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Rent Affordability for An Accountant in Illinois

A typical accountant in Illinois earns about $92,596 a year, which supports approximately $2,315 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Illinois city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 125 of 158 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 33 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Carbondale, IL$699/mo9.1%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$732/mo9.5%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$786/mo10.2%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$850/mo11%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$853/mo11.1%very comfortable
Danville, IL$866/mo11.2%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$911/mo11.8%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$926/mo12%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo12.2%very comfortable
Alton, IL$977/mo12.7%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$995/mo12.9%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$1,000/mo13%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,011/mo13.1%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,065/mo13.8%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,065/mo13.8%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo13.9%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,078/mo14%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,081/mo14%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,091/mo14.1%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,097/mo14.2%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,151/mo14.9%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,204/mo15.6%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,203/mo15.6%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo15.6%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo15.6%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,206/mo15.6%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,223/mo15.8%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,239/mo16.1%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,253/mo16.2%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,249/mo16.2%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,267/mo16.4%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,272/mo16.5%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,287/mo16.7%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,314/mo17%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo17.1%very comfortable
Washington, IL$1,324/mo17.2%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,336/mo17.3%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,345/mo17.4%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo17.5%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,363/mo17.7%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo17.8%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,394/mo18.1%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,415/mo18.3%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,412/mo18.3%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,424/mo18.5%very comfortable
Sycamore, IL$1,435/mo18.6%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,453/mo18.8%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,465/mo19%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,469/mo19%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,498/mo19.4%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,505/mo19.5%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,507/mo19.5%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,507/mo19.5%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,508/mo19.5%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,505/mo19.5%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,519/mo19.7%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,518/mo19.7%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,532/mo19.9%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,544/mo20%affordable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,550/mo20.1%affordable
Midlothian, IL$1,550/mo20.1%affordable
Calumet City, IL$1,577/mo20.4%affordable
Forest Park, IL$1,592/mo20.6%affordable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,602/mo20.8%affordable
Alsip, IL$1,605/mo20.8%affordable
Joliet, IL$1,621/mo21%affordable
O Fallon, IL$1,648/mo21.4%affordable
Lansing, IL$1,665/mo21.6%affordable
Waukegan, IL$1,678/mo21.7%affordable
Franklin Park, IL$1,700/mo22%affordable
Chatham, IL$1,704/mo22.1%affordable
Woodridge, IL$1,725/mo22.4%affordable
La Grange Park, IL$1,728/mo22.4%affordable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,756/mo22.8%affordable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,758/mo22.8%affordable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo23%affordable
Mahomet, IL$1,781/mo23.1%affordable
Morton, IL$1,799/mo23.3%affordable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,808/mo23.4%affordable
Park Forest, IL$1,806/mo23.4%affordable
Carol Stream, IL$1,834/mo23.8%affordable
Bensenville, IL$1,851/mo24%affordable
Brookfield, IL$1,864/mo24.2%affordable
Elgin, IL$1,925/mo24.9%affordable
Saint Charles, IL$1,928/mo25%affordable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,948/mo25.2%affordable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo25.2%affordable
Addison, IL$1,951/mo25.3%affordable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,959/mo25.4%affordable
Palatine, IL$1,977/mo25.6%affordable
Lisle, IL$1,981/mo25.7%affordable
Rolling Meadows, IL$1,989/mo25.8%affordable
Westmont, IL$1,988/mo25.8%affordable
Homewood, IL$1,991/mo25.8%affordable
McHenry, IL$1,997/mo25.9%affordable
Willowbrook, IL$2,003/mo26%affordable
Crystal Lake, IL$2,039/mo26.4%affordable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,063/mo26.7%affordable
Oak Park, IL$2,086/mo27%affordable
Evergreen Park, IL$2,081/mo27%affordable
Lombard, IL$2,088/mo27.1%affordable
Des Plaines, IL$2,108/mo27.3%affordable
Wheeling, IL$2,103/mo27.3%affordable
Schaumburg, IL$2,119/mo27.5%affordable
Romeoville, IL$2,124/mo27.5%affordable
Skokie, IL$2,132/mo27.6%affordable
Lockport, IL$2,132/mo27.6%affordable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,133/mo27.6%affordable
Geneva, IL$2,150/mo27.9%affordable
Darien, IL$2,171/mo28.1%affordable
Wheaton, IL$2,174/mo28.2%affordable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,173/mo28.2%affordable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,183/mo28.3%affordable
Montgomery, IL$2,188/mo28.4%affordable
Antioch, IL$2,193/mo28.4%affordable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,230/mo28.9%affordable
Yorkville, IL$2,232/mo28.9%affordable
Richton Park, IL$2,241/mo29%affordable
North Aurora, IL$2,244/mo29.1%affordable
West Dundee, IL$2,249/mo29.1%affordable
Downers Grove, IL$2,286/mo29.6%affordable
Dolton, IL$2,287/mo29.6%affordable
Aurora, IL$2,289/mo29.7%affordable
Naperville, IL$2,298/mo29.8%affordable
Warrenville, IL$2,299/mo29.8%affordable
Niles, IL$2,329/mo30.2%stretched
Highwood, IL$2,333/mo30.2%stretched
Carpentersville, IL$2,357/mo30.5%stretched
Mundelein, IL$2,372/mo30.7%stretched
Oswego, IL$2,380/mo30.8%stretched
Round Lake, IL$2,375/mo30.8%stretched
La Grange, IL$2,374/mo30.8%stretched
Itasca, IL$2,381/mo30.9%stretched
Chicago, IL$2,395/mo31%stretched
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,413/mo31.3%stretched
Vernon Hills, IL$2,420/mo31.4%stretched
Grayslake, IL$2,428/mo31.5%stretched
Roselle, IL$2,437/mo31.6%stretched
Bartlett, IL$2,456/mo31.8%stretched
Barrington, IL$2,452/mo31.8%stretched
Elmhurst, IL$2,468/mo32%stretched
Bloomingdale, IL$2,481/mo32.2%stretched
Glenview, IL$2,492/mo32.3%stretched
Streamwood, IL$2,492/mo32.3%stretched
Morton Grove, IL$2,497/mo32.4%stretched
Hazel Crest, IL$2,503/mo32.4%stretched
Deerfield, IL$2,529/mo32.8%stretched
Evanston, IL$2,552/mo33.1%stretched
Libertyville, IL$2,593/mo33.6%stretched
Park Ridge, IL$2,613/mo33.9%stretched
Matteson, IL$2,621/mo34%stretched
Bolingbrook, IL$2,759/mo35.8%stretched
Orland Park, IL$2,957/mo38.3%stretched
Plainfield, IL$2,970/mo38.5%stretched
Northbrook, IL$3,020/mo39.1%stretched
Highland Park, IL$3,034/mo39.3%stretched
Wilmette, IL$3,693/mo47.9%rent-burdened
Lake Forest, IL$5,171/mo67%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Illinois. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).