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 151–200 of 334 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 4 of 7.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
151Forest Park101$291,076$1,601$77,221
152Boulder Hill101$238,700$2,341$80,377
153Round Lake Beach102$260,137$2,011$86,059
154Edwardsville102$329,725$1,537$86,721
155Bellwood102$261,026$2,011$79,513
156Morris102$315,625$1,402$76,711
157Fox Lake102$258,937$2,011$70,819
158Columbia102$346,129$1,349$107,606
159Berwyn103$321,149$1,427$78,408
160Bridgeview103$319,674$1,500$66,655
161Genoa103$321,509$1,481$82,128
162Oak Lawn104$301,042$1,744$83,911
163Woodstock104$335,290$1,373$82,758
164Sycamore104$322,727$1,573$84,120
165Worth104$280,004$2,011$56,288
166Harvard104$278,494$2,011$67,617
167Wilmington104$277,134$2,011$66,154
168Crest Hill105$284,520$2,011$73,033
169Summit105$281,578$2,011$61,863
170Frankfort Square105$305,800$2,011$126,897
171Lynwood105$284,684$2,011$85,237
172Savoy105$353,161$1,466$91,966
173Broadview105$284,711$2,011$64,697
174Park City105$288,547$2,011$60,171
175Braidwood105$287,459$2,011$82,202
176Evergreen Park106$293,740$2,011$95,719
177Palos Hills106$298,753$2,011$83,533
178Hickory Hills106$345,730$1,448$77,262
179Hillside106$296,568$2,011$72,320
180Stickney106$297,472$2,011$66,942
181Lakemoor106$294,993$2,011$100,414
182McHenry107$315,402$1,904$86,315
183Franklin Park107$325,395$1,800$76,519
184Beach Park107$303,297$2,011$85,664
185Justice107$302,782$2,011$57,170
186Crete107$303,717$2,011$97,147
187Burbank108$316,024$1,996$80,116
188Oak Forest108$303,969$2,115$91,990
189Prospect Heights108$333,406$1,727$85,008
190Northlake108$312,086$2,011$83,892
191River Grove108$324,957$1,888$69,858
192Mahomet108$351,746$1,789$118,586
193Island Lake108$309,230$2,011$103,156
194Winthrop Harbor108$311,590$2,011$95,690
195Grandwood Park108$330,500$2,011$126,736
196Berkeley108$308,846$2,011$85,823
197Carpentersville109$295,982$2,278$86,917
198Schiller Park109$316,417$2,011$69,696
199Romeoville110$321,333$2,104$106,325
200Wheeling110$318,836$2,080$85,205

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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