Cities in Illinois by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

River Forest, IL had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 225 cities in 2024, at 88.9%. Troy, IL had the lowest, at 26.7%. The median was 49% and the figure for Illinois was 47.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest88.9River Forest, IL

Lowest26.7Troy, IL

Median49225 cities

Illinois47.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	River Forest, IL	88.9	+11.4 pts
2	Burr Ridge, IL	82.2	-2.5 pts
3	Midlothian, IL	82.2	-1.5 pts
4	South Holland, IL	80.4	+6.6 pts
5	Markham, IL	77.9	-7.5 pts
6	Riverdale, IL	74.6	+5 pts
7	Dolton, IL	72.3	+2.5 pts
8	Shorewood, IL	72	+8.1 pts
9	Oswego, IL	71.8	-8.8 pts
10	Homer Glen, IL	71.1	+0.3 pts
11	Lincolnwood, IL	68.7	+8.3 pts
12	Cahokia Heights, IL	67.2	+7.2 pts
13	Cary, IL	66.9	-5.7 pts
14	DeKalb, IL	66.5	-0.7 pts
15	Yorkville, IL	64.6	-10.3 pts
16	Fox Lake, IL	63.7	+1.7 pts
17	Calumet City, IL	63.5	+4.3 pts
18	Homewood, IL	63.2	+4.4 pts
19	East St. Louis, IL	63	+3.9 pts
20	Palos Hills, IL	62.6	+11.4 pts
21	Palos Heights, IL	62.2	+16.1 pts
22	Romeoville, IL	61.7	-0.3 pts
23	Batavia, IL	61.4	+4.2 pts
24	West Chicago, IL	61.1	+3.7 pts
25	Harvey, IL	61	+3.5 pts
26	Deerfield, IL	61	+5.5 pts
27	Burbank, IL	60.6	+11.7 pts
28	East Peoria, IL	60.5	+6.2 pts
29	Richton Park, IL	60.3	+5.3 pts
30	Highland Park, IL	60.2	+1.2 pts
31	Streamwood, IL	59.8	+10 pts
32	St. Charles, IL	59.1	+1.5 pts
33	Skokie, IL	59	+5.4 pts
34	Bellwood, IL	59	-3.1 pts
35	Normal, IL	58.5	+2.4 pts
36	Worth, IL	58.5	+4.4 pts
37	Urbana, IL	58.3	+1.7 pts
38	Country Club Hills, IL	58.2	+1.2 pts
39	Orland Park, IL	58.1	+1.6 pts
40	Minooka, IL	57.8	+0.5 pts
41	Summit, IL	57.6	+1.2 pts
42	Round Lake Beach, IL	57.6	+7.4 pts
43	Champaign, IL	57	+1.8 pts
44	Winnetka, IL	56.8	-3.7 pts
45	Glenview, IL	56.5	+0.1 pts
46	La Grange Park, IL	56.3	+5.1 pts
47	Carbondale, IL	56.2	-3.3 pts
48	Maywood, IL	56.2	-4.6 pts
49	Bridgeview, IL	56.1	-4.1 pts
50	Woodstock, IL	55.8	-2.4 pts
51	Bolingbrook, IL	55.7	+4.5 pts
52	Pingree Grove, IL	55.6	+55.6 pts
53	Round Lake, IL	55.5	+1.8 pts
54	Berwyn, IL	55.2	+3.1 pts
55	Manhattan, IL	54.9	-5 pts
56	Elk Grove Village, IL	54.9	-0.6 pts
57	Zion, IL	54.7	+2.5 pts
58	Lockport, IL	54.7	+7.4 pts
59	Galesburg, IL	54.5	-1.7 pts
60	Lombard, IL	54.4	+2.5 pts
61	Rock Island, IL	54.3	+1.7 pts
62	Beach Park, IL	54.3	-12.4 pts
63	Alton, IL	54.1	+0.3 pts
64	Gurnee, IL	53.8	+5.2 pts
65	Rockford, IL	53.7	+1 pts
66	Kankakee, IL	53.7	-4.7 pts
67	Palatine, IL	53.4	+3.1 pts
68	New Lenox, IL	53.1	+3.3 pts
69	Evanston, IL	53.1	+3.9 pts
70	South Elgin, IL	52.9	+0.6 pts
71	Godfrey, IL	52.8	-0.8 pts
72	Marion, IL	52.3	+2.3 pts
73	Justice, IL	52.3	+1.9 pts
74	Joliet, IL	52.2	+1.4 pts
75	Lansing, IL	52.1	+2.4 pts
76	Lemont, IL	51.9	+0.1 pts
77	Downers Grove, IL	51.8	+2.3 pts
77	Glen Ellyn, IL	51.8	+5.5 pts
79	North Chicago, IL	51.7	+0.4 pts
80	Crystal Lake, IL	51.6	+2.2 pts
81	Norridge, IL	51.6	+7.9 pts
82	Crestwood, IL	51.5	+2.6 pts
83	Lincoln, IL	51.3	+2 pts
84	Alsip, IL	51.3	-1.2 pts
85	Libertyville, IL	51.3	+3.2 pts
86	Matteson, IL	51.1	+16.9 pts
87	Geneva, IL	51.1	+7.6 pts
88	Herrin, IL	51.1	-1.4 pts
89	Kewanee, IL	51	+6.6 pts
90	Bartlett, IL	50.9	+3.2 pts
91	Blue Island, IL	50.9	+5.6 pts
92	Northbrook, IL	50.8	-1.5 pts
93	Canton, IL	50.8	+0.6 pts
94	McHenry, IL	50.8	+0.8 pts
95	Lyons, IL	50.7	-4 pts
95	Mount Prospect, IL	50.7	+2.7 pts
97	Chicago Heights, IL	50.5	-4.7 pts
98	Columbia, IL	50.4	-0.2 pts
99	Lake in the Hills, IL	50.2	-5.1 pts
100	Grayslake, IL	50.2	+5.9 pts
101	Morton Grove, IL	50.1	-4.1 pts
102	Peoria, IL	50	-0.9 pts
103	Danville, IL	49.9	+3.1 pts
104	Macomb, IL	49.9	-4.1 pts
105	Charleston, IL	49.8	-1.7 pts
106	Westmont, IL	49.8	-0.1 pts
107	Belleville, IL	49.3	+1.3 pts
108	Niles, IL	49.2	-3.8 pts
109	Hoffman Estates, IL	49.2	+7.1 pts
110	Waukegan, IL	49	+3.5 pts
111	Dixon, IL	49	+3.9 pts
112	Elgin, IL	49	+1.9 pts
113	Edwardsville, IL	49	0 pts
114	Woodridge, IL	49	-0.5 pts
115	Vernon Hills, IL	48.8	+5 pts
116	Tinley Park, IL	48.7	+0.2 pts
117	Ottawa, IL	48.7	+5.7 pts
118	Oak Lawn, IL	48.7	-5 pts
119	Hickory Hills, IL	48.5	+5.5 pts
120	Evergreen Park, IL	48.4	+0.2 pts
121	Chicago, IL	48.4	+0.6 pts
122	East Moline, IL	48.2	-0.6 pts
123	Bloomingdale, IL	48.1	+0.8 pts
124	Park Forest, IL	48.1	+3.2 pts
125	Waterloo, IL	48	+1.7 pts
126	Springfield, IL	47.9	+2.1 pts
127	Hanover Park, IL	47.8	-0.4 pts
128	Elmhurst, IL	47.7	+0.7 pts
129	Centralia, IL	47.6	-4.4 pts
130	Forest Park, IL	47.4	+4.4 pts
131	Crest Hill, IL	47.3	-0.6 pts
132	Roscoe, IL	47.2	+0.6 pts
133	Cicero, IL	47.2	+2.6 pts
134	O'Fallon, IL	47	+3.7 pts
135	Darien, IL	46.9	-0.2 pts
136	Schiller Park, IL	46.8	-9.5 pts
137	Hinsdale, IL	46.8	+0.8 pts
138	Northlake, IL	46.7	-2.1 pts
139	Wood River, IL	46.6	-0.5 pts
140	Belvidere, IL	46.4	-1.4 pts
141	Oak Forest, IL	46.4	+2.5 pts
142	Wheeling, IL	46.3	+1.7 pts
143	Bradley, IL	46.2	-2.7 pts
144	Winfield, IL	46.2	-1 pts
145	Moline, IL	46	-1.5 pts
146	Glendale Heights, IL	45.9	+0.7 pts
147	Aurora, IL	45.7	-0.4 pts
148	Wilmette, IL	45.7	+4.2 pts
149	Mount Vernon, IL	45.6	+1.1 pts
150	Warrenville, IL	45.5	+1.4 pts
151	Algonquin, IL	45.5	+2.3 pts
152	Chicago Ridge, IL	45.4	+9.3 pts
153	Sterling, IL	45.3	-3.4 pts
154	Rantoul, IL	45.1	+1.8 pts
155	Washington, IL	44.9	-7 pts
156	Mundelein, IL	44.9	+5 pts
157	Mahomet, IL	44.9	-5.6 pts
158	Freeport, IL	44.8	-2.6 pts
159	Huntley, IL	44.8	+0.6 pts
160	Lake Zurich, IL	44.2	-2.5 pts
161	Franklin Park, IL	44.2	-0 pts
162	Rolling Meadows, IL	44.2	+6.9 pts
163	Collinsville, IL	44.1	-4 pts
164	Wheaton, IL	44.1	+1.1 pts
165	Park Ridge, IL	44	-1.6 pts
166	Highland, IL	43.7	+6.4 pts
167	Plainfield, IL	43.6	+1.4 pts
168	Oak Park, IL	43.5	-0.5 pts
169	Antioch, IL	43.4	-6.4 pts
170	Taylorville, IL	43.3	-6.1 pts
171	Carpentersville, IL	43.3	-6.6 pts
172	Melrose Park, IL	43	+4.1 pts
173	Machesney Park, IL	43	+1.8 pts
174	Granite City, IL	42.9	+1.6 pts
175	Plano, IL	42.7	+8.7 pts
176	Morris, IL	42.7	-4.1 pts
177	Brookfield, IL	42.6	+1.3 pts
178	North Aurora, IL	42.3	+3.8 pts
179	Quincy, IL	42.3	-0.4 pts
180	Decatur, IL	41.9	-0.9 pts
181	Wood Dale, IL	41.5	-3.7 pts
182	Elmwood Park, IL	41.4	-7.3 pts
183	Carol Stream, IL	41.2	+2.4 pts
184	Frankfort, IL	40.5	-2.9 pts
185	Loves Park, IL	40.4	-1.9 pts
186	Glen Carbon, IL	40.4	-4.9 pts
187	La Grange, IL	40.1	-7.3 pts
188	Streator, IL	40.1	+5.6 pts
189	Arlington Heights, IL	40.1	+0.4 pts
190	Roselle, IL	39.5	+2.6 pts
191	Naperville, IL	39.5	+3 pts
192	Bourbonnais, IL	39.5	-0 pts
193	Schaumburg, IL	39.3	-0.2 pts
194	Lake Forest, IL	38.9	-11.5 pts
195	Des Plaines, IL	38.7	-1.2 pts
196	Pontiac, IL	38.5	+4.6 pts
197	Bloomington, IL	38.4	-0.2 pts
198	Lisle, IL	38.3	-1.9 pts
199	Bensenville, IL	38.2	-0.9 pts
200	Pekin, IL	37.9	-1 pts
201	Swansea, IL	37.7	+0.4 pts
202	Villa Park, IL	36.7	+3.6 pts
203	Addison, IL	36.5	-4.4 pts
204	Montgomery, IL	36.4	-6.7 pts
205	Western Springs, IL	36.1	+5.6 pts
206	Mattoon, IL	36	-1.5 pts
207	Morton, IL	35.5	-2 pts
208	River Grove, IL	35.4	-3 pts
209	Buffalo Grove, IL	34.8	+3.9 pts
210	Hazel Crest, IL	34.7	-8 pts
211	Fairview Heights, IL	34.1	+0.2 pts
212	Prospect Heights, IL	34.1	+0.8 pts
213	Barrington, IL	34	-7 pts
214	Effingham, IL	33.6	+5.5 pts
215	Campton Hills, IL	33.3	-1 pts
216	Lindenhurst, IL	33.2	+0.8 pts
217	Sycamore, IL	32.5	+0.8 pts
218	Jacksonville, IL	32.2	-0 pts
219	Westchester, IL	31.6	+3.1 pts
220	Wauconda, IL	31	-9 pts
221	Shiloh, IL	30	+1.5 pts
222	Chatham, IL	29.5	-5.7 pts
223	Mokena, IL	29.2	-8.2 pts
224	Channahon, IL	27.6	+10.1 pts
225	Troy, IL	26.7	-5.1 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Illinois by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Illinois by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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River Forest, IL, with 88.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Troy, IL, with 26.7% in 2024.

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