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 101–150 of 334 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 3 of 7.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
101	Belvidere	91	$263,884	$1,172	$64,528
102	Sauk Village	91	$165,829	$2,011	$69,973
103	Champaign	92	$238,960	$1,506	$56,118
104	Lansing	92	$203,286	$1,717	$75,569
105	Steger	92	$177,254	$2,011	$66,575
106	South Beloit	92	$244,006	$1,488	$78,616
107	Mascoutah	93	$268,463	$1,369	$97,375
108	Calumet Park	93	$177,527	$2,011	$53,556
109	Bloomington	94	$270,349	$1,336	$77,384
110	Normal	94	$267,616	$1,397	$64,785
111	Dolton	94	$158,803	$2,361	$57,887
112	Midlothian	94	$241,783	$1,492	$70,000
113	Hazel Crest	94	$187,433	$2,011	$68,393
114	Highland	94	$276,286	$1,349	$82,551
115	Monticello	94	$284,697	$1,173	$99,449
116	Zion	95	$254,581	$1,369	$63,104
117	Swansea	95	$268,692	$1,514	$91,587
118	Rockton	95	$300,656	$1,172	$119,058
119	University Park	95	$197,599	$2,011	$73,844
120	Cicero	96	$279,769	$1,294	$70,842
121	DeKalb	96	$263,449	$1,379	$46,481
122	Maywood	96	$263,667	$1,409	$68,815
123	Blue Island	96	$210,344	$2,011	$59,489
124	Crestwood	96	$205,052	$2,011	$75,752
125	Posen	96	$205,090	$2,011	$73,051
126	Waukegan	97	$247,657	$1,687	$71,919
127	Country Club Hills	97	$217,181	$2,011	$75,197
128	Roscoe	97	$316,708	$1,172	$93,036
129	North Chicago	98	$226,074	$2,011	$60,172
130	Morton	98	$292,405	$1,500	$94,402
131	Glenwood	98	$222,050	$2,011	$77,391
132	Maryville	98	$331,736	$1,143	$100,670
133	South Holland	99	$232,988	$2,011	$85,280
134	Bourbonnais	99	$302,358	$1,485	$81,708
135	Lyons	99	$280,833	$1,450	$70,993
136	Manteno	99	$317,796	$1,349	$97,634
137	Round Lake Park	99	$232,394	$2,011	$55,813
138	Joliet	100	$269,608	$1,668	$92,201
139	Alsip	100	$277,225	$1,605	$66,585
140	Shiloh	100	$318,907	$1,501	$99,573
141	Richton Park	100	$229,978	$2,105	$64,554
142	Troy	100	$332,545	$1,349	$112,434
143	Waterloo	100	$331,438	$1,349	$98,711
144	Sandwich	100	$330,471	$1,098	$80,768
145	Coal City	100	$274,643	$1,613	$72,857
146	O'Fallon	101	$315,807	$1,637	$105,982
147	Homewood	101	$253,699	$1,910	$100,139
148	Chatham	101	$308,950	$1,604	$106,773
149	Chicago Ridge	101	$250,829	$2,011	$68,964
150	Glen Carbon	101	$336,568	$1,361	$97,168

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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