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Lowest median rent, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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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.

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%

48Rock Island, ILIL36,225$714+63%

49Metropolis, ILIL5,727$714+89%

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%

88Troy, ILIL11,893$866+50%

89Bartonville, ILIL5,804$866+85%

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%

95Summit, ILIL10,753$889+61%

96DeKalb, ILIL40,467$889+57%

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%

197Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$1,170+55%

198Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$1,170+79%

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$3,500++175%

331Long Grove, ILIL8,343$3,500++389%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS