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Highest renter share, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 335 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR19902000201020202024
Highest renter share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01Carbondale, ILIL21,81173.3%+3%
02North Chicago, ILIL34,05065.2%+2%
03Urbana, ILIL39,71964.2%+2%
04Highwood, ILIL5,32360.7%+6%
05Champaign, ILIL91,19559.8%+14%
06Chicago, ILIL2,731,58558.7%+4%
07DeKalb, ILIL40,46757.5%−1%
08East St. Louis, ILIL17,68254.3%+15%
09Riverdale, ILIL10,28054.2%+27%
10Forest Park, ILIL13,82953.7%−3%
11Macomb, ILIL14,53053.6%+4%
12Charleston, ILIL17,46653.2%−2%
13Melrose Park, ILIL23,93652.9%+17%
14Waukegan, ILIL87,94052.9%+22%
15Summit, ILIL10,75352.7%+11%
16Kankakee, ILIL23,40051.9%+11%
17University Park, ILIL7,01951.6%+25%
18Cicero, ILIL81,85851.5%+15%
19Blue Island, ILIL21,80551.1%+12%
20Rantoul, ILIL11,99151.0%+4%
21Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03650.6%+6%
22Bensenville, ILIL18,52548.5%+10%
23Justice, ILIL12,28548.4%+3%
24Harvey, ILIL19,84948.2%+11%
25Savoy, ILIL9,11347.9%−12%
26Park City, ILIL7,89347.8%+21%
27Calumet City, ILIL34,79847.8%+30%
28Westmont, ILIL24,15547.6%+4%
29Rockford, ILIL147,38447.2%+21%
30Evanston, ILIL76,38046.9%−1%
31Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76746.6%+18%
32Danville, ILIL28,13846.5%+24%
33Normal, ILIL53,27546.4%+3%
34Rochelle, ILIL9,49846.1%+10%
35Sauk, ILIL9,62445.9%+142%
36Schiller Park, ILIL11,31745.7%−3%
37Peoria, ILIL110,92045.6%+13%
38Zion, ILIL24,44745.5%+11%
39Richton Park, ILIL12,48345.4%+32%
40Lisle, ILIL23,43244.7%+4%
41Silvis, ILIL7,97944.3%+15%
42Murphysboro, ILIL6,97744.1%+10%
43Marion, ILIL17,14843.4%+23%
44East Alton, ILIL5,62143.2%+5%
45Oak Park, ILIL52,82343.1%−1%
46Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18742.9%+8%
47River Grove, ILIL10,40942.9%+3%
48Harvard, ILIL9,50442.9%−5%
49Alton, ILIL25,01342.8%+24%
50Morris, ILIL14,66942.8%+0%
51Mattoon, ILIL16,66742.7%+12%
52Berwyn, ILIL55,00142.6%+11%
53Steger, ILIL9,35242.4%+24%
54Calumet Park, ILIL6,77241.8%+30%
55Lyons, ILIL10,43341.8%+4%
56Wheeling, ILIL38,39141.8%+25%
57Belleville, ILIL40,23741.7%+5%
58Decatur, ILIL67,88441.0%+22%
59Freeport, ILIL23,20240.9%+29%
60Galesburg, ILIL28,58140.8%+14%
61Maywood, ILIL23,33040.6%+9%
62Jacksonville, ILIL17,75240.6%+5%
63Greenville, ILIL7,46940.5%+32%
64Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50840.3%+9%
65Beardstown, ILIL5,69140.1%+27%
66Sterling, ILIL14,39440.0%+8%
67Benton, ILIL6,55840.0%+35%
68LaSalle, ILIL9,38839.7%+14%
69Effingham, ILIL12,40639.4%+7%
70Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76139.4%−0%
71East Moline, ILIL20,45339.2%+11%
72Alsip, ILIL18,48339.2%+11%
73Bloomington, ILIL78,80439.2%+6%
74Springfield, ILIL112,98939.2%+5%
75West Frankfort, ILIL7,10538.8%+21%
76Rock Falls, ILIL8,52138.7%+8%
77Harrisburg, ILIL7,92238.7%+28%
78Milan, ILIL5,02838.6%+17%
79Bradley, ILIL15,21438.5%+17%
80West Dundee, ILIL8,57038.3%+30%
81Carlinville, ILIL5,46538.2%+24%
82Centralia, ILIL11,86338.2%+25%
83Vandalia, ILIL7,10838.2%+20%
84Paris, ILIL8,02638.1%+25%
85Park Forest, ILIL21,07938.0%+48%
86Rock Island, ILIL36,22538.0%+9%
87Lincoln, ILIL12,98137.9%+8%
88Dixon, ILIL14,58237.9%+14%
