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

Markham, IL had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 225 cities in 2023, at 85.4%. Pingree Grove, IL had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 48.1% and the figure for Illinois was 47.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest85.4Markham, IL

Lowest0Pingree Grove, IL

Median48.1225 cities

Illinois47.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Markham, IL	85.4	-0.7 pts
2	Burr Ridge, IL	84.8	+1 pts
3	Midlothian, IL	83.7	+6.1 pts
4	Oswego, IL	80.6	+3.5 pts
5	River Forest, IL	77.5	+16.4 pts
6	Yorkville, IL	74.9	+19.9 pts
7	South Holland, IL	73.8	+2 pts
8	Cary, IL	72.6	+2.5 pts
9	Homer Glen, IL	70.8	+2 pts
10	Dolton, IL	69.9	-3.4 pts
11	Riverdale, IL	69.5	+1 pts
12	DeKalb, IL	67.2	+4.9 pts
13	Beach Park, IL	66.7	+7.8 pts
14	Shorewood, IL	63.9	-8.9 pts
15	Bellwood, IL	62	-2.1 pts
16	Fox Lake, IL	62	-2.1 pts
16	Romeoville, IL	62	+9.5 pts
18	Maywood, IL	60.7	+4.5 pts
19	Winnetka, IL	60.5	+2.1 pts
20	Lincolnwood, IL	60.3	-2.6 pts
21	Bridgeview, IL	60.2	0 pts
22	Cahokia Heights, IL	60	-9.7 pts
23	Manhattan, IL	60	-2.9 pts
24	Carbondale, IL	59.4	-4 pts
25	Calumet City, IL	59.2	+3.2 pts
26	East St. Louis, IL	59.1	-2.3 pts
27	Highland Park, IL	59	+2.4 pts
28	Homewood, IL	58.9	-1.7 pts
29	Kankakee, IL	58.4	-3.7 pts
30	Woodstock, IL	58.2	+2.3 pts
31	St. Charles, IL	57.6	+2.2 pts
32	Harvey, IL	57.5	+1 pts
33	West Chicago, IL	57.4	+1.7 pts
34	Minooka, IL	57.3	+10.8 pts
35	Batavia, IL	57.2	-2 pts
36	Country Club Hills, IL	57	-7.3 pts
37	Urbana, IL	56.6	+0.7 pts
38	Orland Park, IL	56.6	0 pts
39	Glenview, IL	56.4	-1 pts
39	Summit, IL	56.4	-2.4 pts
41	Schiller Park, IL	56.3	+3.4 pts
42	Galesburg, IL	56.2	-1 pts
43	Normal, IL	56.1	-2.7 pts
44	Elk Grove Village, IL	55.6	+9.1 pts
45	Deerfield, IL	55.4	+6.7 pts
46	Lake in the Hills, IL	55.4	+2.3 pts
47	Chicago Heights, IL	55.3	+3.9 pts
48	Champaign, IL	55.2	+3 pts
49	Richton Park, IL	55.1	+1.1 pts
50	Lyons, IL	54.7	+14.3 pts
51	East Peoria, IL	54.4	+2.1 pts
52	Morton Grove, IL	54.3	-0.6 pts
53	Worth, IL	54.1	-1.9 pts
54	Macomb, IL	54	-5.2 pts
55	Alton, IL	53.8	+2.1 pts
56	Oak Lawn, IL	53.7	-2.1 pts
57	Round Lake, IL	53.7	-3.9 pts
58	Skokie, IL	53.6	+4.1 pts
59	Godfrey, IL	53.6	+9.7 pts
60	Niles, IL	53	0 pts
61	Rockford, IL	52.7	+1.9 pts
62	Rock Island, IL	52.6	+1.6 pts
63	Alsip, IL	52.5	+2 pts
64	Herrin, IL	52.4	+1.2 pts
65	Northbrook, IL	52.3	-0.1 pts
66	South Elgin, IL	52.2	+3.2 pts
67	Zion, IL	52.1	+4.3 pts
68	Berwyn, IL	52.1	+2.3 pts
69	Centralia, IL	52	+6.7 pts
70	Lombard, IL	51.9	+3.3 pts
71	Washington, IL	51.9	+2.6 pts
