park, ILIL21,88824.3%+1.5 pts

200▼2East Peoria, ILIL22,08824.3%−2.7 pts

201▲11Midlothian, ILIL13,84124.1%+4.5 pts

202▲23Wauconda, ILIL13,99324.0%+4.6 pts

203▼29Gurnee, ILIL30,45823.9%+2.4 pts

204▲23Crestwood, ILIL10,52923.8%+5.3 pts

205▼10Geneseo, ILIL6,50523.7%0.0 pts

206▼20Coal City, ILIL5,83123.1%−3.9 pts

207▲7Palos Hills, ILIL18,02823.1%+0.8 pts

208▲40Wood Dale, ILIL14,08123.0%+7.8 pts

209▲9Batavia, ILIL26,58622.8%+0.5 pts

210▲1Round Lake, ILIL18,52622.8%−0.8 pts

211▲18Matteson, ILIL18,54322.6%+4.5 pts

212▼16Hanover Park, ILIL36,56822.5%+4.8 pts

213▲13Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28822.4%+1.7 pts

214▲56Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86822.2%+13.5 pts

215▼7Grayslake, ILIL21,14021.8%+0.3 pts

216▼9Waterloo, ILIL11,13221.8%−7.1 pts

217▲33Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96321.8%+18.1 pts

218▲5Des Plaines, ILIL58,77221.7%+1.0 pts

219▲3Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75021.7%−0.9 pts

220▼45Hillsboro, ILIL6,18421.6%−9.4 pts

221▼5Barrington, ILIL10,58621.6%0.0 pts

222▼22Orland Hills, ILIL6,66321.6%−0.4 pts

223▼55Bellwood, ILIL18,11621.6%−2.1 pts

224▲4Roselle, ILIL22,75621.6%+2.6 pts

225▲37Darien, ILIL22,03221.2%+7.0 pts

226▲31Glenview, ILIL47,71121.1%+9.1 pts

227▼22Glenwood, ILIL8,41621.0%+7.2 pts

228▲17Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80320.9%+6.1 pts

229▲14South Elgin, ILIL25,65620.9%+10.2 pts

230▼38Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90220.7%+5.3 pts

231▲33Montgomery, ILIL21,97820.7%−4.0 pts

232Mahomet, ILIL10,51620.5%+2.8 pts

233▼9Machesney Park, ILIL22,80520.4%+4.3 pts

234▼1Yorkville, ILIL26,73020.2%−7.6 pts

235▲7Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81220.2%+7.3 pts

236▼17Morton, ILIL17,56520.1%−2.8 pts

237▲3Elmhurst, ILIL46,11120.1%+3.4 pts

238▼68Bethalto, ILIL9,20219.9%−9.0 pts

239▲15Libertyville, ILIL20,70119.7%+0.6 pts

240▼6Washington, ILIL15,90219.6%−1.9 pts

241▼21Chatham, ILIL14,57919.4%+4.2 pts

242▲14Romeoville, ILIL41,28119.3%+5.3 pts

243▼8Burbank, ILIL28,57819.1%+2.1 pts

244▲11Rockton, ILIL7,87019.0%−2.4 pts

245▼14Mount Zion, ILIL5,88018.6%−4.3 pts

246▼16La Grange, ILIL15,93518.5%+0.1 pts

247▼8Homewood, ILIL18,77318.3%+3.4 pts

248▼35Brookfield, ILIL18,87918.2%−7.1 pts

249▲55Volo, ILIL6,80518.0%−24.3 pts

250▼3Berkeley, ILIL5,14118.0%+4.0 pts

251▲2Norridge, ILIL14,80817.6%+2.3 pts

252▼6Columbia, ILIL10,86517.6%−5.8 pts

253▼16Oak Forest, ILIL26,79217.6%−0.8 pts

254▼13Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45017.5%+0.4 pts

255▲3Deerfield, ILIL19,64217.5%+7.5 pts

256▲19Island Lake, ILIL8,04717.3%+8.7 pts

257▼21Monticello, ILIL6,08017.3%−3.9 pts

258▲18South Holland, ILIL20,74917.2%+10.3 pts

259▼42Bartonville, ILIL5,80417.1%−2.6 pts

260▲7Gages Lake, ILIL10,81917.0%+4.0 pts

261▲33Hampshire, ILIL9,26616.7%−2.2 pts

262▼104Stickney, ILIL6,89716.7%−5.9 pts

263▼76Chillicothe, ILIL6,03316.5%−8.8 pts

264▼4Highland Park, ILIL30,76716.2%−1.7 pts

265▲24Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03916.2%+7.0 pts

266▼5Godfrey, ILIL17,62016.0%+1.4 pts

267▼15Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68115.8%−2.5 pts

268▲17Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59015.6%+9.2 pts

269▲8Lockport, ILIL27,82215.4%−5.5 pts

270▲26Willow Springs, ILIL5,78815.4%+1.1 pts

271▼33Riverside, ILIL8,93915.2%−5.9 pts

272▲25Cary, ILIL17,93215.2%+5.9 pts

273▼8Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28315.2%+0.6 pts

274▼1Park Ridge, ILIL38,46315.2%+2.8 pts

275▲5Geneva, ILIL21,13814.9%−1.1 pts

276▲25Morton Grove, ILIL24,58214.8%+9.1 pts

277▲18Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81014.5%+4.7 pts

278▼34Maryville, ILIL8,41314.4%−6.9 pts

279▲11Orland Park, ILIL57,95414.2%+5.3 pts

280▼17Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98913.7%+0.8 pts

281▼15Beach Park, ILIL14,11413.2%+1.0 pts

282▼23Braidwood, ILIL6,25913.2%−1.5 pts

283▼4Tinley Park, ILIL55,14013.1%−2.0 pts

284▲8Northbrook, ILIL34,74412.8%+4.5 pts

285▼34Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52512.7%−3.8 pts

286▼18Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84412.6%−0.9 pts

287▼18Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26212.6%−1.3 pts

288▼17Lemont, ILIL18,51312.4%−4.8 pts

289▼1River Forest, ILIL11,39312.3%−0.8 pts

290▼12Oswego, ILIL39,94812.1%+4.4 pts

291▼10Wilmette, ILIL27,45912.1%−1.1 pts

292▲13Plainfield, ILIL50,04312.0%−0.3 pts

293▼10Algonquin, ILIL30,82411.8%+5.5 pts

294▲15Manhattan, ILIL10,94311.7%−8.0 pts

295▼8Lake Forest, ILIL19,73111.2%−1.5 pts

296▲11Huntley, ILIL29,13211.1%−9.2 pts

297▲22Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13011.0%+7.4 pts

298▼26Streamwood, ILIL38,27711.0%+0.6 pts

299▼1Bartlett, ILIL40,85510.8%+4.0 pts

300▼16Elburn, ILIL7,08410.4%−9.4 pts

301▼8Hinsdale, ILIL17,57310.1%−6.8 pts

302▼28Crete, ILIL8,34510.0%−1.0 pts

303▲5Channahon, ILIL14,5309.9%+3.0 pts

304▼2Mokena, ILIL19,8979.4%−3.1 pts

305▲1Westchester, ILIL16,3009.2%+2.8 pts

306▲23Oak Brook, ILIL8,1088.9%+5.8 pts

307▼16Minooka, ILIL12,8998.4%−7.1 pts

308▲3Northfield, ILIL5,6328.2%0.0 pts

309▲15Winfield, ILIL10,1468.1%+3.7 pts

310Winnetka, ILIL12,5188.0%−2.3 pts

311▲11Glencoe, ILIL8,7248.0%+0.9 pts

312▲3Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5637.9%−1.4 pts

313▲8Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6417.8%–

314▲2New Lenox, ILIL28,8937.6%−2.6 pts

315▼29Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2067.4%−7.8 pts

316▼17Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4487.3%–

317▼35Monee, ILIL5,1197.0%−5.8 pts

318▲2Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3816.9%−5.6 pts

319▼6Johnsburg, ILIL6,4456.9%−2.1 pts

320▲10Palos Heights, ILIL12,0846.6%+4.0 pts

321▲2Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1796.0%+1.3 pts

322▲4Frankfort, ILIL21,3655.2%−2.7 pts

323▼20Gilberts, ILIL9,0825.2%+0.9 pts

324▲1Homer Glen, ILIL24,8735.1%–

325▼11Flossmoor, ILIL9,3584.9%+0.5 pts

326▼8Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5604.8%+0.6 pts

327▲1Western Springs, ILIL13,5884.4%−0.2 pts

328▲3Spring Grove, ILIL5,5263.8%−0.2 pts

329▼2Long Grove, ILIL8,3433.7%+0.1 pts

330▼13Shorewood, ILIL18,5363.2%−1.2 pts

331▲4Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6792.8%+1.6 pts

332▲2South Barrington, ILIL5,0711.8%+0.4 pts

333▼1Inverness, ILIL7,4181.8%−0.4 pts

334▼22Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5451.5%−14.5 pts

335▼2Campton Hills, ILIL10,8941.3%–

336▼36Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5930.4%−5.6 pts

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