89Herrin, ILIL12,26837.7%+32%
90Olney, ILIL8,34737.6%+22%
91Metropolis, ILIL5,72737.5%+21%
92Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65537.4%+25%
93Quincy, ILIL38,91837.1%+11%
94Pontiac, ILIL10,80637.1%+12%
95Moline, ILIL42,36237.1%+13%
96Wood River, ILIL10,22436.9%+10%
97Woodstock, ILIL25,74036.5%−6%
98Schaumburg, ILIL77,24936.5%+19%
99Broadview, ILIL7,87136.4%+19%
100Collinsville, ILIL23,71736.4%+10%
101Clinton, ILIL6,78136.3%+13%
102Salem, ILIL7,03536.2%+20%
103Shiloh, ILIL14,60436.0%+23%
104Taylorville, ILIL10,52235.9%+17%
105Aurora, ILIL181,50535.8%+20%
106Ottawa, ILIL18,68435.8%+10%
107Jerseyville, ILIL8,40935.6%+8%
108Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82535.5%+76%
109Hillside, ILIL8,14035.4%+14%
110Spring Valley, ILIL5,40835.4%+31%
111Woodridge, ILIL34,02835.2%+7%
112Dolton, ILIL20,67135.2%+91%
113Addison, ILIL35,75835.1%+11%
114Lakemoor, ILIL6,44935.0%+47%
115Pekin, ILIL31,27734.9%+6%
116Crest Hill, ILIL20,69534.8%−3%
117Worth, ILIL10,69634.8%+12%
118Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88734.7%+12%
119Wilmington, ILIL5,61434.4%+8%
120Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67534.4%−0%
121Mendota, ILIL6,89434.3%+31%
122Edwardsville, ILIL26,46334.2%+16%
123Canton, ILIL13,29734.2%+11%
124Itasca, ILIL9,48834.1%+40%
125Fox Lake, ILIL10,84934.1%−1%
126Du Quoin, ILIL5,56934.0%+15%
127Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55233.9%+28%
128Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72333.9%+10%
129Granite City, ILIL26,80733.7%+14%
130Loves Park, ILIL23,71233.7%+12%
131Monmouth, ILIL8,59933.6%+13%
132Belvidere, ILIL25,46233.5%+3%
133Carol Stream, ILIL39,31533.5%+13%
134Robinson, ILIL7,28333.2%+20%
135Streator, ILIL12,19033.2%+14%
136Carterville, ILIL5,83933.2%+8%
137West Chicago, ILIL25,29633.1%+3%
138Lansing, ILIL28,06833.0%+33%
139Markham, ILIL11,27432.9%+110%
140Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02432.6%+75%
141Sycamore, ILIL19,08332.6%+5%
142Elgin, ILIL115,47632.6%+9%
143Palatine, ILIL65,84232.5%+6%
144Northlake, ILIL12,46232.3%+41%
145North Riverside, ILIL7,16132.2%+14%
146Kewanee, ILIL12,11532.1%+24%
147Pana, ILIL5,01032.1%+11%
148Highland, ILIL10,04232.0%+5%
149O'Fallon, ILIL32,65632.0%+2%
150Bridgeview, ILIL16,52131.8%+29%
151Litchfield, ILIL6,59831.6%+15%
152Willowbrook, ILIL9,12631.4%+39%
153Marengo, ILIL7,73731.4%−9%
154Princeton, ILIL7,67431.2%−1%
155Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39531.0%+9%
156St. Charles, ILIL33,59430.9%+19%
157Chester, ILIL6,84730.8%+22%
158Stickney, ILIL6,89730.7%+36%
159Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65830.6%−18%
160Lombard, ILIL44,39930.4%+21%
161Eureka, ILIL5,12930.3%+5%
162Peru, ILIL9,78030.2%+22%
163Villa Park, ILIL21,88830.2%+32%
164Skokie, ILIL66,54430.1%+22%
165Genoa, ILIL5,54729.9%+3%
166Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10129.8%+10%
167Carpentersville, ILIL37,04529.8%+48%
168Bellwood, ILIL18,11629.7%+25%
169Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21529.5%+262%
170Bethalto, ILIL9,20229.5%+2%
171Countryside, ILIL6,26029.4%+3%
172Troy, ILIL11,89329.1%+8%
173Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17529.0%+26%
174Gurnee, ILIL30,45829.0%+34%
175Hillsboro, ILIL6,18428.9%−7%
176Swansea, ILIL14,35628.9%+27%