72	Lemont, IL	51.8	+2.3 pts
73	Charleston, IL	51.5	+1.6 pts
74	North Chicago, IL	51.2	-3.2 pts
75	Bolingbrook, IL	51.2	-2.7 pts
75	La Grange Park, IL	51.2	-1.5 pts
75	Palos Hills, IL	51.2	+6.4 pts
78	Peoria, IL	50.9	+1.6 pts
79	Joliet, IL	50.8	-1.7 pts
80	Columbia, IL	50.6	-1.6 pts
81	Mahomet, IL	50.5	+8.2 pts
82	Justice, IL	50.4	-4.2 pts
83	Lake Forest, IL	50.3	-3.9 pts
84	Round Lake Beach, IL	50.2	+2.5 pts
85	Palatine, IL	50.2	+2.8 pts
86	Canton, IL	50.2	-0.8 pts
87	Marion, IL	50.1	+1.4 pts
87	McHenry, IL	50.1	-5.9 pts
89	Carpentersville, IL	49.9	+3.6 pts
90	Westmont, IL	49.8	+2.2 pts
91	Antioch, IL	49.8	-8 pts
92	Streamwood, IL	49.8	+4.6 pts
93	New Lenox, IL	49.8	+5.7 pts
94	Lansing, IL	49.7	-0.3 pts
95	Woodridge, IL	49.5	-0.4 pts
96	Downers Grove, IL	49.5	+1 pts
97	Crystal Lake, IL	49.4	+1.9 pts
98	Taylorville, IL	49.4	+1.2 pts
99	Lincoln, IL	49.3	+3.6 pts
100	Evanston, IL	49.3	-0 pts
101	Edwardsville, IL	49	-2 pts
102	Bradley, IL	48.9	-0.8 pts
103	Burbank, IL	48.9	+3.5 pts
104	Crestwood, IL	48.9	+7.5 pts
105	Northlake, IL	48.9	-7 pts
106	East Moline, IL	48.8	+3.7 pts
107	Elmwood Park, IL	48.7	-4.4 pts
108	Sterling, IL	48.7	-0.4 pts
109	Gurnee, IL	48.6	+2 pts
110	Tinley Park, IL	48.6	+0.8 pts
111	Evergreen Park, IL	48.3	-0.5 pts
112	Hanover Park, IL	48.2	-3.4 pts
113	Collinsville, IL	48.1	-3.4 pts
114	Libertyville, IL	48.1	-3.3 pts
115	Belleville, IL	48	+1.7 pts
116	Mount Prospect, IL	48	+2.5 pts
117	Crest Hill, IL	47.9	-3 pts
118	Belvidere, IL	47.9	+1.7 pts
119	Bartlett, IL	47.8	-2.4 pts
120	Chicago, IL	47.7	-0.4 pts
121	Moline, IL	47.5	+0.1 pts
122	Freeport, IL	47.4	-5 pts
123	La Grange, IL	47.4	-1.3 pts
124	Bloomingdale, IL	47.3	-0.8 pts
125	Lockport, IL	47.2	-1.8 pts
125	Winfield, IL	47.2	+5.9 pts
127	Elgin, IL	47.2	+0.7 pts
128	Wood River, IL	47.2	-6.2 pts
129	Darien, IL	47.1	-2 pts
130	Elmhurst, IL	46.9	-3 pts
131	Danville, IL	46.8	+0.3 pts
132	Lake Zurich, IL	46.7	-0.6 pts
132	Morris, IL	46.7	+7.4 pts
134	Roscoe, IL	46.6	+4.7 pts
135	Glen Ellyn, IL	46.3	-3.7 pts
136	Waterloo, IL	46.3	-7.4 pts
137	Aurora, IL	46.1	+0.2 pts
138	Palos Heights, IL	46.1	+3.3 pts
139	Hinsdale, IL	46	+7.6 pts
140	Springfield, IL	45.9	-1.5 pts
141	Park Ridge, IL	45.6	+5.3 pts
142	Waukegan, IL	45.5	-0.4 pts
143	Blue Island, IL	45.3	-3.4 pts
144	Glen Carbon, IL	45.3	-1.3 pts
145	Glendale Heights, IL	45.2	+1 pts
146	Wood Dale, IL	45.2	-1 pts
147	Dixon, IL	45.1	-5.6 pts
148	Park Forest, IL	44.9	-3.1 pts
149	Cicero, IL	44.6	+1.3 pts
150	Wheeling, IL	44.6	-0.5 pts
151	Mount Vernon, IL	44.5	+0.7 pts
152	Kewanee, IL	44.4	+1.6 pts
153	Grayslake, IL	44.3	+4.2 pts
154	Franklin Park, IL	44.2	-9.7 pts
154	Huntley, IL	44.2	+4 pts
156	Warrenville, IL	44.1	+4.1 pts
157	Oak Park, IL	43.9	+1.5 pts
158	Oak Forest, IL	43.9	+3.1 pts
159	Vernon Hills, IL	43.7	+2.2 pts
160	Norridge, IL	43.6	+2.8 pts
161	Geneva, IL	43.5	+6.8 pts
162	Frankfort, IL	43.4	-9.7 pts
163	O'Fallon, IL	43.3	+1.5 pts
164	Rantoul, IL	43.3	-4.6 pts
165	Algonquin, IL	43.2	-3.3 pts
166	Montgomery, IL	43.1	+8.1 pts
167	Forest Park, IL	43	-1.9 pts
168	Hickory Hills, IL	43	-6.7 pts
169	Ottawa, IL	43	-2.8 pts
170	Wheaton, IL	43	+1.7 pts
171	Decatur, IL	42.8	-1.3 pts
172	Hazel Crest, IL	42.7	-10.6 pts
173	Quincy, IL	42.7	-0.2 pts
174	Loves Park, IL	42.4	-2.9 pts
175	Plainfield, IL	42.3	-4 pts
176	Hoffman Estates, IL	42.1	-1.5 pts
177	Wilmette, IL	41.4	-4.8 pts
178	Granite City, IL	41.3	-4.5 pts
179	Brookfield, IL	41.2	-4.8 pts
180	Machesney Park, IL	41.2	+4.5 pts
181	Barrington, IL	41	+1.6 pts
182	Addison, IL	40.9	-6.2 pts
183	Lisle, IL	40.2	-1.5 pts
184	Wauconda, IL	39.9	-2.7 pts
185	Des Plaines, IL	39.9	-3.8 pts
186	Mundelein, IL	39.9	+1.7 pts
187	Arlington Heights, IL	39.6	-0.6 pts
188	Bourbonnais, IL	39.5	-5.4 pts
189	Schaumburg, IL	39.5	+4.5 pts
190	Bensenville, IL	39	-0.8 pts
191	Melrose Park, IL	38.9	+4 pts
192	Pekin, IL	38.9	-6.3 pts
193	Carol Stream, IL	38.8	-1.9 pts
194	Bloomington, IL	38.6	+2.2 pts
195	North Aurora, IL	38.6	+2.7 pts
196	River Grove, IL	38.5	-0.7 pts
197	Mattoon, IL	37.5	+0.3 pts
198	Morton, IL	37.5	+0.3 pts
199	Highland, IL	37.3	+1.6 pts
200	Mokena, IL	37.3	+1.9 pts
201	Swansea, IL	37.3	-1.2 pts
202	Rolling Meadows, IL	37.3	-2.2 pts
203	Roselle, IL	37	-4.2 pts
204	Naperville, IL	36.5	-0.4 pts
205	Chicago Ridge, IL	36.1	-7.8 pts
206	Chatham, IL	35.2	+4.9 pts
207	Streator, IL	34.5	-4.2 pts
208	Campton Hills, IL	34.3	-20.2 pts
209	Matteson, IL	34.2	+0.7 pts
210	Fairview Heights, IL	34	+3 pts
210	Plano, IL	34	-4.8 pts
212	Pontiac, IL	33.8	-7.6 pts
213	Prospect Heights, IL	33.3	-4.1 pts
214	Villa Park, IL	33.1	-7.3 pts
215	Lindenhurst, IL	32.5	+0.5 pts
216	Jacksonville, IL	32.3	-5.6 pts
217	Troy, IL	31.9	-13.5 pts
218	Sycamore, IL	31.7	+1.8 pts
219	Buffalo Grove, IL	30.9	+3.4 pts
220	Western Springs, IL	30.5	+2.1 pts
221	Shiloh, IL	28.5	-4.2 pts
222	Westchester, IL	28.4	-2.9 pts
223	Effingham, IL	28.1	-0.7 pts
224	Channahon, IL	17.6	-1.6 pts
225	Pingree Grove, IL	0	-73.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/illinois-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Markham, IL, with 85.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pingree Grove, IL, with 0% in 2023.

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