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    Most Affordable Neighborhoods in Illinois (2026 Rankings)

    Finding affordable places to live in Illinois starts with data. We ranked 25 neighborhoods by affordability index, where a score above 100 indicates housing that is more affordable than the national average.

    RochelleIL
    Kurby Score: 66
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $138,800
    Median Income: $55,974
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    Hawthorn Woods villageIL
    Kurby Score: 70
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $580,400
    Median Income: $215,817
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    Riverside villageIL
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $471,100
    Median Income: $149,464
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    4
    Bethalto villageIL
    Kurby Score: 66
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $156,300
    Median Income: $67,569
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    5
    Flossmoor villageIL
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $293,400
    Median Income: $140,703
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    6
    Boulder Hill CDPBoulder Hill CDP, IL
    Kurby Score: 66
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $214,600
    Median Income: $76,875
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    7
    Frankfort Square CDPFrankfort Square CDP, IL
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $274,800
    Median Income: $121,500
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    8
    Savoy villageIL
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $260,800
    Median Income: $86,605
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    9
    Lynwood villageIL
    Kurby Score: 66
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $195,900
    Median Income: $80,789
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    10
    Willowbrook villageIL
    Kurby Score: 69
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $347,200
    Median Income: $95,649
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    11
    Lake Villa villageIL
    Kurby Score: 66
    Affordability Index: 221
    Home Value: $309,400
    Median Income: $126,711
    Median Rent: $1,163/mo
    12
    WaukeganIL
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $164,400
    Median Income: $66,077
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    13
    HarvardIL
    Kurby Score: 64
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $161,400
    Median Income: $67,938
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    14
    ChampaignIL
    Kurby Score: 65
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $191,200
    Median Income: $58,273
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    15
    Glen Carbon villageIL
    Kurby Score: 66
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $272,000
    Median Income: $92,002
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    16
    Mount VernonIL
    Kurby Score: 64
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $88,800
    Median Income: $48,786
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    17
    MacombIL
    Kurby Score: 55
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $103,800
    Median Income: $35,064
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    18
    Rantoul villageIL
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $102,000
    Median Income: $46,078
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    19
    Palatine villageIL
    Kurby Score: 61
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $337,200
    Median Income: $93,383
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    20
    Shiloh villageIL
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $263,900
    Median Income: $94,539
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    21
    EvanstonIL
    Kurby Score: 65
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $454,600
    Median Income: $93,188
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    22
    Richton Park villageIL
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $182,800
    Median Income: $69,691
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    23
    Hazel Crest villageIL
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $162,900
    Median Income: $57,247
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    24
    Minooka villageIL
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $266,600
    Median Income: $119,730
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr
    25
    Bolingbrook villageIL
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 218
    Home Value: $276,400
    Median Income: $102,057
    Median Rent: $1,354/mo
    Property Tax: $7,157/yr

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