Most Affordable Cities in Illinois

Cost of living rankings for 334 cities in Illinois with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Illinois is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 106.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

East St. Louis

Index: 66

Most Expensive

Glencoe

Index: 266

State Average

106

National: 100

Cities Ranked

334

eligible statewide total

Illinois Affordability Ranking

Showing 51–100 of 334 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 2 of 7.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
51	LaSalle	76	$142,480	$1,052	$57,732
52	Peoria Heights	76	$125,205	$1,212	$60,099
53	Spring Valley	76	$153,385	$981	$70,598
54	Belleville	77	$160,311	$1,077	$63,535
55	Mount Vernon	77	$132,966	$994	$55,357
56	Pontiac	77	$161,537	$996	$61,279
57	Silvis	77	$162,962	$1,056	$62,375
58	Clinton	77	$156,227	$1,059	$62,323
59	Peoria	78	$138,052	$1,266	$59,410
60	Riverdale	78	$121,430	$1,304	$39,833
61	Greenville	78	$178,734	$979	$62,089
62	Bartonville	78	$142,354	$1,212	$72,821
63	Princeton	79	$177,530	$981	$61,946
64	Jerseyville	79	$148,283	$1,349	$73,529
65	Kankakee	80	$155,307	$1,266	$47,514
66	Marion	80	$182,275	$1,046	$56,912
67	Dixon	80	$180,985	$1,010	$59,406
68	Mendota	80	$183,080	$1,052	$51,632
69	Colona	80	$185,378	$1,056	$79,700
70	Springfield	81	$172,189	$1,159	$66,064
71	Quincy	81	$182,657	$1,126	$56,480
72	Peru	81	$183,881	$1,052	$74,808
73	Rochelle	81	$196,662	$938	$66,307
74	Candlewick Lake	81	$172,300	$1,172	$86,146
75	Milan	81	$198,165	$1,056	$62,597
76	Rockford	83	$186,897	$1,195	$54,752
77	Collinsville	83	$197,656	$1,204	$67,612
78	East Peoria	83	$184,353	$1,212	$71,833
79	Bethalto	83	$205,270	$1,083	$64,775
80	Pontoon Beach	83	$194,642	$1,200	$62,861
81	Chillicothe	83	$188,469	$1,212	$66,132
82	Carterville	83	$187,434	$1,188	$62,337
83	Mount Zion	83	$199,922	$1,091	$103,365
84	Fairview Heights	84	$198,563	$1,325	$80,930
85	Bradley	84	$187,314	$1,349	$67,420
86	Urbana	85	$207,795	$1,232	$45,346
87	Harvey	85	$109,303	$2,011	$42,429
88	Effingham	85	$237,130	$930	$72,377
89	Calumet City	86	$158,534	$1,572	$55,369
90	Chicago Heights	87	$177,907	$1,450	$54,798
91	Ottawa	87	$215,794	$1,294	$71,413
92	Godfrey	87	$221,003	$1,349	$94,543
93	Geneseo	87	$250,348	$1,056	$70,147
94	Eureka	87	$217,950	$1,212	$56,048
95	Loves Park	88	$203,644	$1,536	$61,868
96	Park Forest	88	$161,174	$1,796	$61,072
97	Washington	89	$235,983	$1,212	$95,179
98	Lake Holiday	89	$256,400	$1,052	$107,875
99	Machesney Park	90	$211,173	$1,611	$75,489
100	Markham	90	$157,367	$2,011	$57,302

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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