Can A Nursing Assistant Afford Rent in Carbondale, IL?
Comfortably affordable — rent takes 20% of gross income.
Carbondale rent: September 2026. Salary: BLS OEWS May 2024 (Illinois state estimate).
About rent and a nursing assistant salary
Nursing assistant (CNA) pay falls below the rent threshold for a one-bedroom in nearly every US metro, which is the central tension behind the widely studied direct-care workforce affordability gap. At the national-average CNA salary, the 30% rule supports about $990 a month in rent — below median rent in most cities. The per-city pages quantify how far below.
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Can a nursing assistant afford rent in Carbondale, IL?
Median rent in Carbondale is $673 a month. A typical nursing assistant in Illinois earns about $40,402 a year, which makes that rent 20% of gross monthly income. Under the 30% rule, the answer is yes.
How much rent can a nursing assistant afford in Carbondale?
Using the 30% rule, a nursing assistant salary in Illinois (~$40,402/yr) supports up to $1,010 a month in rent. Carbondale's current median rent is $673/mo, which leaves a $337/mo buffer.
How many hours does a nursing assistant work to cover rent in Carbondale?
At an hourly equivalent of about $19 an hour, a nursing assistant in Illinois works roughly 34.6 hours a month to cover Carbondale's median rent of $673.