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Cities in Illinois by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Western Springs, IL had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 224 cities in 2021, at 97.5%. Carbondale, IL had the lowest, at 26.6%. The median was 71.1% and the figure for Illinois was 66.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.5Western Springs, IL
Lowest26.6Carbondale, IL
Median71.1224 cities
Illinois66.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Western Springs, IL: 97.5 %Western Springs, IL97.5Campton Hills, IL: 97.3 %Campton Hills, IL97.3Palos Heights, IL: 95.7 %Palos Heights, IL95.7Burr Ridge, IL: 94.8 %Burr Ridge, IL94.8Homer Glen, IL: 94.6 %Homer Glen, IL94.6Frankfort, IL: 93.9 %Frankfort, IL93.9Shorewood, IL: 92 %Shorewood, IL92Minooka, IL: 91.6 %Minooka, IL91.6Westchester, IL: 91.3 %Westchester, IL91.3Winfield, IL: 91.2 %Winfield, IL91.2New Lenox, IL: 91.2 %New Lenox, IL91.2Winnetka, IL: 90.9 %Winnetka, IL90.9Plainfield, IL: 90.9 %Plainfield, IL90.9Mokena, IL: 90.3 %Mokena, IL90.3Channahon, IL: 89.6 %Channahon, IL89.6River Forest, IL: 89.3 %River Forest, IL89.3Manhattan, IL: 89.1 %Manhattan, IL89.1Huntley, IL: 89 %Huntley, IL89Wilmette, IL: 88 %Wilmette, IL88Pingree Grove, IL: 87.9 %Pingree Grove, IL87.9Hinsdale, IL: 87.7 %Hinsdale, IL87.7Northbrook, IL: 87.5 %Northbrook, IL87.5Oswego, IL: 87.4 %Oswego, IL87.4Beach Park, IL: 87 %Beach Park, IL87Cary, IL: 86.8 %Cary, IL86.8Lake Forest, IL: 86.7 %Lake Forest, IL86.7Lemont, IL: 86.6 %Lemont, IL86.6Morton Grove, IL: 86.5 %Morton Grove, IL86.5Mahomet, IL: 86.3 %Mahomet, IL86.3Tinley Park, IL: 86.1 %Tinley Park, IL86.1Streamwood, IL: 85.5 %Streamwood, IL85.5Orland Park, IL: 85.3 %Orland Park, IL85.3Algonquin, IL: 85.1 %Algonquin, IL85.1Park Ridge, IL: 84.6 %Park Ridge, IL84.6Geneva, IL: 84.6 %Geneva, IL84.6Romeoville, IL: 84.4 %Romeoville, IL84.4Bartlett, IL: 84.2 %Bartlett, IL84.2Lake in the Hills, IL: 84.1 %Lake in the Hills, IL84.1Lindenhurst, IL: 84.1 %Lindenhurst, IL84.1Godfrey, IL: 83.9 %Godfrey, IL83.9Western Springs, IL: 97.5 %Western Springs, IL97.5Campton Hills, IL: 97.3 %Campton Hills, IL97.3Palos Heights, IL: 95.7 %Palos Heights, IL95.7Burr Ridge, IL: 94.8 %Burr Ridge, IL94.8Homer Glen, IL: 94.6 %Homer Glen, IL94.6Frankfort, IL: 93.9 %Frankfort, IL93.9Shorewood, IL: 92 %Shorewood, IL92Minooka, IL: 91.6 %Minooka, IL91.6Westchester, IL: 91.3 %Westchester, IL91.3Winfield, IL: 91.2 %Winfield, IL91.2New Lenox, IL: 91.2 %New Lenox, IL91.2Winnetka, IL: 90.9 %Winnetka, IL90.9Plainfield, IL: 90.9 %Plainfield, IL90.9Mokena, IL: 90.3 %Mokena, IL90.3Channahon, IL: 89.6 %Channahon, IL89.6River Forest, IL: 89.3 %River Forest, IL89.3Manhattan, IL: 89.1 %Manhattan, IL89.1Huntley, IL: 89 %Huntley, IL89Wilmette, IL: 88 %Wilmette, IL88Pingree Grove, IL: 87.9 %Pingree Grove, IL87.9Hinsdale, IL: 87.7 %Hinsdale, IL87.7Northbrook, IL: 87.5 %Northbrook, IL87.5Oswego, IL: 87.4 %Oswego, IL87.4Beach Park, IL: 87 %Beach Park, IL87Cary, IL: 86.8 %Cary, IL86.8Lake Forest, IL: 86.7 %Lake Forest, IL86.7Lemont, IL: 86.6 %Lemont, IL86.6Morton Grove, IL: 86.5 %Morton Grove, IL86.5Mahomet, IL: 86.3 %Mahomet, IL86.3Tinley Park, IL: 86.1 %Tinley Park, IL86.1Streamwood, IL: 85.5 %Streamwood, IL85.5Orland Park, IL: 85.3 %Orland Park, IL85.3Algonquin, IL: 85.1 %Algonquin, IL85.1Park Ridge, IL: 84.6 %Park Ridge, IL84.6Geneva, IL: 84.6 %Geneva, IL84.6Romeoville, IL: 84.4 %Romeoville, IL84.4Bartlett, IL: 84.2 %Bartlett, IL84.2Lake in the Hills, IL: 84.1 %Lake in the Hills, IL84.1Lindenhurst, IL: 84.1 %Lindenhurst, IL84.1Godfrey, IL: 83.9 %Godfrey, IL83.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Western Springs, IL97.5
2Campton Hills, IL97.3
3Palos Heights, IL95.7
4Burr Ridge, IL94.8
5Homer Glen, IL94.6
6Frankfort, IL93.9
7Shorewood, IL92
8Minooka, IL91.6
9Westchester, IL91.3
10Winfield, IL91.2
11New Lenox, IL91.2
12Winnetka, IL90.9
13Plainfield, IL90.9
14Mokena, IL90.3
15Channahon, IL89.6
16River Forest, IL89.3
17Manhattan, IL89.1
18Huntley, IL89
19Wilmette, IL88
20Pingree Grove, IL87.9
21Hinsdale, IL87.7
22Northbrook, IL87.5
23Oswego, IL87.4
24Beach Park, IL87
25Cary, IL86.8
26Lake Forest, IL86.7
27Lemont, IL86.6
28Morton Grove, IL86.5
29Mahomet, IL86.3
30Tinley Park, IL86.1
31Streamwood, IL85.5
32Orland Park, IL85.3
33Algonquin, IL85.1
34Park Ridge, IL84.6
35Geneva, IL84.6
36Romeoville, IL84.4
37Bartlett, IL84.2
38Lake in the Hills, IL84.1
39Lindenhurst, IL84.1
40Godfrey, IL83.9
41Highland Park, IL83.6
42Evergreen Park, IL83.3
43Norridge, IL83.1
44Columbia, IL82.7
45South Holland, IL82.2
46South Elgin, IL82
47Lockport, IL82
48Deerfield, IL81.9
49La Grange, IL81.7
50Oak Lawn, IL81.4
51Libertyville, IL81
52Yorkville, IL80.9
53Elmhurst, IL80.8
54Buffalo Grove, IL80.6
55Darien, IL80.6
56Oak Forest, IL80.5
57Lake Zurich, IL80.4
58Brookfield, IL80.3
59Lincolnwood, IL80.1
60Montgomery, IL79.8
61Bolingbrook, IL79.5
62Burbank, IL79.5
63Glenview, IL79.2
64Des Plaines, IL78.9
65Chatham, IL78.9
66Wauconda, IL78.8
67Warrenville, IL78.4
68Homewood, IL78.4
69Washington, IL78.3
70Batavia, IL78.2
71Machesney Park, IL78.1
72Palos Hills, IL78.1
73Glen Ellyn, IL78.1
74Morton, IL78
75Round Lake Beach, IL77.8
76Country Club Hills, IL77.7
77Crystal Lake, IL77.3
78Wood Dale, IL77.2
79Midlothian, IL77
80Roselle, IL76.8
81Matteson, IL76.6
82Niles, IL76.3
83Barrington, IL76.2
84Waterloo, IL76
85Round Lake, IL75.8
86Downers Grove, IL75.7
87Hanover Park, IL75.6
88McHenry, IL75.3
89Swansea, IL75.2
90Elk Grove Village, IL74.7
91Naperville, IL74.6
92Bellwood, IL74.6
93North Aurora, IL74.2
94Carpentersville, IL74.1
95Wheaton, IL73.8
96Grayslake, IL73.7
97La Grange Park, IL73.5
98Belvidere, IL73.5
99Antioch, IL73.5
100Crestwood, IL73.5
101Arlington Heights, IL73.4
102Franklin Park, IL73.3
103Bloomingdale, IL72.6
103O'Fallon, IL72.6
105East Peoria, IL72.6
106Roscoe, IL72.6
107Hoffman Estates, IL72.5
108Skokie, IL72.4
109Hickory Hills, IL72.2
110Mundelein, IL72.1
111Rolling Meadows, IL71.6
112Gurnee, IL71.4
113Villa Park, IL70.9
114West Chicago, IL70.8
115Dolton, IL70.5
116Joliet, IL70.5
117St. Charles, IL70.4
118Troy, IL70.4
119Fox Lake, IL70.2
120Lombard, IL70.2
121Wood River, IL70.1
122Elgin, IL70
123Mount Prospect, IL69.8
124Canton, IL69.6
125Lansing, IL69.3
126Carol Stream, IL69.1
127Plano, IL68.9
128Crest Hill, IL68.4
129Glen Carbon, IL68
130Northlake, IL67.9
131Vernon Hills, IL67.7
132Bourbonnais, IL67.4
133Palatine, IL67.2
134Kewanee, IL67.1
134Pekin, IL67.1
136Bridgeview, IL67.1
137Loves Park, IL67
138Granite City, IL67
139Aurora, IL66.7
140Centralia, IL66.6
141Sycamore, IL66.5
142Markham, IL66.4
143East Moline, IL66
144Collinsville, IL65.9
145Moline, IL65.9
146Taylorville, IL65.8
147Prospect Heights, IL65.7
148Bradley, IL65.6
148Highland, IL65.6
150Woodstock, IL65.6
151Edwardsville, IL65
152Herrin, IL65
153Ottawa, IL64.9
154Addison, IL64.8
155Glendale Heights, IL64.4
156Shiloh, IL64.4
157Dixon, IL64
158Woodridge, IL63.7
159Quincy, IL63.6
160Chicago Heights, IL63.6
161Lyons, IL63.3
162Fairview Heights, IL63.1
163Hazel Crest, IL63
164Effingham, IL62.7
165Wheeling, IL62.5
166Elmwood Park, IL62.3
167River Grove, IL62.3
168Springfield, IL62.2
169Jacksonville, IL62.2
170Alsip, IL61.9
171Decatur, IL61.6
171Marion, IL61.6
173Schaumburg, IL61.5
174Sterling, IL61.2
175Rock Island, IL61.1
176Bloomington, IL61.1
177Pontiac, IL61
178Maywood, IL61
179Belleville, IL60.5
180Lincoln, IL60.4
181Oak Park, IL59.9
182Streator, IL59.8
183Freeport, IL59.2
184Alton, IL59
185Worth, IL58.9
186Galesburg, IL58.7
187Calumet City, IL58.7
188Berwyn, IL58.4
189Park Forest, IL57.7
190Danville, IL57.4
191Peoria, IL57.1
192Zion, IL57.1
193Lisle, IL56.8
194Summit, IL56.6
195Evanston, IL56.4
196Chicago Ridge, IL56.3
197Schiller Park, IL55.7
198Mattoon, IL55.4
199Normal, IL55.4
200Morris, IL55.1
201Mount Vernon, IL54.5
202Richton Park, IL54.1
203Rockford, IL53.8
204Cicero, IL53.7
205Melrose Park, IL53.6
206Westmont, IL52.3
207Justice, IL52.1
208East St. Louis, IL51.3
209Bensenville, IL51
210Rantoul, IL50.9
211Forest Park, IL50.6
212Blue Island, IL50.3
213Harvey, IL49.8
214Kankakee, IL48.8
215Waukegan, IL48.7
216Macomb, IL48.4
217Charleston, IL46.8
218Chicago, IL45.6
219Riverdale, IL45.4
220Champaign, IL44.1
221DeKalb, IL39.9
222Urbana, IL33.8
223North Chicago, IL33.4
224Carbondale, IL26.6

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Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/illinois-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/illinois-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Western Springs, IL, with 97.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Carbondale, IL, with 26.6% in 2021.

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