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Lowest median rent, Illinois cities · 2010

Illinois cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 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

01Benton, ILIL6,558$461+21%

02Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$472+27%

03Carlinville, ILIL5,465$485+19%

04East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$487+35%

05East Alton, ILIL5,621$501+22%

06Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$505+52%

07Princeton, ILIL7,674$508+25%

08Chester, ILIL6,847$512+32%

09Milan, ILIL5,028$513+39%

10Metropolis, ILIL5,727$516+37%

11Clinton, ILIL6,781$523+35%

12Paris, ILIL8,026$528+33%

13LaSalle, ILIL9,388$534+20%

14Robinson, ILIL7,283$535+43%

15Pana, ILIL5,010$536+55%

16Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$536+48%

17Centralia, ILIL11,863$538+43%

18Effingham, ILIL12,406$540+25%

19Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$540+8%

20East Moline, ILIL20,453$544+31%

21Monmouth, ILIL8,599$544+49%

22Pontiac, ILIL10,806$546+21%

23Galesburg, ILIL28,581$550+33%

24Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$550+35%

25Mattoon, ILIL16,667$551+28%

26Wilmington, ILIL5,614$552+8%

27Lincoln, ILIL12,981$553+23%

28Litchfield, ILIL6,598$556+53%

29Dixon, ILIL14,582$560+28%

30Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$561+34%

31West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$562+45%

32Olney, ILIL8,347$563+45%

33Freeport, ILIL23,202$564+33%

34Quincy, ILIL38,918$564+38%

35Pekin, ILIL31,277$566+30%

36Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$567+42%

37Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$568+31%

38Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$568+31%

39Eureka, ILIL5,129$570+30%

40Carbondale, ILIL21,811$571+42%

41Vandalia, ILIL7,108$572+47%

42Rock Island, ILIL36,225$574+31%

43East Peoria, ILIL22,088$576+29%

44Herrin, ILIL12,268$577+52%

45Canton, ILIL13,297$580+43%

46Danville, ILIL28,138$582+42%

47Taylorville, ILIL10,522$583+39%

48Salem, ILIL7,035$585+59%

49Marion, ILIL17,148$587+44%

50Kewanee, ILIL12,115$590+54%

51Decatur, ILIL67,884$594+33%

52Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$597+30%

53Streator, ILIL12,190$604+37%

54Sterling, ILIL14,394$606+25%

55Silvis, ILIL7,979$610+31%

56Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$613+35%

57Rockton, ILIL7,870$615+4%

58Rantoul, ILIL11,991$618+24%

59Peru, ILIL9,780$623+29%

60Beardstown, ILIL5,691$630+54%

61Greenville, ILIL7,469$633+76%

62Bartonville, ILIL5,804$634+35%

63Moline, ILIL42,362$637+34%

64Granite City, ILIL26,807$642+50%

65Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$642+58%

66Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$642+65%

67Rochelle, ILIL9,498$645+36%

68Kankakee, ILIL23,400$650+32%

69Highland, ILIL10,042$654+28%

70Rockford, ILIL147,384$655+32%

71Charleston, ILIL17,466$655+49%

72Carterville, ILIL5,839$659+38%

73Troy, ILIL11,893$662+15%

74Macomb, ILIL14,530$663+66%

75Ottawa, ILIL18,684$666+36%

76Monticello, ILIL6,080$667+39%

77Springfield, ILIL112,989$671+34%

78Peoria, ILIL110,920$675+36%

79Belvidere, ILIL25,462$678+31%

80Normal, ILIL53,275$691+25%

81Alton, ILIL25,013$694+61%

82Bethalto, ILIL9,202$694+33%

83Belleville, ILIL40,237$694+40%

84Washington, ILIL15,902$697+31%

85Bloomington, ILIL78,804$700+33%

86Mendota, ILIL6,894$702+53%

87Collinsville, ILIL23,717$703+37%

88South Beloit, ILIL7,996$711+41%

89Waterloo, ILIL11,132$715+32%

90Wood River, ILIL10,224$717+44%

91Urbana, ILIL39,719$720+34%

92Swansea, ILIL14,356$734+41%

93Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$737+29%

94Loves Park, ILIL23,712$737+14%

95Maryville, ILIL8,413$741+64%

96Plano, ILIL12,677$741+21%

97Braidwood, ILIL6,259$746+25%

98Champaign, ILIL91,195$748+36%

99Geneseo, ILIL6,505$751+57%

100Genoa, ILIL5,547$753+30%

101Park City, ILIL7,893$759+12%

102Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$760+25%

103Monee, ILIL5,119$761+23%

104Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$764+35%

105Broadview, ILIL7,871$774+22%

106Columbia, ILIL10,865$774+27%

107Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$776+37%

108Cicero, ILIL81,858$778+39%

109DeKalb, ILIL40,467$781+38%

110Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$783+40%

111Shiloh, ILIL14,604$785+41%

112Northlake, ILIL12,462$786+30%

113Godfrey, ILIL17,620$787+46%

114Blue Island, ILIL21,805$788+36%

115Steger, ILIL9,352$788+29%

116Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$789+42%

117Lockport, ILIL27,822$791+22%

118Hillside, ILIL8,140$794+8%

119Alsip, ILIL18,483$795+23%

120Manteno, ILIL9,201$802+31%

121Sandwich, ILIL7,380$802+29%

122Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$808+22%

123Lynwood, ILIL9,297$809+27%

124Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$809+33%

125Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$812+34%

126Antioch, ILIL15,000$818+21%

127Savoy, ILIL9,113$818+23%

128Joliet, ILIL152,241$819+49%

129Lemont, ILIL18,513$820+9%

130Waukegan, ILIL87,940$821+27%

131North Riverside, ILIL7,161$821+29%

132Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$821+12%

133Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$822+23%

134Morton, ILIL17,565$822+43%

135Chatham, ILIL14,579$823+27%

136River Grove, ILIL10,409$823+24%

137Crestwood, ILIL10,529$827+29%

138Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$829+17%

139Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$831+21%

140Summit, ILIL10,753$832+50%

141Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$832+29%

142Zion, ILIL24,447$833+28%

143Mahomet, ILIL10,516$837+25%

144Grayslake, ILIL21,140$840+2%

145Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$841+24%

146Bradley, ILIL15,214$842+41%

147Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$842+29%

148Berwyn, ILIL55,001$843+42%

149Stickney, ILIL6,897$843+39%

150Calumet City, ILIL34,798$844+34%

151Marengo, ILIL7,737$845+31%

152Riverside, ILIL8,939$846+31%

153Midlothian, ILIL13,841$846+43%

154Lansing, ILIL28,068$846+29%

155Morris, ILIL14,669$847+46%

156Norridge, ILIL14,808$848+25%

157Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$850+36%

158Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$850+38%

159Sycamore, ILIL19,083$853+45%

160West Chicago, ILIL25,296$854+9%

161Worth, ILIL10,696$856+31%

162Lyons, ILIL10,433$857+33%

163Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$857+19%

164Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$858+28%

165Homewood, ILIL18,773$859+16%

166Harvard, ILIL9,504$860+27%

167Countryside, ILIL6,260$861+20%

168Beach Park, ILIL14,114$862+20%

169Addison, ILIL35,758$876+27%

170Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$877+41%

171Park Forest, ILIL21,079$879+28%

172Harvey, ILIL19,849$880+48%

173Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$881+28%

174Elgin, ILIL115,476$883+31%

175Forest Park, ILIL13,829$883+32%

176Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$885+44%

177Woodstock, ILIL25,740$886+27%

178Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$888+7%

179Justice, ILIL12,285$889+25%

180Burbank, ILIL28,578$890+30%

181Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$896+34%

182Maywood, ILIL23,330$896+40%

183Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$897−26%

184Glenwood, ILIL8,416$899+28%

185River Forest, ILIL11,393$902+23%

186Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$903+19%

187Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$904+46%

188Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$905+15%

189Roscoe, ILIL11,034$905+29%

190Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$906–

191Riverdale, ILIL10,280$909+39%

192Oak Park, ILIL52,823$910+28%

193O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$911+38%

194Cary, ILIL17,932$913+15%

195Villa Park, ILIL21,888$913+27%

196Bellwood, ILIL18,116$915+36%

197Westmont, ILIL24,155$917+21%

198University Park, ILIL7,019$919+39%

199Niles, ILIL30,443$921+23%

200Wauconda, ILIL13,993$926+12%

201Manhattan, ILIL10,943$926+42%

202Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$927+33%

203Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$927+31%

204Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$928+21%

205North Aurora, ILIL19,406$932+29%

206Richton Park, ILIL12,483$932+34%

207Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$933+19%

208Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$939+15%

209Orland Park, ILIL57,954$942+24%

210La Grange, ILIL15,935$943+30%

211Montgomery, ILIL21,978$944+43%

212Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$945+23%

213Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$945+18%

214New Lenox, ILIL28,893$949+39%

215Berkeley, ILIL5,141$950+29%

216Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$950+52%

217Coal City, ILIL5,831$952+52%

218Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$954−4%

219Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$955+16%

220Dolton, ILIL20,671$956+39%

221Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$958+28%

222Brookfield, ILIL18,879$963+32%

223Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$963+43%

224Darien, ILIL22,032$966+27%

225Frankfort, ILIL21,365$970+38%

226McHenry, ILIL29,217$971+34%

227Libertyville, ILIL20,701$972+16%

228Bensenville, ILIL18,525$973+22%

229Round Lake, ILIL18,526$979+70%

230Aurora, ILIL181,505$979+40%

231Wheeling, ILIL38,391$980+11%

232Batavia, ILIL26,586$985+28%

233Crete, ILIL8,345$985+51%

234Roselle, ILIL22,756$985+10%

235Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$986+20%

236Itasca, ILIL9,488$987+14%

237Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$988+66%

238Channahon, ILIL14,530$989+20%

239La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$989+26%

240Woodridge, ILIL34,028$997+32%

241Mundelein, ILIL32,680$998+29%

242North Chicago, ILIL34,050$1,005+50%

243Posen, ILIL5,405$1,006+87%

244Lisle, ILIL23,432$1,010+13%

245Palatine, ILIL65,842$1,010+14%

246St. Charles, ILIL33,594$1,027+29%

247Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$1,028+16%

248Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$1,031+37%

249Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$1,033+31%

250Bartlett, ILIL40,855$1,036+38%

251Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$1,038+50%

252Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$1,044+44%

253Skokie, ILIL66,544$1,045+31%

254Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$1,048+21%

255Yorkville, ILIL26,730$1,055+40%

256West Dundee, ILIL8,570$1,058+52%

257Gurnee, ILIL30,458$1,061+32%

258Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$1,062+20%

259South Elgin, ILIL25,656$1,071+40%

260Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$1,073–

261Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$1,075+15%

262Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$1,076+12%

263Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$1,079+7%

264Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$1,080+19%

265Wheaton, ILIL54,065$1,082+21%

266Elburn, ILIL7,084$1,087+57%

267Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$1,090+18%

268Evanston, ILIL76,380$1,092+28%

269Mokena, ILIL19,897$1,093+70%

270Matteson, ILIL18,543$1,101+55%

271Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$1,102+17%

272Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$1,105+19%

273Lombard, ILIL44,399$1,105+24%

274Highwood, ILIL5,323$1,107+36%

275Hampshire, ILIL9,266$1,108+53%

276Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$1,114+33%

277Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$1,116+31%

278Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$1,147+17%

279Naperville, ILIL153,114$1,150+22%

280Sauk, ILIL9,624$1,151+61%

281Geneva, ILIL21,138$1,153+34%

282Markham, ILIL11,274$1,153+49%

283Highland Park, ILIL30,767$1,177+26%

284Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$1,177+37%

285Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$1,181−16%

286Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$1,182+36%

287Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$1,192+35%

288Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$1,192+19%

289Winnetka, ILIL12,518$1,194+15%

290Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$1,197+25%

291Minooka, ILIL12,899$1,217+81%

292Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$1,219+37%

293Island Lake, ILIL8,047$1,220+31%

294Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$1,231+14%

295Westchester, ILIL16,300$1,232+36%

296Plainfield, ILIL50,043$1,240+74%

297Winfield, ILIL10,146$1,248+29%

298Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$1,251+50%

299Volo, ILIL6,805$1,267+49%

300Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$1,275+47%

301Warrenville, ILIL15,211$1,275+25%

302Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$1,298+40%

303Huntley, ILIL29,132$1,302+60%

304Barrington, ILIL10,586$1,302+40%

305Glencoe, ILIL8,724$1,313+20%

306Romeoville, ILIL41,281$1,321+42%

307Oswego, ILIL39,948$1,328+80%

308Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$1,331+57%

309Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$1,331+43%

310Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$1,399+44%

311Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$1,404+42%

312Streamwood, ILIL38,277$1,410+25%

313Algonquin, ILIL30,824$1,424+79%

314Glenview, ILIL47,711$1,444+74%

315Wilmette, ILIL27,459$1,450+41%

316South Holland, ILIL20,749$1,459+129%

317Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$1,512+44%

318Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$1,527−24%

319Gilberts, ILIL9,082$1,649+94%

320Northbrook, ILIL34,744$1,653+29%

321Deerfield, ILIL19,642$1,661+63%

322Shorewood, ILIL18,536$1,683+69%

323Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$1,727+194%

324Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$1,738–

325Northfield, ILIL5,632$1,827+58%

326Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$1,875+116%

327Inverness, ILIL7,418$2,001+57%

328Long Grove, ILIL8,343$2,001+179%

329Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$2,001+0%

330South Barrington, ILIL5,071$2,001+0%

331Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$2,001+68%

332Western Springs, ILIL13,588$2,001+115%

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