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

Pingree Grove, IL had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 224 cities in 2021, at 85.5%. Channahon, IL had the lowest, at 24.1%. The median was 47.9% and the figure for Illinois was 47%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest85.5Pingree Grove, IL

Lowest24.1Channahon, IL

Median47.9224 cities

Illinois47History

Top 40 cities, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 (%)
1	Pingree Grove, IL	85.5
2	Burr Ridge, IL	83.8
3	Markham, IL	80.4
4	Midlothian, IL	80
5	South Holland, IL	75.7
6	Western Springs, IL	74.2
7	Riverdale, IL	69.6
8	Dolton, IL	69.5
9	Country Club Hills, IL	66.1
10	Homer Glen, IL	65.6
11	Carbondale, IL	65.4
12	Shorewood, IL	63
13	Northlake, IL	62.6
14	Oswego, IL	61.6
15	Bridgeview, IL	61.1
16	Kankakee, IL	61.1
17	Harvey, IL	60.9
18	Urbana, IL	59.8
19	Homewood, IL	59.2
20	Macomb, IL	59.2
21	DeKalb, IL	58.8
22	La Grange, IL	58.5
23	Bellwood, IL	57.8
24	McHenry, IL	57.1
25	Winnetka, IL	56.9
26	Normal, IL	56.7
27	Maywood, IL	56.7
28	Northbrook, IL	56.6
29	Bolingbrook, IL	56.3
30	Batavia, IL	56.2
31	Fox Lake, IL	55.9
32	Highland Park, IL	55.9
33	Lockport, IL	55.9
34	Beach Park, IL	55.8
35	Glenview, IL	55.7
36	Chicago Ridge, IL	55.7
37	North Chicago, IL	55.6
38	Elmwood Park, IL	55.5
39	Worth, IL	55.4
40	Calumet City, IL	55.2
41	Lincolnwood, IL	55
42	Herrin, IL	54.8
43	East St. Louis, IL	54.6
44	West Chicago, IL	54.5
45	Oak Lawn, IL	54.5
46	Lake Forest, IL	54.5
47	Charleston, IL	54.2
48	Zion, IL	54.1
49	Galesburg, IL	54.1
50	Godfrey, IL	54
51	Skokie, IL	53.9
52	Round Lake, IL	53.8
53	Joliet, IL	53.5
54	St. Charles, IL	53.4
55	East Peoria, IL	53.3
56	Schiller Park, IL	53.1
57	River Forest, IL	53
58	Justice, IL	52.8
59	Bartlett, IL	52.8
60	Cary, IL	52.7
61	Freeport, IL	52.7
62	Darien, IL	52.7
63	Lemont, IL	52.5
64	Collinsville, IL	52.5
65	Hickory Hills, IL	52.4
66	Lake in the Hills, IL	52.2
67	Manhattan, IL	52.1
68	Morton Grove, IL	52
69	Deerfield, IL	52
69	Orland Park, IL	52
71	Champaign, IL	51.6
72	Addison, IL	51.6
73	Rock Island, IL	51.5
74	Algonquin, IL	51.4
75	Frankfort, IL	51.4
76	Niles, IL	51.3
77	Woodridge, IL	51.3
78	Taylorville, IL	51.3
79	Wood River, IL	51.2
80	Alton, IL	51.1
81	Blue Island, IL	51.1
82	Evanston, IL	51
83	Crystal Lake, IL	51
84	Carpentersville, IL	51
85	Romeoville, IL	50.9
86	Hanover Park, IL	50.9
87	Franklin Park, IL	50.8
88	Glen Ellyn, IL	50.8
89	Richton Park, IL	50.8
90	Summit, IL	50.7
91	Libertyville, IL	50.6
92	Rockford, IL	50.5
93	Berwyn, IL	50.3
93	Chicago Heights, IL	50.3
95	Centralia, IL	50
96	Lake Zurich, IL	50
97	Columbia, IL	49.9
98	Edwardsville, IL	49.5
98	Peoria, IL	49.5
100	Springfield, IL	49.3
100	Troy, IL	49.3
102	La Grange Park, IL	49
103	Dixon, IL	49
104	Marion, IL	48.8
105	Antioch, IL	48.7
106	Lansing, IL	48.6
107	Bloomingdale, IL	48.4
108	Bourbonnais, IL	48.3
109	Westmont, IL	48.2
110	Rantoul, IL	47.9
111	Tinley Park, IL	47.9
112	Canton, IL	47.9
113	Hoffman Estates, IL	47.8
114	Palatine, IL	47.7
115	Norridge, IL	47.6
116	Downers Grove, IL	47.6
117	Chicago, IL	47.5
117	Crest Hill, IL	47.5
119	Des Plaines, IL	47.3
120	Elmhurst, IL	47.2
121	Moline, IL	47.1
122	Gurnee, IL	46.8
123	Bradley, IL	46.8
124	South Elgin, IL	46.7
125	Glen Carbon, IL	46.7
126	Belleville, IL	46.6
127	New Lenox, IL	46.6
128	Brookfield, IL	46.6
129	Burbank, IL	46.4
130	Belvidere, IL	46.4
131	Park Forest, IL	46.3
132	Decatur, IL	46.2
133	Waterloo, IL	46.2
134	Forest Park, IL	46.1
135	Streamwood, IL	46
136	Granite City, IL	45.9
137	Bensenville, IL	45.8
138	Aurora, IL	45.8
139	Elgin, IL	45.7
140	Hazel Crest, IL	45.6
141	Plainfield, IL	45.4
142	Alsip, IL	45.2
143	Waukegan, IL	45
144	Swansea, IL	44.8
145	Evergreen Park, IL	44.8
146	Park Ridge, IL	44.4
147	Campton Hills, IL	44.2
148	Ottawa, IL	44.2
149	Warrenville, IL	44.2
150	Woodstock, IL	44.1
151	Cicero, IL	44
152	Elk Grove Village, IL	43.9
153	Lombard, IL	43.9
154	Danville, IL	43.8
155	Pekin, IL	43.8
156	Wauconda, IL	43.6
157	Wheeling, IL	43.4
158	Mount Prospect, IL	43.3
159	Sterling, IL	43.2
160	Jacksonville, IL	43.1
161	Wilmette, IL	43.1
162	Vernon Hills, IL	43
163	Washington, IL	43
164	Oak Park, IL	42.9
165	East Moline, IL	42.9
166	Quincy, IL	42.7
167	Mattoon, IL	42.6
168	Loves Park, IL	42.6
169	Wood Dale, IL	42.5
170	Glendale Heights, IL	42.3
171	O'Fallon, IL	42
172	Yorkville, IL	41.7
173	Streator, IL	41.7
174	Lisle, IL	41.6
175	Mount Vernon, IL	41.3
176	Barrington, IL	41.2
177	Villa Park, IL	41.1
178	Palos Hills, IL	40.8
179	Wheaton, IL	40.4
180	Pontiac, IL	40.3
181	Lincoln, IL	40.3
182	Oak Forest, IL	40.2
183	River Grove, IL	40
184	Roselle, IL	39.7
185	Round Lake Beach, IL	39.3
186	North Aurora, IL	39.3
187	Matteson, IL	39.2
188	Grayslake, IL	38.4
189	Morris, IL	38.3
190	Bloomington, IL	38.2
191	Minooka, IL	38
192	Mokena, IL	37.9
193	Naperville, IL	37.8
194	Mahomet, IL	37.8
195	Kewanee, IL	37.6
196	Prospect Heights, IL	37.5
197	Arlington Heights, IL	37.4
198	Carol Stream, IL	37.3
199	Fairview Heights, IL	37.2
200	Crestwood, IL	36.8
201	Melrose Park, IL	36.5
202	Shiloh, IL	36.3
203	Lindenhurst, IL	36.3
204	Lyons, IL	36.2
205	Rolling Meadows, IL	36
206	Sycamore, IL	36
207	Geneva, IL	35.9
208	Schaumburg, IL	35.7
209	Huntley, IL	35.6
210	Mundelein, IL	34.6
211	Machesney Park, IL	34.5
212	Westchester, IL	33.9
213	Hinsdale, IL	33.8
214	Highland, IL	33.8
215	Winfield, IL	32.8
216	Buffalo Grove, IL	32.4
217	Palos Heights, IL	32.2
218	Chatham, IL	31.7
219	Effingham, IL	30.7
220	Montgomery, IL	30.7
221	Morton, IL	28.6
222	Plano, IL	28.2
223	Roscoe, IL	27.9
224	Channahon, IL	24.1

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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. 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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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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), 2021}},
  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?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Pingree Grove, IL, with 85.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Channahon, IL, with 24.1% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.