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Lowest median rent, Illinois cities · 1990

Illinois cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 329 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$245−34%

02Olney, ILIL8,347$259−33%

03Pana, ILIL5,010$267−23%

04Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$269−19%

05Beardstown, ILIL5,691$271−34%

06Greenville, ILIL7,469$271−25%

07Quincy, ILIL38,918$276−33%

08Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$276−24%

09Vandalia, ILIL7,108$277−29%

10Kewanee, ILIL12,115$277−28%

11Paris, ILIL8,026$278−30%

12Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$281−35%

13West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$281−28%

14LaSalle, ILIL9,388$284−36%

15Metropolis, ILIL5,727$284−25%

16Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$285−30%

17Monmouth, ILIL8,599$286−21%

18Centralia, ILIL11,863$287−23%

19Herrin, ILIL12,268$290−24%

20Effingham, ILIL12,406$290−33%

21Chester, ILIL6,847$291−25%

22Macomb, ILIL14,530$292−27%

23Salem, ILIL7,035$292−20%

24Clinton, ILIL6,781$295−24%

25Galesburg, ILIL28,581$296−28%

26Robinson, ILIL7,283$297−21%

27Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$297−23%

28Mattoon, ILIL16,667$299−31%

29Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$300−25%

30Canton, ILIL13,297$305−25%

31Pekin, ILIL31,277$307−29%

32Benton, ILIL6,558$307−20%

33Eureka, ILIL5,129$309−29%

34Marion, ILIL17,148$311−24%

35Litchfield, ILIL6,598$312−14%

36Rock Island, ILIL36,225$313−28%

37East Moline, ILIL20,453$314−25%

38Freeport, ILIL23,202$315−26%

39Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$315−31%

40Streator, ILIL12,190$317−28%

41Dixon, ILIL14,582$318−28%

42Mendota, ILIL6,894$318−31%

43Carbondale, ILIL21,811$319−21%

44East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$320−11%

45Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$322−26%

46Lincoln, ILIL12,981$323−28%

47Carlinville, ILIL5,465$324−20%

48Milan, ILIL5,028$324−12%

49Taylorville, ILIL10,522$324−22%

50Carterville, ILIL5,839$325−32%

51Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$325−84%

52Silvis, ILIL7,979$325−30%

53Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$325−35%

54Geneseo, ILIL6,505$325−32%

55Danville, ILIL28,138$325−21%

56Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$326−22%

57Alton, ILIL25,013$330−23%

58East Peoria, ILIL22,088$331−26%

59Rochelle, ILIL9,498$332−30%

60East Alton, ILIL5,621$332−19%

61Princeton, ILIL7,674$334−18%

62Peru, ILIL9,780$336−31%

63Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$338−17%

64Decatur, ILIL67,884$339−24%

65Waterloo, ILIL11,132$340−37%

66Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$344−25%

67Bartonville, ILIL5,804$347−26%

68Ottawa, ILIL18,684$347−29%

69Sterling, ILIL14,394$349−28%

70Moline, ILIL42,362$350−26%

71Granite City, ILIL26,807$351−18%

72Manteno, ILIL9,201$352−43%

73Rantoul, ILIL11,991$355−29%

74Pontiac, ILIL10,806$355−21%

75Kankakee, ILIL23,400$355−28%

76Monticello, ILIL6,080$356−26%

77Genoa, ILIL5,547$359−38%

78Maryville, ILIL8,413$360−20%

79Peoria, ILIL110,920$360−27%

80Highland, ILIL10,042$364−29%

81Rockford, ILIL147,384$367−26%

82Charleston, ILIL17,466$367−17%

83Belvidere, ILIL25,462$374−28%

84Bloomington, ILIL78,804$375−29%

85Washington, ILIL15,902$375−30%

86Bradley, ILIL15,214$377−37%

87Springfield, ILIL112,989$379−24%

88South Beloit, ILIL7,996$381−25%

89Savoy, ILIL9,113$381−43%

90Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$386−32%

91Morton, ILIL17,565$388−33%

92Wood River, ILIL10,224$390−22%

93Wilmington, ILIL5,614$391−23%

94Belleville, ILIL40,237$393−21%

95Morris, ILIL14,669$396−32%

96Sandwich, ILIL7,380$397−36%

97Long Grove, ILIL8,343$400−44%

98Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$402−29%

99Joliet, ILIL152,241$403−27%

100Gilberts, ILIL9,082$406−52%

101Braidwood, ILIL6,259$410−31%

102Coal City, ILIL5,831$412−34%

103Urbana, ILIL39,719$413−23%

104Swansea, ILIL14,356$413−21%

105Summit, ILIL10,753$414−25%

106Cicero, ILIL81,858$415−26%

107Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$415−26%

108Bethalto, ILIL9,202$416−20%

109Champaign, ILIL91,195$422−23%

110Collinsville, ILIL23,717$424−17%

111Sycamore, ILIL19,083$426−28%

112Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$426−30%

113Rockton, ILIL7,870$430−27%

114Columbia, ILIL10,865$432−29%

115Normal, ILIL53,275$433−22%

116Blue Island, ILIL21,805$433−25%

117Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$435−22%

118Chatham, ILIL14,579$436−33%

119Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$436−23%

120DeKalb, ILIL40,467$436−23%

121Troy, ILIL11,893$437−24%