177Lynwood, ILIL9,29728.9%+149%
178South Beloit, ILIL7,99628.8%−8%
179Franklin Park, ILIL18,04528.7%+8%
180Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69028.6%+19%
181Joliet, ILIL152,24128.6%−4%
182Wheaton, ILIL54,06528.4%+9%
183Sandwich, ILIL7,38028.4%−7%
184Mundelein, ILIL32,68028.2%+39%
185Roscoe, ILIL11,03428.1%+6%
186Coal City, ILIL5,83128.1%+4%
187Chillicothe, ILIL6,03328.1%+11%
188Posen, ILIL5,40527.9%+33%
189McHenry, ILIL29,21727.7%+17%
190Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47627.7%+1%
191Plano, ILIL12,67727.4%−6%
192Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90227.0%+75%
193Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89826.9%+3%
194Mascoutah, ILIL9,23926.7%−5%
195Geneseo, ILIL6,50526.7%+13%
196Hanover Park, ILIL36,56826.6%+50%
197Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21626.4%+14%
198East Peoria, ILIL22,08826.4%−2%
199Niles, ILIL30,44326.4%+12%
200Orland Hills, ILIL6,66326.2%+19%
201Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85826.2%+11%
202Lake Villa, ILIL8,69226.0%+12%
203La Grange Park, ILIL13,45325.9%−9%
204Antioch, ILIL15,00025.8%−22%
205Glenwood, ILIL8,41625.8%+87%
206Elk Grove, ILIL31,88525.6%+10%
207Waterloo, ILIL11,13225.6%−12%
208Grayslake, ILIL21,14025.4%+18%
209North Aurora, ILIL19,40625.4%+17%
210Naperville, ILIL153,11425.3%+25%
211Round Lake, ILIL18,52625.0%+6%
212Midlothian, ILIL13,84124.8%+26%
213Brookfield, ILIL18,87924.7%−2%
214Palos Hills, ILIL18,02824.5%+10%
215Downers Grove, ILIL50,36524.3%+17%
216Barrington, ILIL10,58624.2%+12%
217Bartonville, ILIL5,80423.9%+22%
218Batavia, ILIL26,58623.9%+7%
219Morton, ILIL17,56523.8%+4%
220Chatham, ILIL14,57923.7%+56%
221Manteno, ILIL9,20123.7%−23%
222Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75023.7%+5%
223Des Plaines, ILIL58,77223.6%+14%
224Machesney Park, ILIL22,80523.5%+45%
225Wauconda, ILIL13,99323.4%+21%
226Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28823.2%+12%
227Crestwood, ILIL10,52923.1%+25%
228Roselle, ILIL22,75622.9%+21%
229Matteson, ILIL18,54322.9%+27%
230La Grange, ILIL15,93522.5%+22%
231Mount Zion, ILIL5,88022.4%−2%
232Mahomet, ILIL10,51622.2%+25%
233Yorkville, ILIL26,73022.0%−21%
234Washington, ILIL15,90222.0%+3%
235Burbank, ILIL28,57821.9%+29%
236Monticello, ILIL6,08021.7%+2%
237Oak Forest, ILIL26,79221.3%+16%
238Riverside, ILIL8,93921.2%+0%
239Homewood, ILIL18,77321.0%+42%
240Elmhurst, ILIL46,11120.9%+25%
241Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45020.7%+21%
242Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81220.6%+60%
243South Elgin, ILIL25,65620.5%+92%
244Maryville, ILIL8,41320.4%−5%
245Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80320.4%+37%
246Columbia, ILIL10,86520.3%−13%
247Berkeley, ILIL5,14120.1%+43%
248Wood Dale, ILIL14,08120.0%+31%
249Warrenville, ILIL15,21120.0%+14%
250Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96319.9%+444%
251Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52519.9%+20%
252Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68119.7%+7%
253Norridge, ILIL14,80819.4%+27%
254Libertyville, ILIL20,70119.4%+2%
255Rockton, ILIL7,87019.4%−10%
256Romeoville, ILIL41,28119.2%+37%
257Glenview, ILIL47,71118.9%+57%
258Deerfield, ILIL19,64218.8%+88%
259Braidwood, ILIL6,25918.5%+26%
260Highland Park, ILIL30,76718.2%+2%
261Godfrey, ILIL17,62018.2%+25%
262Darien, ILIL22,03218.1%+27%
263Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98918.0%+40%
264Montgomery, ILIL21,97817.8%−28%
265Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28317.8%+22%
266Beach Park, ILIL14,11417.5%+44%
267Gages Lake, ILIL10,81917.4%+34%
268Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84417.3%+28%
269Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26217.1%+23%
270Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86817.0%+96%
271Lemont, ILIL18,51316.9%−2%
272Streamwood, ILIL38,27716.9%+62%
273Park Ridge, ILIL38,46316.8%+36%
274Crete, ILIL8,34516.6%+50%
275Island Lake, ILIL8,04716.6%+93%
276South Holland, ILIL20,74916.4%+137%
277Lockport, ILIL27,82216.3%−22%
278Oswego, ILIL39,94816.0%+108%
279Tinley Park, ILIL55,14016.0%+6%
280Geneva, ILIL21,13815.8%−1%
281Wilmette, ILIL27,45915.3%+16%
282Monee, ILIL5,11915.2%+19%
283Algonquin, ILIL30,82415.1%+139%
284Elburn, ILIL7,08414.6%−27%
285Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59014.5%+128%
286Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20614.4%−5%
287Lake Forest, ILIL19,73114.3%+12%
288River Forest, ILIL11,39314.1%+7%
289Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03914.1%+54%
290Orland Park, ILIL57,95414.0%+56%
291Minooka, ILIL12,89913.8%−11%
292Northbrook, ILIL34,74413.7%+65%
293Hinsdale, ILIL17,57313.7%−20%
294Hampshire, ILIL9,26613.5%−29%
295Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81013.3%+35%
296Willow Springs, ILIL5,78813.2%−7%
297Cary, ILIL17,93213.2%+41%
298Bartlett, ILIL40,85512.4%+80%
299Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44812.3%
300Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59312.0%+97%
301Morton Grove, ILIL24,58211.7%+107%
302Mokena, ILIL19,89711.6%−7%
303Gilberts, ILIL9,08211.6%+169%
304Volo, ILIL6,80511.3%−73%
305Plainfield, ILIL50,04311.2%−9%
306Westchester, ILIL16,30011.1%+74%
307Huntley, ILIL29,13211.0%−46%
308Channahon, ILIL14,53010.7%+57%
309Manhattan, ILIL10,94310.7%−46%
310Winnetka, ILIL12,51810.5%+1%
311Northfield, ILIL5,63210.4%+28%
312Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54510.0%−37%
313Johnsburg, ILIL6,44510.0%+12%
314Flossmoor, ILIL9,3589.9%+122%
315Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5639.9%+6%
316New Lenox, ILIL28,8939.9%−3%
317Shorewood, ILIL18,5369.6%+118%
318Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5609.5%+127%
319Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1309.3%+157%
320Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3819.3%−25%
321Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6419.1%
322Glencoe, ILIL8,7248.1%+13%
323Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1797.6%+61%
324Winfield, ILIL10,1467.1%+61%
325Homer Glen, ILIL24,8735.9%
326Frankfort, ILIL21,3655.7%−28%
327Long Grove, ILIL8,3435.2%+46%
328Western Springs, ILIL13,5885.0%+11%
329Oak Brook, ILIL8,1085.0%+65%
330Palos Heights, ILIL12,0844.6%+76%
331Spring Grove, ILIL5,5264.5%+13%
332Inverness, ILIL7,4183.9%+80%
333Campton Hills, ILIL10,8943.3%
334South Barrington, ILIL5,0713.2%+127%
335Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6793.1%+149%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES