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Lowest median rent, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$482+34%

02Greenville, ILIL7,469$526+46%

03Litchfield, ILIL6,598$552+52%

04Olney, ILIL8,347$559+44%

05Canton, ILIL13,297$578+43%

06Monmouth, ILIL8,599$580+59%

07West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$591+52%

08Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$596+19%

09Centralia, ILIL11,863$597+59%

10Chester, ILIL6,847$609+57%

11Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$611+64%

12Beardstown, ILIL5,691$617+51%

13Vandalia, ILIL7,108$622+60%

14Galesburg, ILIL28,581$622+51%

15Pana, ILIL5,010$624+81%

16Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$625+45%

17Mattoon, ILIL16,667$627+45%

18Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$629+74%

19Effingham, ILIL12,406$630+46%

20Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$631+55%

21Eureka, ILIL5,129$638+46%

22Salem, ILIL7,035$638+74%

23Dixon, ILIL14,582$641+46%

24Princeton, ILIL7,674$643+59%

25Kewanee, ILIL12,115$647+68%

26Paris, ILIL8,026$651+64%

27Robinson, ILIL7,283$654+75%

28Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$658+45%

29Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$659+57%

30Streator, ILIL12,190$661+50%

31Benton, ILIL6,558$663+74%

32Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$668+101%

33Freeport, ILIL23,202$669+57%

34Pekin, ILIL31,277$671+55%

35Taylorville, ILIL10,522$678+62%

36Danville, ILIL28,138$680+66%

37Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$687+69%

38Quincy, ILIL38,918$688+68%

39Decatur, ILIL67,884$688+54%

40Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$689+78%

41East Moline, ILIL20,453$690+66%

42Clinton, ILIL6,781$693+80%

43Herrin, ILIL12,268$694+83%

44Mendota, ILIL6,894$696+52%

45Carbondale, ILIL21,811$698+73%

46Sterling, ILIL14,394$698+44%

47East Peoria, ILIL22,088$699+56%

48Metropolis, ILIL5,727$714+89%

49Rock Island, ILIL36,225$714+63%

50East Alton, ILIL5,621$715+74%

51Granite City, ILIL26,807$716+67%

52Charleston, ILIL17,466$716+62%

53Lincoln, ILIL12,981$716+59%

54Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$724+66%

55Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$726−21%

56Marion, ILIL17,148$728+79%

57Rockton, ILIL7,870$730+24%

58Macomb, ILIL14,530$737+85%

59Highland, ILIL10,042$739+45%

60Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$749+88%

61Peru, ILIL9,780$760+57%

62Waterloo, ILIL11,132$766+41%

63Pontiac, ILIL10,806$773+71%

64Silvis, ILIL7,979$777+67%

65Moline, ILIL42,362$779+64%

66Rockford, ILIL147,384$784+57%

67Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$785+71%

68Rantoul, ILIL11,991$788+58%

69Bethalto, ILIL9,202$792+52%

70Geneseo, ILIL6,505$795+66%

71Alton, ILIL25,013$796+85%

72Wood River, ILIL10,224$796+60%

73Rochelle, ILIL9,498$807+70%

74South Beloit, ILIL7,996$809+60%

75Milan, ILIL5,028$812+121%

76Belleville, ILIL40,237$817+64%

77Peoria, ILIL110,920$817+65%

78Springfield, ILIL112,989$820+64%

79Ottawa, ILIL18,684$822+68%

80LaSalle, ILIL9,388$824+85%

81Urbana, ILIL39,719$833+55%

82Bloomington, ILIL78,804$844+61%

83Kankakee, ILIL23,400$844+72%

84Normal, ILIL53,275$852+54%

85Wilmington, ILIL5,614$852+67%

86Belvidere, ILIL25,462$854+65%

87Monee, ILIL5,119$862+39%

88Bartonville, ILIL5,804$866+85%

89Troy, ILIL11,893$866+50%

90Collinsville, ILIL23,717$867+69%

91Morton, ILIL17,565$871+51%

92Loves Park, ILIL23,712$881+37%

93Shiloh, ILIL14,604$886+59%

94Maryville, ILIL8,413$889+97%

95DeKalb, ILIL40,467$889+57%

96Summit, ILIL10,753$889+61%

97Stickney, ILIL6,897$893+47%

98Blue Island, ILIL21,805$897+55%

99Marengo, ILIL7,737$901+40%

100Carlinville, ILIL5,465$903+122%

101Steger, ILIL9,352$904+48%

102Columbia, ILIL10,865$912+50%

103Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$913+63%

104Sycamore, ILIL19,083$915+55%

105Washington, ILIL15,902$915+71%

106Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$918+62%

107Manteno, ILIL9,201$921+50%

108Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$921+66%

109Champaign, ILIL91,195$922+68%

110Savoy, ILIL9,113$922+39%

111Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$922+48%

112Carterville, ILIL5,839$924+94%

113Broadview, ILIL7,871$928+46%

114Park City, ILIL7,893$930+37%

115Genoa, ILIL5,547$931+61%

116Lynwood, ILIL9,297$937+47%

117Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$940+55%

118Harvey, ILIL19,849$940+59%

119Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$942+66%

120Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$946+41%

121Mahomet, ILIL10,516$950+41%

122Cicero, ILIL81,858$951+70%

123Calumet City, ILIL34,798$959+52%

124Coal City, ILIL5,831$970+55%

125Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$970+35%

126Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$971+61%