122Plano, ILIL12,677$438−29%

123Marengo, ILIL7,737$438−32%

124Channahon, ILIL14,530$439−47%

125Lemont, ILIL18,513$439−42%

126Roscoe, ILIL11,034$442−37%

127Loves Park, ILIL23,712$443−31%

128Round Lake, ILIL18,526$444−23%

129Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$445−28%

130Posen, ILIL5,405$445−17%

131Park City, ILIL7,893$445−34%

132Northlake, ILIL12,462$448−26%

133Berwyn, ILIL55,001$448−24%

134Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$450−25%

135Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$450−5%

136Crete, ILIL8,345$453−31%

137Harvey, ILIL19,849$453−24%

138Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$453−26%

139Calumet City, ILIL34,798$458−27%

140Godfrey, ILIL17,620$459−15%

141Steger, ILIL9,352$460−25%

142Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$464−29%

143South Holland, ILIL20,749$466−27%

144Stickney, ILIL6,897$466−23%

145Harvard, ILIL9,504$467−31%

146Monee, ILIL5,119$469−24%

147Lockport, ILIL27,822$472−27%

148Manhattan, ILIL10,943$472−28%

149Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$475−24%

150Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$477−23%

151Midlothian, ILIL13,841$479−19%

152Park Forest, ILIL21,079$479−30%

153Maywood, ILIL23,330$483−24%

154North Chicago, ILIL34,050$485−28%

155Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$485−22%

156Mahomet, ILIL10,516$486−28%

157Zion, ILIL24,447$487−25%

158Plainfield, ILIL50,043$487−32%

159Waukegan, ILIL87,940$490−24%

160Riverdale, ILIL10,280$493−24%

161Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$495−26%

162Broadview, ILIL7,871$497−22%

163Hampshire, ILIL9,266$498−31%

164Aurora, ILIL181,505$499−29%

165Woodstock, ILIL25,740$499−29%

166Elgin, ILIL115,476$501−26%

167North Riverside, ILIL7,161$502−21%

168Lyons, ILIL10,433$502−22%

169Forest Park, ILIL13,829$505−25%

170Minooka, ILIL12,899$505−25%

171Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$507−22%

172Worth, ILIL10,696$507−22%

173Elburn, ILIL7,084$508−27%

174Burbank, ILIL28,578$509−25%

175Lansing, ILIL28,068$509−23%

176Montgomery, ILIL21,978$510−23%

177Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$511−18%

178Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$511−25%

179Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$514−17%

180Shiloh, ILIL14,604$514−8%

181Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$514−23%

182Alsip, ILIL18,483$515−20%

183New Lenox, ILIL28,893$516−24%

184River Grove, ILIL10,409$516−23%

185Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$517−22%

186McHenry, ILIL29,217$519−28%

187Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$520−23%

188O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$522−21%

189University Park, ILIL7,019$523−21%

190Yorkville, ILIL26,730$524−30%

191Dolton, ILIL20,671$526−23%

192Algonquin, ILIL30,824$527−34%

193Riverside, ILIL8,939$527−19%

194Mokena, ILIL19,897$527−18%

195Bellwood, ILIL18,116$528−22%

196West Dundee, ILIL8,570$529−24%

197Crestwood, ILIL10,529$530−17%

198Addison, ILIL35,758$531−23%

199Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$531−11%

200Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$532−27%

201Richton Park, ILIL12,483$533−23%

202Island Lake, ILIL8,047$534−43%

203Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$534−22%

204Glenwood, ILIL8,416$534−24%

205Oak Park, ILIL52,823$535−25%

206Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$537−20%

207Oswego, ILIL39,948$542−26%

208Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$543−8%

209La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$543−31%

210Matteson, ILIL18,543$544−23%

211Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$544−18%

212Antioch, ILIL15,000$544−20%

213Justice, ILIL12,285$544−24%

214Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$546−23%

215Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$546−39%

216Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$547−28%

217North Aurora, ILIL19,406$549−24%

218Villa Park, ILIL21,888$550−24%

219Huntley, ILIL29,132$552−32%

220Frankfort, ILIL21,365$556−21%

221Batavia, ILIL26,586$557−28%

222Sauk, ILIL9,624$557−22%

223Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$558−29%

224West Chicago, ILIL25,296$559−29%

225Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$560−21%

226Brookfield, ILIL18,879$561−23%

227Hillside, ILIL8,140$561−24%

228Norridge, ILIL14,808$562−17%

229Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$562−19%

230Berkeley, ILIL5,141$562−24%

231Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$566−26%

232Westmont, ILIL24,155$572−25%

233Beach Park, ILIL14,114$573−20%

234Homewood, ILIL18,773$573−23%

235Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$577−24%

236Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$578−29%

237La Grange, ILIL15,935$578−20%

238Lynwood, ILIL9,297$579−9%

239Countryside, ILIL6,260$580−19%

240Woodridge, ILIL34,028$581−23%

241Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$585−23%

242Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$588−37%

243Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$589−20%

244Niles, ILIL30,443$591−21%

245Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$593−29%

246Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$593−21%

247Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$595−28%

248Grayslake, ILIL21,140$596−27%

249Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$599−30%

250Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$600−17%

251South Elgin, ILIL25,656$601−21%

252Highwood, ILIL5,323$604−26%

253St. Charles, ILIL33,594$604−24%

254Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$605−28%

255Mundelein, ILIL32,680$606−22%

256Bartlett, ILIL40,855$607−19%

257Cary, ILIL17,932$614−23%

258Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$615−22%

259Bensenville, ILIL18,525$616−23%

260Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$620−22%

261Orland Park, ILIL57,954$620−18%

262Markham, ILIL11,274$622−20%

263Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$623−24%

264Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$624−10%

265Wauconda, ILIL13,993$625−24%

266Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$627−20%

267Libertyville, ILIL20,701$627−25%

268Darien, ILIL22,032$628−18%

269River Forest, ILIL11,393$630−14%

270Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$631−29%

271Gurnee, ILIL30,458$633−21%

272Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$634−30%

273Evanston, ILIL76,380$636−26%

274Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$640−25%

275Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$640−25%

276Lisle, ILIL23,432$641−28%

277Geneva, ILIL21,138$641−25%

278Skokie, ILIL66,544$645−19%

279Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$646−35%

280Wheaton, ILIL54,065$646−28%

281Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$647−22%

282Itasca, ILIL9,488$648−25%

283Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$650−27%

284Palatine, ILIL65,842$665−25%

285Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$666−23%

286Shorewood, ILIL18,536$667−33%

287Lombard, ILIL44,399$668−25%

288Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$676−22%

289Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$677−30%

290Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$678−28%

291Wheeling, ILIL38,391$679−23%

292Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$688−19%

293Roselle, ILIL22,756$689−23%

294Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$693−22%

295Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$695−28%

296Highland Park, ILIL30,767$696−25%

297Naperville, ILIL153,114$698−26%

298Winnetka, ILIL12,518$705−32%

299Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$711−24%

300Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$713−18%

301Westchester, ILIL16,300$713−21%

302Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$715−26%

303Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$721−22%

304Deerfield, ILIL19,642$723−29%

305Warrenville, ILIL15,211$735−28%

306Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$736−26%

307Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$739−25%

308Glencoe, ILIL8,724$739−32%

309Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$739−30%

310Barrington, ILIL10,586$741−20%

311Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$743−20%

312Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$754−30%

313Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$758−18%

314Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$762−24%

315Romeoville, ILIL41,281$763−18%

316Glenview, ILIL47,711$777−6%

317Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$802−20%

318Wilmette, ILIL27,459$818−20%

319Winfield, ILIL10,146$825−15%

320Western Springs, ILIL13,588$878−6%

321Streamwood, ILIL38,277$891−21%

322Northfield, ILIL5,632$898−22%

323Northbrook, ILIL34,744$916−28%

324Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$964−20%

325Inverness, ILIL7,418$1,001−21%

326Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$1,001−29%

327Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$1,001−16%

328Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$1,001−50%

329South Barrington, ILIL5,071$1,001−50%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES