RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 329 SHOWN OF 329

Lowest median rent, Illinois cities · 1990

Illinois cities with the lowest median gross rent (1990 ACS). This list covers the 329 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. 5 cities are tied at the $1,000+ ceiling. The median across all 329 is $499.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $1,000 for 1990. Places shown as “$1,000+” 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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01Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$245–

02Olney, ILIL8,347$259–

03Pana, ILIL5,010$267–

04Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$269–

05Beardstown, ILIL5,691$271–

06Greenville, ILIL7,469$271–

07Quincy, ILIL38,918$276–

08Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$276–

09Kewanee, ILIL12,115$277–

10Vandalia, ILIL7,108$277–

11Paris, ILIL8,026$278–

12Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$281–

13West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$281–

14LaSalle, ILIL9,388$284–

15Metropolis, ILIL5,727$284–

16Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$285–

17Monmouth, ILIL8,599$286–

18Centralia, ILIL11,863$287–

19Herrin, ILIL12,268$290–

20Effingham, ILIL12,406$290–

21Chester, ILIL6,847$291–

22Macomb, ILIL14,530$292–

23Salem, ILIL7,035$292–

24Clinton, ILIL6,781$295–

25Galesburg, ILIL28,581$296–

26Robinson, ILIL7,283$297–

27Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$297–

28Mattoon, ILIL16,667$299–

29Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$300–

30Canton, ILIL13,297$305–

31Benton, ILIL6,558$307–

32Pekin, ILIL31,277$307–

33Eureka, ILIL5,129$309–

34Marion, ILIL17,148$311–

35Litchfield, ILIL6,598$312–

36Rock Island, ILIL36,225$313–

37East Moline, ILIL20,453$314–

38Freeport, ILIL23,202$315–

39Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$315–

40Streator, ILIL12,190$317–

41Dixon, ILIL14,582$318–

42Mendota, ILIL6,894$318–

43Carbondale, ILIL21,811$319–

44East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$320–

45Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$322–

46Lincoln, ILIL12,981$323–

47Milan, ILIL5,028$324–

48Taylorville, ILIL10,522$324–

49Carlinville, ILIL5,465$324–

50Danville, ILIL28,138$325–

51Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$325–

52Silvis, ILIL7,979$325–

53Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$325–

54Carterville, ILIL5,839$325–

55Geneseo, ILIL6,505$325–

56Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$326–

57Alton, ILIL25,013$330–

58East Peoria, ILIL22,088$331–

59Rochelle, ILIL9,498$332–

60East Alton, ILIL5,621$332–

61Princeton, ILIL7,674$334–

62Peru, ILIL9,780$336–

63Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$338–

64Decatur, ILIL67,884$339–

65Waterloo, ILIL11,132$340–

66Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$344–

67Bartonville, ILIL5,804$347–

68Ottawa, ILIL18,684$347–

69Sterling, ILIL14,394$349–

70Moline, ILIL42,362$350–

71Granite City, ILIL26,807$351–

72Manteno, ILIL9,201$352–

73Rantoul, ILIL11,991$355–

74Pontiac, ILIL10,806$355–

75Kankakee, ILIL23,400$355–

76Monticello, ILIL6,080$356–

77Genoa, ILIL5,547$359–

78Maryville, ILIL8,413$360–

79Peoria, ILIL110,920$360–

80Highland, ILIL10,042$364–

81Rockford, ILIL147,384$367–

82Charleston, ILIL17,466$367–

83Belvidere, ILIL25,462$374–

84Bloomington, ILIL78,804$375–

85Washington, ILIL15,902$375–

86Bradley, ILIL15,214$377–

87Springfield, ILIL112,989$379–

88South Beloit, ILIL7,996$381–

89Savoy, ILIL9,113$381–

90Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$386–

91Morton, ILIL17,565$388–

92Wood River, ILIL10,224$390–

93Wilmington, ILIL5,614$391–

94Belleville, ILIL40,237$393–

95Morris, ILIL14,669$396–

96Sandwich, ILIL7,380$397–

97Long Grove, ILIL8,343$400–

98Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$402–

99Joliet, ILIL152,241$403–

100Gilberts, ILIL9,082$406–

101Braidwood, ILIL6,259$410–

102Coal City, ILIL5,831$412–

103Swansea, ILIL14,356$413–

104Urbana, ILIL39,719$413–

105Summit, ILIL10,753$414–

106Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$415–

107Cicero, ILIL81,858$415–

108Bethalto, ILIL9,202$416–

109Champaign, ILIL91,195$422–

110Collinsville, ILIL23,717$424–

111Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$426–

112Sycamore, ILIL19,083$426–

113Rockton, ILIL7,870$430–

114Columbia, ILIL10,865$432–

115Normal, ILIL53,275$433–

116Blue Island, ILIL21,805$433–

117Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$435–

118DeKalb, ILIL40,467$436–

119Chatham, ILIL14,579$436–

120Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$436–

121Troy, ILIL11,893$437–

122Plano, ILIL12,677$438–

123Marengo, ILIL7,737$438–

124Channahon, ILIL14,530$439–

125Lemont, ILIL18,513$439–

126Roscoe, ILIL11,034$442–

127Loves Park, ILIL23,712$443–

128Round Lake, ILIL18,526$444–

129Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$445–

130Posen, ILIL5,405$445–

131Park City, ILIL7,893$445–

132Northlake, ILIL12,462$448–

133Berwyn, ILIL55,001$448–

134Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$450–

135Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$450–

136Crete, ILIL8,345$453–

137Harvey, ILIL19,849$453–

138Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$453–

139Calumet City, ILIL34,798$458–

140Godfrey, ILIL17,620$459–

141Steger, ILIL9,352$460–

142Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$464–

143South Holland, ILIL20,749$466–

144Stickney, ILIL6,897$466–

145Harvard, ILIL9,504$467–

146Monee, ILIL5,119$469–

147Manhattan, ILIL10,943$472–

148Lockport, ILIL27,822$472–

149Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$475–

150Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$477–

151Midlothian, ILIL13,841$479–

152Park Forest, ILIL21,079$479–

153Maywood, ILIL23,330$483–

154North Chicago, ILIL34,050$485–

155Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$485–

156Mahomet, ILIL10,516$486–

157Zion, ILIL24,447$487–

158Plainfield, ILIL50,043$487–

159Waukegan, ILIL87,940$490–

160Riverdale, ILIL10,280$493–

161Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$495–

162Broadview, ILIL7,871$497–

163Hampshire, ILIL9,266$498–

164Aurora, ILIL181,505$499–

165Woodstock, ILIL25,740$499–

166Elgin, ILIL115,476$501–

167North Riverside, ILIL7,161$502–

168Lyons, ILIL10,433$502–

169Minooka, ILIL12,899$505–

170Forest Park, ILIL13,829$505–

171Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$507–

172Worth, ILIL10,696$507–

173Elburn, ILIL7,084$508–

174Burbank, ILIL28,578$509–

175Lansing, ILIL28,068$509–

176Montgomery, ILIL21,978$510–

177Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$511–

178Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$511–

179Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$514–

180Shiloh, ILIL14,604$514–

181Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$514–

182Alsip, ILIL18,483$515–

183New Lenox, ILIL28,893$516–

184River Grove, ILIL10,409$516–

185Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$517–

186McHenry, ILIL29,217$519–

187Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$520–

188O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$522–

189University Park, ILIL7,019$523–

190Yorkville, ILIL26,730$524–

191Dolton, ILIL20,671$526–

192Algonquin, ILIL30,824$527–

193Riverside, ILIL8,939$527–

194Mokena, ILIL19,897$527–

195Bellwood, ILIL18,116$528–

196West Dundee, ILIL8,570$529–

197Crestwood, ILIL10,529$530–

198Addison, ILIL35,758$531–

199Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$531–

200Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$532–

201Richton Park, ILIL12,483$533–

202Island Lake, ILIL8,047$534–

203Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$534–

204Glenwood, ILIL8,416$534–

205Oak Park, ILIL52,823$535–

206Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$537–

207Oswego, ILIL39,948$542–

208Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$543–

209La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$543–

210Matteson, ILIL18,543$544–

211Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$544–

212Antioch, ILIL15,000$544–

213Justice, ILIL12,285$544–

214Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$546–

215Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$546–

216Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$547–

217North Aurora, ILIL19,406$549–

218Villa Park, ILIL21,888$550–

219Huntley, ILIL29,132$552–

220Frankfort, ILIL21,365$556–

221Batavia, ILIL26,586$557–

222Sauk, ILIL9,624$557–

223Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$558–

224West Chicago, ILIL25,296$559–

225Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$560–

226Brookfield, ILIL18,879$561–

227Hillside, ILIL8,140$561–

228Norridge, ILIL14,808$562–

229Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$562–

230Berkeley, ILIL5,141$562–

231Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$566–

232Westmont, ILIL24,155$572–

