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Lowest median rent, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the lowest 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

01West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$661+70%

02Litchfield, ILIL6,598$675+86%

03Pana, ILIL5,010$684+98%

04Eureka, ILIL5,129$692+58%

05Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$697+61%

06Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$711+70%

07Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$715+84%

08Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$719+93%

09Effingham, ILIL12,406$725+68%

10Monmouth, ILIL8,599$733+101%

11Mattoon, ILIL16,667$740+71%

12Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$744+83%

13Metropolis, ILIL5,727$752+99%

14Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$754+66%

15Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$760+111%

16Chester, ILIL6,847$760+95%

17Beardstown, ILIL5,691$762+86%

18Centralia, ILIL11,863$765+104%

19Macomb, ILIL14,530$765+92%

20Canton, ILIL13,297$766+89%

21Carbondale, ILIL21,811$771+91%

22Mendota, ILIL6,894$773+69%

23Salem, ILIL7,035$774+111%

24Paris, ILIL8,026$777+96%

25Vandalia, ILIL7,108$778+101%

26Princeton, ILIL7,674$782+93%

27Greenville, ILIL7,469$783+118%

28Freeport, ILIL23,202$793+87%

29Kewanee, ILIL12,115$797+108%

30Benton, ILIL6,558$798+109%

31Galesburg, ILIL28,581$801+94%

32Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$804+141%

33Olney, ILIL8,347$809+108%

34Charleston, ILIL17,466$817+85%

35Pekin, ILIL31,277$819+89%

36Carlinville, ILIL5,465$824+103%

37Lincoln, ILIL12,981$828+84%

38Taylorville, ILIL10,522$828+98%

39Granite City, ILIL26,807$834+94%

40Quincy, ILIL38,918$837+104%

41Pontiac, ILIL10,806$842+87%

42Rock Island, ILIL36,225$842+93%

43Decatur, ILIL67,884$845+89%

44Danville, ILIL28,138$846+106%

45East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$847+135%

46Streator, ILIL12,190$852+93%

47Highland, ILIL10,042$855+68%

48Sterling, ILIL14,394$859+77%

49East Moline, ILIL20,453$868+109%

50Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$869+114%

51East Alton, ILIL5,621$881+115%

52East Peoria, ILIL22,088$886+98%

53Waterloo, ILIL11,132$886+63%

54Wilmington, ILIL5,614$888+74%

55Rantoul, ILIL11,991$890+78%

56Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$899+107%

57Moline, ILIL42,362$900+90%

58Robinson, ILIL7,283$907+143%

59Carterville, ILIL5,839$909+91%

60Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$910+129%

61Dixon, ILIL14,582$912+108%

62Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$913+98%

63Rockton, ILIL7,870$914+55%

64Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$915+83%

65Ottawa, ILIL18,684$920+88%

66Marion, ILIL17,148$921+126%

67Peru, ILIL9,780$921+90%

68Clinton, ILIL6,781$934+142%

69Wood River, ILIL10,224$936+88%

70Genoa, ILIL5,547$940+62%

71Harvey, ILIL19,849$960+62%

72Milan, ILIL5,028$963+162%

73Normal, ILIL53,275$965+74%

74Silvis, ILIL7,979$965+108%

75South Beloit, ILIL7,996$972+92%

76Urbana, ILIL39,719$972+81%

77Springfield, ILIL112,989$975+95%

78Bethalto, ILIL9,202$981+89%

79Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874$981–

80Rochelle, ILIL9,498$985+107%

81Rockford, ILIL147,384$985+98%

82Belvidere, ILIL25,462$991+92%

83Herrin, ILIL12,268$1,002+164%

84Savoy, ILIL9,113$1,003+51%

85Peoria, ILIL110,920$1,005+103%

86Alton, ILIL25,013$1,015+136%

87Geneseo, ILIL6,505$1,015+112%

88Belleville, ILIL40,237$1,019+105%

89Kankakee, ILIL23,400$1,023+108%

90DeKalb, ILIL40,467$1,029+82%

91Sandwich, ILIL7,380$1,029+66%

92Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$1,038+83%

93Collinsville, ILIL23,717$1,038+102%

94Braidwood, ILIL6,259$1,044+75%

95LaSalle, ILIL9,388$1,045+134%

96Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$1,047+53%

97Bloomington, ILIL78,804$1,050+100%

98Blue Island, ILIL21,805$1,072+85%

99Morton, ILIL17,565$1,074+87%

100Steger, ILIL9,352$1,076+76%

101Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$1,097+78%

102Broadview, ILIL7,871$1,099+73%

103Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$1,102+82%

104Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$1,109+96%

105Park City, ILIL7,893$1,110+63%

106Troy, ILIL11,893$1,116+93%

107Loves Park, ILIL23,712$1,120+74%

108Champaign, ILIL91,195$1,123+105%

109Coal City, ILIL5,831$1,123+80%

110Northlake, ILIL12,462$1,123+86%

111Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$1,128+30%

112Columbia, ILIL10,865$1,128+85%

113Antioch, ILIL15,000$1,129+67%

114Morris, ILIL14,669$1,132+95%

115Summit, ILIL10,753$1,137+106%

116Swansea, ILIL14,356$1,137+118%

117Alsip, ILIL18,483$1,140+76%

118Sycamore, ILIL19,083$1,140+94%

119Manteno, ILIL9,201$1,141+86%

120Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$1,142+58%

121Maryville, ILIL8,413$1,145+154%

122Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$1,145+77%

123Godfrey, ILIL17,620$1,153+114%

124Cicero, ILIL81,858$1,154+106%

125Stickney, ILIL6,897$1,154+90%

126Washington, ILIL15,902$1,155+116%

127Worth, ILIL10,696$1,169+79%

128Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$1,174+90%

129Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$1,176+93%

130Marengo, ILIL7,737$1,176+82%

131Calumet City, ILIL34,798$1,177+87%

132Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$1,177+76%

133Countryside, ILIL6,260$1,180+64%

134Harvard, ILIL9,504$1,183+74%

135Zion, ILIL24,447$1,186+82%

136Bradley, ILIL15,214$1,186+98%

137Shiloh, ILIL14,604$1,187+113%

138Lyons, ILIL10,433$1,198+86%

139Waukegan, ILIL87,940$1,205+86%

140Maywood, ILIL23,330$1,209+89%

141Lemont, ILIL18,513$1,209+61%

142Woodstock, ILIL25,740$1,212+73%

143Manhattan, ILIL10,943$1,213+85%

144Bartonville, ILIL5,804$1,214+159%

145River Grove, ILIL10,409$1,214+82%

146Berwyn, ILIL55,001$1,215+105%

147Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$1,221+96%

148Riverdale, ILIL10,280$1,231+89%

149Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$1,236+75%

150Addison, ILIL35,758$1,245+81%

151Justice, ILIL12,285$1,247+75%

152Midlothian, ILIL13,841$1,249+111%

153Beach Park, ILIL14,114$1,254+75%

154Mokena, ILIL19,897$1,254+95%

155Chatham, ILIL14,579$1,256+94%

156Burbank, ILIL28,578$1,265+85%

157Lansing, ILIL28,068$1,268+93%

158Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$1,269+109%

159Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$1,269+67%

160Joliet, ILIL152,241$1,276+132%

161Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$1,277+128%

162Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$1,288+107%

163Bellwood, ILIL18,116$1,293+92%

164Richton Park, ILIL12,483$1,294+86%

165North Riverside, ILIL7,161$1,301+104%

166Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$1,304+93%

167Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$1,306+135%

168Crete, ILIL8,345$1,309+100%

169Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$1,313+81%

170Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$1,320+41%

171Hillside, ILIL8,140$1,320+80%

172Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$1,328+99%

173O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$1,332+102%

174Homewood, ILIL18,773$1,333+80%

175Crestwood, ILIL10,529$1,334+108%

176Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$1,334+99%

177Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$1,335+94%

178Niles, ILIL30,443$1,336+79%

179Batavia, ILIL26,586$1,347+75%

180Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$1,359+80%

181Elgin, ILIL115,476$1,361+102%

182Park Forest, ILIL21,079$1,365+98%

183Forest Park, ILIL13,829$1,367+104%

184Lynwood, ILIL9,297$1,368+114%

185Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$1,370+140%

186Wauconda, ILIL13,993$1,371+66%

187Posen, ILIL5,405$1,372+155%

188Monticello, ILIL6,080$1,379+187%

189Dolton, ILIL20,671$1,384+102%

190Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$1,395+135%

191Mahomet, ILIL10,516$1,396+108%

192Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$1,402+65%

193Bensenville, ILIL18,525$1,407+76%

194Brookfield, ILIL18,879$1,414+94%

195Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$1,414+109%

196Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$1,420+128%

197North Chicago, ILIL34,050$1,426+113%

198Cary, ILIL17,932$1,428+79%

199New Lenox, ILIL28,893$1,431+110%

200Norridge, ILIL14,808$1,433+111%

201Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$1,433+95%

202Berkeley, ILIL5,141$1,434+94%

203Roscoe, ILIL11,034$1,437+105%

204Villa Park, ILIL21,888$1,438+100%

205Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$1,440+134%

206Orland Park, ILIL57,954$1,440+89%

207La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$1,442+84%

208Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$1,463+121%

209Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$1,468+72%

210West Chicago, ILIL25,296$1,469+87%

211Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$1,475+111%

212Monee, ILIL5,119$1,477+138%

213Shorewood, ILIL18,536$1,479+49%

214Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$1,481+126%

215Riverside, ILIL8,939$1,484+129%

216Grayslake, ILIL21,140$1,485+81%

217Winfield, ILIL10,146$1,493+54%

218Glenwood, ILIL8,416$1,493+113%

219Woodridge, ILIL34,028$1,494+98%

220Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$1,495+111%

221Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$1,496–

222Barrington, ILIL10,586$1,500+61%

223Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$1,502+91%

224Sauk, ILIL9,624$1,502+110%

225North Aurora, ILIL19,406$1,504+107%

226Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448$1,520–

227Lockport, ILIL27,822$1,525+135%

228Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$1,529+92%

229Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$1,533+88%

230Westmont, ILIL24,155$1,533+102%

231Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$1,537+79%

232Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$1,543+87%

233Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$1,543+74%

234Palatine, ILIL65,842$1,549+75%

235Skokie, ILIL66,544$1,552+94%

236Minooka, ILIL12,899$1,552+131%

237McHenry, ILIL29,217$1,553+115%

238River Forest, ILIL11,393$1,554+111%

239Mundelein, ILIL32,680$1,566+102%

240Matteson, ILIL18,543$1,580+122%

241Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$1,590+93%

242Oak Park, ILIL52,823$1,593+124%

243Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$1,594+113%

244Aurora, ILIL181,505$1,596+128%

245Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$1,603+67%

246Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$1,606+110%

247Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$1,607+85%

248Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$1,618+96%

249Markham, ILIL11,274$1,621+109%

250Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$1,622+90%

251Huntley, ILIL29,132$1,622+100%

252Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$1,633+85%

253Libertyville, ILIL20,701$1,637+96%

254South Elgin, ILIL25,656$1,640+114%

255Roselle, ILIL22,756$1,641+83%

256University Park, ILIL7,019$1,649+149%

257Gurnee, ILIL30,458$1,655+105%

258Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$1,656+116%

259Lisle, ILIL23,432$1,658+86%

260Yorkville, ILIL26,730$1,662+121%

261Wheeling, ILIL38,391$1,663+88%

262West Dundee, ILIL8,570$1,666+139%

263Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$1,675+85%

264Plano, ILIL12,677$1,686+175%

265Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$1,689+75%

266Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$1,693+103%

267Channahon, ILIL14,530$1,708+107%

268Elburn, ILIL7,084$1,708+147%

269Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$1,709+76%

270Round Lake, ILIL18,526$1,710+197%

271Algonquin, ILIL30,824$1,723+117%

272Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$1,726+83%

273Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$1,734+95%

274Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$1,747+88%

275Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$1,749+123%

276Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$1,750–

277Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$1,760+89%

278Evanston, ILIL76,380$1,762+106%

279Geneva, ILIL21,138$1,768+106%

280Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$1,768+90%

281Westchester, ILIL16,300$1,794+98%

282Wheaton, ILIL54,065$1,799+102%

283Streamwood, ILIL38,277$1,809+60%

284Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$1,812+85%

285Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$1,815+81%

286St. Charles, ILIL33,594$1,819+128%

287Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$1,836+82%

288Winnetka, ILIL12,518$1,842+77%

289La Grange, ILIL15,935$1,856+155%

290South Holland, ILIL20,749$1,856+191%

291Darien, ILIL22,032$1,857+143%

292Oswego, ILIL39,948$1,860+152%

293Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$1,861–

294Island Lake, ILIL8,047$1,874+101%

295Bartlett, ILIL40,855$1,883+150%

296Naperville, ILIL153,114$1,885+100%

297Romeoville, ILIL41,281$1,886+102%

298Itasca, ILIL9,488$1,892+119%

299Highwood, ILIL5,323$1,900+134%

300Gilberts, ILIL9,082$1,901+124%

301Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$1,903+120%

302Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$1,909+143%

303Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$1,924+117%

304Highland Park, ILIL30,767$1,925+107%

305Warrenville, ILIL15,211$1,926+89%

306Lombard, ILIL44,399$1,948+119%

307Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$1,975+135%

308Wilmette, ILIL27,459$1,978+92%

309Montgomery, ILIL21,978$1,984+201%

310Western Springs, ILIL13,588$2,006+115%

311Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$2,037+89%

312Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$2,063+137%

313Northfield, ILIL5,632$2,083+80%

314Plainfield, ILIL50,043$2,119+197%

315Glenview, ILIL47,711$2,148+159%

316Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$2,164+119%

317Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$2,164+213%

318Volo, ILIL6,805$2,169+155%

319South Barrington, ILIL5,071$2,200+10%

320Glencoe, ILIL8,724$2,211+103%

321Frankfort, ILIL21,365$2,442+246%

322Northbrook, ILIL34,744$2,463+93%

323Deerfield, ILIL19,642$2,482+144%

324Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$2,558+143%

325Hampshire, ILIL9,266$2,589+258%

326Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$2,590+160%

327Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$2,858+141%

328Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$3,500++637%

329Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$3,500++191%

330Long Grove, ILIL8,343$3,500++389%

331Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$3,500++149%

332Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$3,500++75%

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