127Maywood, ILIL23,330$972+52%

128Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$973+70%

129Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$973+44%

130University Park, ILIL7,019$975+47%

131Waukegan, ILIL87,940$976+51%

132Alsip, ILIL18,483$977+51%

133Northlake, ILIL12,462$978+62%

134Crestwood, ILIL10,529$981+53%

135Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$981+59%

136River Grove, ILIL10,409$984+48%

137Morris, ILIL14,669$985+70%

138Monticello, ILIL6,080$990+106%

139Sandwich, ILIL7,380$991+60%

140Harvard, ILIL9,504$993+46%

141Berwyn, ILIL55,001$995+68%

142Antioch, ILIL15,000$997+47%

143Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$997+54%

144North Riverside, ILIL7,161$1,001+57%

145Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$1,014+44%

146Berkeley, ILIL5,141$1,017+38%

147Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$1,017+65%

148Chatham, ILIL14,579$1,021+58%

149Godfrey, ILIL17,620$1,034+92%

150Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$1,036+43%

151Lansing, ILIL28,068$1,036+57%

152Bellwood, ILIL18,116$1,043+55%

153Manhattan, ILIL10,943$1,051+61%

154Countryside, ILIL6,260$1,053+47%

155Lyons, ILIL10,433$1,054+64%

156Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$1,054+73%

157Worth, ILIL10,696$1,055+62%

158Woodstock, ILIL25,740$1,056+51%

159Richton Park, ILIL12,483$1,057+52%

160Swansea, ILIL14,356$1,057+102%

161Brookfield, ILIL18,879$1,058+45%

162Braidwood, ILIL6,259$1,059+77%

163Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$1,073+42%

164Joliet, ILIL152,241$1,077+96%

165Justice, ILIL12,285$1,077+51%

166Zion, ILIL24,447$1,078+66%

167Riverdale, ILIL10,280$1,078+65%

168Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$1,079+58%

169Bradley, ILIL15,214$1,086+82%

170Elgin, ILIL115,476$1,087+61%

171Addison, ILIL35,758$1,089+58%

172Crete, ILIL8,345$1,091+67%

173Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$1,095+64%

174Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$1,103+77%

175Midlothian, ILIL13,841$1,107+87%

176Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$1,109+51%

177Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$1,115+62%

178Burbank, ILIL28,578$1,120+64%

179Posen, ILIL5,405$1,125+109%

180Forest Park, ILIL13,829$1,130+69%

181West Chicago, ILIL25,296$1,130+44%

182Niles, ILIL30,443$1,133+52%

183Bensenville, ILIL18,525$1,134+42%

184O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$1,134+72%

185Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$1,139+34%

186Roscoe, ILIL11,034$1,148+64%

187Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$1,150+65%

188Grayslake, ILIL21,140$1,153+41%

189Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$1,154+87%

190Wauconda, ILIL13,993$1,157+40%

191Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$1,160+86%

192Homewood, ILIL18,773$1,162+57%

193New Lenox, ILIL28,893$1,163+70%

194Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$1,167+53%

195Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$1,167+43%

196Batavia, ILIL26,586$1,168+51%

197Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$1,170+79%

198Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$1,170+55%

199Round Lake, ILIL18,526$1,171+103%

200Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$1,172+49%

201Villa Park, ILIL21,888$1,172+63%

202Westmont, ILIL24,155$1,175+55%

203Sauk, ILIL9,624$1,178+65%

204Beach Park, ILIL14,114$1,179+64%

205Mokena, ILIL19,897$1,182+84%

206Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$1,190–

207Riverside, ILIL8,939$1,191+84%

208Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$1,191+78%

209Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$1,199+81%

210Orland Park, ILIL57,954$1,203+58%

211Oak Park, ILIL52,823$1,213+71%

212Lemont, ILIL18,513$1,223+62%

213Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$1,224+43%

214La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$1,225+57%

215Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$1,227+73%

216Matteson, ILIL18,543$1,230+73%

217Palatine, ILIL65,842$1,236+40%

218Park Forest, ILIL21,079$1,247+81%

219North Chicago, ILIL34,050$1,250+87%

220Gurnee, ILIL30,458$1,252+55%

221Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$1,255+52%

222Hillside, ILIL8,140$1,265+72%

223Skokie, ILIL66,544$1,269+59%

224Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$1,270+88%

225Wheeling, ILIL38,391$1,270+44%

226North Aurora, ILIL19,406$1,271+75%

227Aurora, ILIL181,505$1,274+82%

228Huntley, ILIL29,132$1,278+57%

229Cary, ILIL17,932$1,286+62%

230La Grange, ILIL15,935$1,290+77%

231Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$1,291+62%

232West Dundee, ILIL8,570$1,296+86%

233Lockport, ILIL27,822$1,305+101%

234Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$1,306+34%

235Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$1,307+58%

236River Forest, ILIL11,393$1,309+78%

237Plano, ILIL12,677$1,316+115%

238Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$1,316+60%

239Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$1,319+55%

240Dolton, ILIL20,671$1,320+92%

241Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$1,320+76%

242McHenry, ILIL29,217$1,328+84%

243Lisle, ILIL23,432$1,333+49%

244Itasca, ILIL9,488$1,336+55%

245Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448$1,350–

246Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$1,358+41%

247Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$1,360+59%

248Markham, ILIL11,274$1,362+76%

249Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$1,362+29%

250Libertyville, ILIL20,701$1,363+63%

251Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$1,364+78%

252Yorkville, ILIL26,730$1,364+81%

253Woodridge, ILIL34,028$1,367+81%

254Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$1,375+55%

255St. Charles, ILIL33,594$1,382+73%

256Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$1,385+76%

257Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$1,385+47%

258Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$1,386+59%

259Mundelein, ILIL32,680$1,396+80%

260Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$1,399+61%

261Roselle, ILIL22,756$1,400+56%

262Barrington, ILIL10,586$1,408+51%

263Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$1,417+60%

264Highwood, ILIL5,323$1,419+75%

265Elburn, ILIL7,084$1,422+105%

266Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$1,428+58%

267Evanston, ILIL76,380$1,433+67%

268Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$1,441+54%

269Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$1,454+44%

270Montgomery, ILIL21,978$1,454+121%

271Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$1,455+56%

272Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$1,458+49%

273Frankfort, ILIL21,365$1,462+107%

274Norridge, ILIL14,808$1,464+116%

275Wheaton, ILIL54,065$1,464+64%

276South Holland, ILIL20,749$1,470+131%

277Darien, ILIL22,032$1,472+93%

278Westchester, ILIL16,300$1,474+63%

279Winnetka, ILIL12,518$1,475+42%

280Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$1,476+77%

281Lombard, ILIL44,399$1,482+67%

282Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$1,487+54%

283Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$1,490+77%

284South Elgin, ILIL25,656$1,496+96%

285Wilmette, ILIL27,459$1,498+46%

286Oswego, ILIL39,948$1,513+105%

287Channahon, ILIL14,530$1,518+84%

288Hampshire, ILIL9,266$1,527+111%

289Warrenville, ILIL15,211$1,545+52%

290Naperville, ILIL153,114$1,546+64%

291Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$1,562+68%

292Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$1,565+11%

293Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$1,565+163%

294Island Lake, ILIL8,047$1,576+69%

295Geneva, ILIL21,138$1,590+85%

296Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$1,597+81%

297Glenwood, ILIL8,416$1,611+129%

298Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$1,618+106%

299Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$1,627+62%

300Romeoville, ILIL41,281$1,631+75%

301Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$1,634–

302Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$1,639+76%

303Minooka, ILIL12,899$1,640+144%

304Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$1,645+246%

305Algonquin, ILIL30,824$1,659+109%

306Highland Park, ILIL30,767$1,666+79%

307Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$1,672+93%

308Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$1,700+58%

309Bartlett, ILIL40,855$1,702+126%

310Streamwood, ILIL38,277$1,705+51%

311Volo, ILIL6,805$1,708+101%

312Plainfield, ILIL50,043$1,737+144%

313Shorewood, ILIL18,536$1,763+77%

314Glenview, ILIL47,711$1,810+119%

315Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$1,816+105%

316Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$1,869+55%

317Deerfield, ILIL19,642$1,889+86%

318Northbrook, ILIL34,744$1,949+52%

319Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$2,022+193%

320Western Springs, ILIL13,588$2,036+118%

321Winfield, ILIL10,146$2,059+112%

322Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$2,101+257%

323Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$2,136+146%

324Gilberts, ILIL9,082$2,151+153%

325Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$2,187+121%

326Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$2,195+10%

327Northfield, ILIL5,632$2,364+104%

328Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$2,592–

329Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$2,720+129%

330Inverness, ILIL7,418$3,501+175%

331Long Grove, ILIL8,343$3,501+389%

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