233Beach Park, ILIL14,114$573–

234Homewood, ILIL18,773$573–

235Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$577–

236Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$578–

237La Grange, ILIL15,935$578–

238Lynwood, ILIL9,297$579–

239Countryside, ILIL6,260$580–

240Woodridge, ILIL34,028$581–

241Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$585–

242Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$588–

243Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$589–

244Niles, ILIL30,443$591–

245Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$593–

246Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$593–

247Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$595–

248Grayslake, ILIL21,140$596–

249Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$599–

250Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$600–

251South Elgin, ILIL25,656$601–

252Highwood, ILIL5,323$604–

253St. Charles, ILIL33,594$604–

254Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$605–

255Mundelein, ILIL32,680$606–

256Bartlett, ILIL40,855$607–

257Cary, ILIL17,932$614–

258Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$615–

259Bensenville, ILIL18,525$616–

260Orland Park, ILIL57,954$620–

261Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$620–

262Markham, ILIL11,274$622–

263Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$623–

264Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$624–

265Wauconda, ILIL13,993$625–

266Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$627–

267Libertyville, ILIL20,701$627–

268Darien, ILIL22,032$628–

269River Forest, ILIL11,393$630–

270Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$631–

271Gurnee, ILIL30,458$633–

272Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$634–

273Evanston, ILIL76,380$636–

274Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$640–

275Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$640–

276Lisle, ILIL23,432$641–

277Geneva, ILIL21,138$641–

278Skokie, ILIL66,544$645–

279Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$646–

280Wheaton, ILIL54,065$646–

281Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$647–

282Itasca, ILIL9,488$648–

283Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$650–

284Palatine, ILIL65,842$665–

285Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$666–

286Shorewood, ILIL18,536$667–

287Lombard, ILIL44,399$668–

288Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$676–

289Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$677–

290Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$678–

291Wheeling, ILIL38,391$679–

292Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$688–

293Roselle, ILIL22,756$689–

294Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$693–

295Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$695–

296Highland Park, ILIL30,767$696–

297Naperville, ILIL153,114$698–

298Winnetka, ILIL12,518$705–

299Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$711–

300Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$713–

301Westchester, ILIL16,300$713–

302Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$715–

303Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$721–

304Deerfield, ILIL19,642$723–

305Warrenville, ILIL15,211$735–

306Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$736–

307Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$739–

308Glencoe, ILIL8,724$739–

309Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$739–

310Barrington, ILIL10,586$741–

311Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$743–

312Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$754–

313Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$758–

314Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$762–

315Romeoville, ILIL41,281$763–

316Glenview, ILIL47,711$777–

317Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$802–

318Wilmette, ILIL27,459$818–

319Winfield, ILIL10,146$825–

320Western Springs, ILIL13,588$878–

321Streamwood, ILIL38,277$891–

322Northfield, ILIL5,632$898–

323Northbrook, ILIL34,744$916–

324Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$964–

T325Inverness, ILIL7,418$1,000+–

T325South Barrington, ILIL5,071$1,000+–

T325Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$1,000+–

T325Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$1,000+–

T325Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$1,000+–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS