Most Affordable Cities in Illinois

Cost of living rankings for 333 cities in Illinois. On average, Illinois is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 73.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

East St. Louis

Index: 24

Most Expensive

Glencoe

Index: 240

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

333

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All 333 Cities in Illinois — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	East St. Louis	24	$52,700	$597	$30,992
2	Pinckneyville	28	$117,100	$440	$55,000
3	West Frankfort	29	$72,500	$673	$48,143
4	Murphysboro	29	$79,600	$655	$42,367
5	Monmouth	30	$88,100	$652	$59,690
6	Du Quoin	30	$78,000	$702	$47,632
7	Pana	30	$82,000	$670	$45,083
8	Kewanee	31	$70,000	$775	$49,668
9	Paris	31	$71,200	$755	$51,798
10	Hoopeston	31	$63,400	$803	$55,180
11	Galesburg	32	$89,800	$719	$45,213
12	Rock Falls	32	$82,400	$745	$48,733
13	Harrisburg	32	$84,800	$717	$48,488
14	Chester	32	$107,800	$642	$74,673
15	Litchfield	32	$100,500	$645	$54,190
16	Beardstown	32	$80,800	$769	$58,765
17	Danville	33	$76,800	$809	$44,239
18	Freeport	33	$86,100	$760	$48,181
19	Centralia	33	$81,600	$775	$47,308
20	Benton	33	$85,100	$776	$51,349
21	Mount Carmel	33	$88,500	$750	$45,884
22	Vandalia	33	$88,800	$738	$43,184
23	Mattoon	34	$96,000	$764	$47,308
24	Macomb	34	$99,800	$733	$39,753
25	Streator	34	$88,000	$779	$54,953
26	Salem	34	$99,800	$752	$57,083
27	Metropolis	34	$93,700	$748	$51,548
28	Decatur	35	$97,300	$796	$50,809
29	Granite City	35	$99,800	$761	$60,490
30	Cahokia Heights	35	$56,900	$959	$37,975
31	Taylorville	35	$106,300	$738	$52,720
32	Olney	35	$96,900	$769	$57,997
33	Carlinville	35	$108,000	$736	$52,738
34	Sterling	36	$107,800	$780	$52,647
35	Greenville	36	$119,800	$724	$52,727
36	Robinson	36	$102,600	$809	$67,591
37	East Alton	36	$99,600	$819	$46,926
38	Hillsboro	36	$95,800	$841	$48,158
39	Jacksonville	37	$128,300	$703	$62,615
40	Mount Vernon	37	$89,700	$893	$52,751
41	Canton	37	$106,900	$814	$54,881
42	Pekin	38	$118,200	$792	$58,355
43	Carbondale	38	$124,800	$750	$29,670
44	Harvey	38	$86,100	$968	$41,091
45	Lincoln	38	$111,600	$804	$54,390
46	Pontiac	38	$110,200	$818	$59,579
47	Princeton	38	$131,300	$739	$57,682
48	Rock Island	39	$118,400	$819	$57,292
49	Wood River	39	$103,200	$915	$65,960
50	Clinton	39	$101,200	$916	$55,960
51	Mendota	39	$121,100	$826	$58,939
52	Chillicothe	39	$128,500	$798	$62,108
53	Milan	39	$120,300	$817	$61,188
54	Alton	40	$99,500	$948	$53,005
55	Dixon	40	$113,300	$865	$58,371
56	Rantoul	40	$109,200	$899	$49,821
57	Jerseyville	40	$124,200	$826	$71,623
58	Eureka	40	$154,600	$680	$55,172
59	East Moline	41	$135,300	$826	$63,328
60	Charleston	41	$133,700	$819	$49,057
61	Kankakee	42	$105,500	$986	$45,119
62	Effingham	42	$166,700	$696	$65,718
63	Peoria Heights	42	$118,000	$921	$62,083
64	Rockford	43	$120,900	$954	$53,328
65	Quincy	43	$146,100	$824	$56,372
66	LaSalle	43	$109,500	$1,011	$54,246
67	Moline	44	$141,900	$887	$63,959
68	Belleville	44	$131,000	$947	$60,529
69	Marion	44	$145,300	$878	$57,281
70	Herrin	44	$109,100	$1,016	$58,501
71	Ottawa	45	$144,500	$922	$73,011
72	Peru	45	$155,600	$879	$68,147
73	Spring Valley	45	$125,000	$1,022	$63,964
74	Colona	45	$152,100	$881	$76,558
75	Bethalto	46	$158,600	$879	$66,469
76	Springfield	47	$155,200	$945	$65,537
77	Peoria	47	$149,500	$951	$58,716
78	Belvidere	47	$153,100	$943	$62,462
79	East Peoria	47	$160,800	$894	$71,763
80	Highland	47	$185,800	$776	$77,886
81	Steger	47	$134,100	$1,035	$59,691
82	Mount Zion	47	$200,300	$696	$110,786
83	Bartonville	47	$128,000	$1,056	$67,674
84	Riverdale	48	$104,800	$1,204	$45,709
85	Rochelle	48	$153,000	$962	$63,373
86	South Beloit	48	$160,800	$925	$81,836
87	Chicago Heights	49	$149,900	$1,035	$57,479
88	Collinsville	49	$157,700	$979	$65,170
89	Silvis	49	$161,300	$975	$67,569
90	Carterville	49	$183,500	$856	$65,238
91	Calumet City	50	$133,600	$1,138	$53,991
92	Loves Park	50	$144,900	$1,102	$58,633
93	Pontoon Beach	50	$137,900	$1,117	$59,375
94	Urbana	52	$186,300	$951	$45,854
95	Park Forest	52	$106,200	$1,341	$62,305
96	Blue Island	53	$169,800	$1,071	$60,965
97	Machesney Park	53	$162,500	$1,109	$74,244
98	Geneseo	53	$196,400	$952	$65,226
99	Normal	54	$199,900	$974	$66,350
100	Rockton	54	$222,100	$864	$109,333
101	Wilmington	54	$216,400	$897	$63,514
102	Bloomington	55	$198,800	$1,004	$75,449
103	Fairview Heights	55	$166,800	$1,177	$77,960
104	Bradley	55	$164,400	$1,181	$62,940
105	Monticello	55	$196,000	$1,030	$88,611
106	Genoa	55	$201,600	$1,004	$79,343
107	DeKalb	56	$202,900	$1,030	$46,564
108	Zion	56	$179,100	$1,139	$62,574
109	Godfrey	56	$181,400	$1,111	$92,746
110	Waterloo	56	$237,900	$873	$92,005
111	Sauk Village	56	$101,900	$1,504	$56,946
112	Waukegan	57	$177,600	$1,163	$70,578
113	Harvard	57	$174,000	$1,184	$71,418
114	Calumet Park	57	$180,800	$1,157	$57,389
115	Champaign	58	$199,700	$1,103	$57,544
116	Lansing	58	$168,500	$1,271	$71,805
117	Dolton	58	$140,500	$1,399	$58,706
118	Round Lake Park	58	$157,900	$1,320	$57,486
119	Marengo	58	$206,100	$1,077	$72,586
120	Braidwood	58	$205,900	$1,089	$83,365
121	North Chicago	59	$147,800	$1,392	$56,815
122	Alsip	59	$208,700	$1,102	$67,557
123	Summit	59	$224,800	$1,012	$60,417
124	Fox Lake	59	$219,300	$1,059	$69,896
125	Coal City	59	$211,600	$1,064	$73,030
126	Morton	60	$238,900	$1,001	$87,760
127	Washington	60	$216,700	$1,087	$91,360
128	Midlothian	61	$200,300	$1,202	$67,872
129	Lynwood	61	$213,700	$1,151	$76,619
130	Sandwich	61	$239,600	$1,044	$77,027
131	University Park	61	$137,800	$1,530	$65,580
132	Maywood	62	$212,600	$1,203	$66,498
133	Swansea	62	$211,700	$1,178	$84,367
134	Troy	62	$240,800	$1,060	$97,825
135	Worth	62	$220,200	$1,164	$56,998
136	Crestwood	62	$187,700	$1,300	$68,686
137	Maryville	62	$253,100	$987	$100,813
138	Cicero	63	$236,000	$1,121	$68,548
139	Bellwood	63	$219,600	$1,221	$76,990
140	Chatham	63	$231,900	$1,157	$106,030
141	Chicago Ridge	63	$217,800	$1,198	$69,389
142	Manteno	63	$241,700	$1,072	$96,057
143	Broadview	63	$240,600	$1,092	$60,139
144	Stickney	63	$236,000	$1,114	$67,307
145	Woodstock	64	$231,100	$1,174	$83,293
146	Sycamore	64	$254,200	$1,062	$80,837
147	Bourbonnais	64	$242,600	$1,132	$81,017
148	Bridgeview	64	$234,000	$1,139	$65,153
149	Beach Park	64	$223,600	$1,235	$83,069
150	Richton Park	64	$200,400	$1,313	$71,724
151	Markham	64	$119,500	$1,689	$52,364
152	Savoy	64	$280,700	$954	$88,828
153	Crete	64	$209,100	$1,283	$97,984
154	Round Lake Beach	65	$191,200	$1,382	$86,632
155	Morris	65	$244,400	$1,141	$72,357
156	Hazel Crest	65	$181,400	$1,439	$62,773
157	Northlake	65	$242,400	$1,164	$77,564
158	Justice	65	$235,200	$1,198	$58,514
159	Lyons	65	$243,500	$1,154	$64,209
160	Mascoutah	65	$226,300	$1,235	$93,902
161	Posen	65	$172,800	$1,478	$71,994
162	Franklin Park	66	$261,700	$1,103	$76,009
163	Roscoe	66	$215,200	$1,349	$97,704
164	Candlewick Lake	66	$169,200	$1,539	$94,820
165	Berkeley	66	$222,400	$1,292	$83,224
166	River Grove	67	$244,700	$1,230	$74,793
167	Hillside	67	$233,800	$1,265	$70,772
168	Joliet	68	$248,600	$1,237	$88,026
169	Homewood	68	$210,500	$1,422	$96,522
170	Hickory Hills	68	$278,400	$1,112	$85,541
171	Shiloh	68	$276,900	$1,098	$100,058
172	Glen Carbon	68	$278,200	$1,088	$92,434
173	Winthrop Harbor	68	$238,800	$1,262	$94,221
174	Elgin	69	$252,400	$1,260	$88,316
175	Oak Forest	69	$247,800	$1,287	$87,941
176	Melrose Park	69	$265,000	$1,194	$64,740
177	Crest Hill	69	$222,600	$1,386	$71,408
178	Columbia	69	$290,100	$1,089	$107,922
179	Carpentersville	70	$225,200	$1,420	$86,327
180	Burbank	70	$258,900	$1,241	$83,975
181	Palos Hills	70	$259,200	$1,267	$83,969
182	Berwyn	71	$286,000	$1,175	$75,235
183	Country Club Hills	71	$180,600	$1,677	$77,463
184	Antioch	71	$299,700	$1,118	$118,635
185	Schiller Park	71	$276,200	$1,214	$67,473
186	Glenwood	71	$182,900	$1,639	$71,376
187	Wauconda	72	$268,300	$1,304	$112,438
188	Oak Lawn	73	$267,900	$1,310	$82,493
189	O'Fallon	73	$274,100	$1,312	$102,793
190	Edwardsville	73	$286,700	$1,231	$92,671
191	Matteson	73	$251,400	$1,390	$98,617
192	Bensenville	73	$259,300	$1,374	$78,298
193	Mahomet	73	$293,200	$1,202	$114,904
194	Evergreen Park	74	$255,700	$1,425	$95,738
195	Plano	74	$221,100	$1,590	$83,102
196	Pingree Grove	74	$298,300	$1,219	$119,880
197	Orland Hills	74	$262,600	$1,373	$118,281
198	McHenry	75	$244,900	$1,508	$86,865
199	Harwood Heights	75	$316,400	$1,166	$79,651
200	North Riverside	75	$295,100	$1,254	$80,753
201	Hanover Park	76	$260,900	$1,478	$92,263
202	Round Lake	76	$257,400	$1,494	$108,965
203	Wheeling	77	$244,600	$1,578	$83,251
204	Glendale Heights	77	$249,000	$1,562	$82,232
205	Manhattan	77	$314,400	$1,220	$128,375
206	Aurora	78	$260,400	$1,535	$90,109
207	Addison	78	$318,000	$1,238	$87,587
208	Forest Park	78	$293,800	$1,352	$81,323
209	Countryside	78	$330,700	$1,212	$78,132
210	Crystal Lake	79	$287,400	$1,431	$105,428
211	Cary	79	$287,000	$1,456	$109,790
212	Johnsburg	79	$312,200	$1,330	$106,827
213	West Chicago	80	$306,500	$1,376	$100,568
214	Elmwood Park	80	$325,000	$1,295	$84,121
215	Grayslake	80	$293,900	$1,434	$113,697
216	Brookfield	80	$314,000	$1,328	$108,429
217	Frankfort Square	80	$282,100	$1,511	$126,953
218	Chicago	81	$315,200	$1,380	$75,134
219	Tinley Park	81	$289,000	$1,518	$103,819
220	Villa Park	81	$313,100	$1,398	$94,698
221	South Holland	81	$201,200	$1,914	$87,378
222	Boulder Hill	81	$233,100	$1,759	$76,935
223	Carol Stream	82	$308,700	$1,465	$105,395
224	Mundelein	82	$285,600	$1,564	$107,608
225	Niles	82	$350,900	$1,247	$78,563
226	Huntley	82	$318,500	$1,385	$86,349
227	Lockport	82	$298,800	$1,503	$113,252
228	Des Plaines	83	$318,200	$1,435	$94,303
229	Batavia	83	$358,000	$1,255	$119,167
230	Lakemoor	83	$261,300	$1,711	$96,929
231	Rolling Meadows	84	$299,700	$1,563	$100,424
232	Lake Villa	84	$325,900	$1,430	$111,110
233	Lake Holiday	84	$235,300	$1,859	$112,250
234	Lake in the Hills	85	$296,400	$1,634	$113,491
235	New Lenox	85	$377,500	$1,244	$133,071
236	South Elgin	85	$296,100	$1,619	$123,744
237	Roselle	85	$318,000	$1,496	$109,118
238	Prospect Heights	85	$347,500	$1,391	$91,599
239	Warrenville	85	$266,500	$1,759	$99,028
240	Island Lake	85	$241,900	$1,855	$98,125
241	Romeoville	86	$245,200	$1,892	$100,022
242	Orland Park	87	$349,400	$1,415	$98,979
243	Streamwood	87	$258,300	$1,849	$101,049
244	Wood Dale	87	$303,400	$1,652	$90,408
245	Winfield	87	$363,400	$1,381	$143,102
246	Willow Springs	87	$370,900	$1,328	$103,429
247	Bolingbrook	88	$295,500	$1,718	$107,552
248	Palatine	88	$347,900	$1,467	$95,950
249	Yorkville	88	$314,200	$1,619	$108,775
250	North Aurora	88	$323,900	$1,596	$111,781
251	Norridge	88	$361,000	$1,421	$87,579
252	Channahon	88	$298,000	$1,718	$121,458
253	Gages Lake	88	$291,200	$1,741	$105,114
254	Elk Grove Village	89	$334,400	$1,574	$95,216
255	Gurnee	89	$331,100	$1,594	$121,410
256	Westmont	89	$369,100	$1,427	$83,622
257	Montgomery	89	$270,700	$1,897	$96,985
258	Lindenhurst	89	$275,400	$1,836	$127,837
259	Minooka	89	$288,600	$1,780	$122,163
260	Woodridge	90	$345,200	$1,547	$97,263
261	Mokena	90	$377,100	$1,405	$129,017
262	Westchester	90	$297,400	$1,767	$103,561
263	Schaumburg	91	$312,200	$1,774	$94,690
264	Skokie	91	$368,600	$1,491	$93,550
265	Mount Prospect	91	$377,000	$1,454	$103,911
266	Grandwood Park	92	$313,000	$1,797	$124,847
267	West Dundee	93	$342,900	$1,697	$104,750
268	Lombard	94	$321,200	$1,834	$97,253
269	Oswego	94	$319,000	$1,823	$119,881
270	Algonquin	94	$324,000	$1,800	$131,753
271	Bloomingdale	94	$363,100	$1,607	$98,891
272	Lemont	94	$447,800	$1,211	$126,100
273	Hoffman Estates	95	$340,400	$1,764	$109,683
274	Sugar Grove	95	$372,000	$1,608	$116,250
275	Gilberts	96	$330,100	$1,852	$119,719
276	Elburn	96	$358,200	$1,705	$106,506
277	La Grange Park	97	$427,800	$1,423	$119,115
278	Willowbrook	97	$367,000	$1,691	$97,861
279	Lisle	98	$407,000	$1,540	$106,173
280	Bartlett	99	$350,500	$1,857	$130,479
281	Darien	99	$386,400	$1,671	$109,354
282	St. Charles	100	$369,700	$1,788	$115,350
283	Itasca	100	$375,600	$1,779	$111,898
284	Arlington Heights	102	$403,200	$1,727	$118,532
285	Oak Park	102	$456,300	$1,456	$108,026
286	Shorewood	102	$324,600	$2,087	$122,648
287	Riverside	102	$460,500	$1,435	$149,219
288	Volo	102	$293,800	$2,229	$145,906
289	Downers Grove	103	$439,000	$1,589	$119,649
290	Vernon Hills	103	$384,800	$1,855	$120,625
291	Homer Glen	103	$400,000	$1,737	$128,546
292	Flossmoor	103	$309,100	$2,191	$137,768
293	Plainfield	106	$398,000	$1,889	$142,265
294	Geneva	106	$415,800	$1,805	$136,621
295	Lake Zurich	106	$418,300	$1,782	$139,959
296	Glen Ellyn	107	$522,600	$1,326	$133,346
297	Palos Heights	107	$350,000	$2,138	$107,974
298	Wheaton	108	$447,700	$1,731	$119,566
299	Campton Hills	108	$510,100	$1,424	$192,727
300	Hampshire	108	$316,200	$2,356	$107,774
301	Buffalo Grove	110	$392,900	$2,042	$129,820
302	Libertyville	110	$499,300	$1,537	$162,270
303	Evanston	111	$472,300	$1,698	$95,766
304	Clarendon Hills	112	$595,500	$1,124	$125,826
305	Highwood	112	$454,500	$1,800	$101,862
306	Morton Grove	113	$377,000	$2,210	$106,078
307	Park Ridge	114	$539,300	$1,511	$138,059
308	Naperville	120	$509,900	$1,852	$150,937
309	Frankfort	123	$461,600	$2,175	$153,714
310	Elmhurst	124	$532,800	$1,877	$145,374
311	La Grange	125	$582,600	$1,679	$154,556
312	River Forest	130	$676,900	$1,411	$148,711
313	Barrington	131	$580,900	$1,886	$150,714
314	Highland Park	133	$594,400	$1,903	$161,875
315	Glenview	137	$598,800	$2,027	$138,758
316	Lake Barrington	146	$451,400	$3,060	$132,857
317	Western Springs	147	$691,300	$1,932	$218,839
318	Deerfield	148	$608,600	$2,345	$189,705
319	Lake Bluff	150	$739,400	$1,826	$205,735
320	Northbrook	152	$644,100	$2,334	$155,321
321	Lincolnshire	159	$625,800	$2,655	$179,735
322	Lincolnwood	162	$475,400	$3,501	$107,950
323	Wilmette	163	$802,200	$1,968	$192,300
324	Burr Ridge	177	$694,800	$3,000	$154,508
325	Lake Forest	181	$909,800	$2,120	$228,120
326	South Barrington	186	$986,300	$1,917	$211,083
327	Hinsdale	189	$999,100	$1,981	$250,001
328	Northfield	190	$807,700	$2,917	$180,492
329	Inverness	193	$704,100	$3,501	$215,810
330	Long Grove	198	$746,700	$3,501	$235,368
331	Oak Brook	198	$867,900	$2,921	$171,123
332	Winnetka	211	$1,206,300	$1,750	$250,001
333	Glencoe	240	$1,354,900	$2,097	$250,001

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