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Rent Affordability for A Dental Hygienist in Illinois

A typical dental hygienist in Illinois earns about $89,260 a year, which supports approximately $2,232 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. 118 of 158 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 40 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Carbondale, IL$673/mo9%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$762/mo10.2%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$817/mo11%very comfortable
Danville, IL$883/mo11.9%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$885/mo11.9%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$901/mo12.1%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$900/mo12.1%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$921/mo12.4%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$932/mo12.5%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo12.6%very comfortable
Washington, IL$988/mo13.3%very comfortable
Alton, IL$1,003/mo13.5%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,046/mo14.1%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$1,057/mo14.2%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,059/mo14.2%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo14.5%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,083/mo14.6%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,090/mo14.7%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,113/mo15%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,113/mo15%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,120/mo15.1%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,156/mo15.5%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,150/mo15.5%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,161/mo15.6%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,178/mo15.8%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo16.1%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo16.1%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,204/mo16.2%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,227/mo16.5%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,238/mo16.6%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,233/mo16.6%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,240/mo16.7%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,270/mo17.1%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,287/mo17.3%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,293/mo17.4%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,320/mo17.7%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo17.7%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,322/mo17.8%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,325/mo17.8%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,348/mo18.1%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo18.1%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo18.5%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,381/mo18.6%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,390/mo18.7%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,396/mo18.8%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,409/mo18.9%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,419/mo19.1%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,420/mo19.1%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,466/mo19.7%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,463/mo19.7%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,474/mo19.8%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,483/mo19.9%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,485/mo20%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,492/mo20.1%affordable
Bridgeview, IL$1,500/mo20.2%affordable
Morton, IL$1,500/mo20.2%affordable
Bradley, IL$1,500/mo20.2%affordable
Worth, IL$1,515/mo20.4%affordable
Forest Park, IL$1,527/mo20.5%affordable
Calumet City, IL$1,536/mo20.6%affordable
Alsip, IL$1,533/mo20.6%affordable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,544/mo20.8%affordable
Edwardsville, IL$1,588/mo21.3%affordable
Machesney Park, IL$1,610/mo21.6%affordable
Chatham, IL$1,604/mo21.6%affordable
O Fallon, IL$1,631/mo21.9%affordable
Woodridge, IL$1,638/mo22%affordable
Lansing, IL$1,637/mo22%affordable
Waukegan, IL$1,660/mo22.3%affordable
Joliet, IL$1,675/mo22.5%affordable
La Grange Park, IL$1,670/mo22.5%affordable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,717/mo23.1%affordable
Richton Park, IL$1,722/mo23.2%affordable
Evergreen Park, IL$1,744/mo23.4%affordable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo23.8%affordable
Mahomet, IL$1,789/mo24.1%affordable
Franklin Park, IL$1,800/mo24.2%affordable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,811/mo24.3%affordable
Sycamore, IL$1,811/mo24.3%affordable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,833/mo24.6%affordable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,835/mo24.7%affordable
Carol Stream, IL$1,844/mo24.8%affordable
Addison, IL$1,854/mo24.9%affordable
Park Forest, IL$1,857/mo25%affordable
Westmont, IL$1,871/mo25.2%affordable
Bensenville, IL$1,871/mo25.2%affordable
Palatine, IL$1,895/mo25.5%affordable
McHenry, IL$1,901/mo25.6%affordable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,920/mo25.8%affordable
Lisle, IL$1,919/mo25.8%affordable
Elgin, IL$1,923/mo25.9%affordable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo26.1%affordable
Saint Charles, IL$1,956/mo26.3%affordable
Crystal Lake, IL$1,969/mo26.5%affordable
Homewood, IL$1,969/mo26.5%affordable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,999/mo26.9%affordable
Geneva, IL$2,002/mo26.9%affordable
Wheeling, IL$2,009/mo27%affordable
Antioch, IL$2,011/mo27%affordable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,039/mo27.4%affordable
Oak Park, IL$2,044/mo27.5%affordable
Rolling Meadows, IL$2,061/mo27.7%affordable
Yorkville, IL$2,058/mo27.7%affordable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,058/mo27.7%affordable
Des Plaines, IL$2,079/mo27.9%affordable
Romeoville, IL$2,073/mo27.9%affordable
Brookfield, IL$2,086/mo28%affordable
Willowbrook, IL$2,090/mo28.1%affordable
Lombard, IL$2,094/mo28.2%affordable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,116/mo28.4%affordable
Schaumburg, IL$2,125/mo28.6%affordable
Itasca, IL$2,166/mo29.1%affordable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,188/mo29.4%affordable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,195/mo29.5%affordable
Matteson, IL$2,192/mo29.5%affordable
Roselle, IL$2,211/mo29.7%affordable
Libertyville, IL$2,206/mo29.7%affordable
Lockport, IL$2,213/mo29.8%affordable
Naperville, IL$2,236/mo30.1%stretched
Downers Grove, IL$2,248/mo30.2%stretched
Warrenville, IL$2,257/mo30.3%stretched
Bloomingdale, IL$2,286/mo30.7%stretched
Aurora, IL$2,294/mo30.8%stretched
Carpentersville, IL$2,297/mo30.9%stretched
Chicago, IL$2,311/mo31.1%stretched
Grayslake, IL$2,317/mo31.1%stretched
Mundelein, IL$2,327/mo31.3%stretched
Dolton, IL$2,327/mo31.3%stretched
Bartlett, IL$2,365/mo31.8%stretched
Skokie, IL$2,371/mo31.9%stretched
Wheaton, IL$2,375/mo31.9%stretched
Niles, IL$2,383/mo32%stretched
Darien, IL$2,388/mo32.1%stretched
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,403/mo32.3%stretched
Montgomery, IL$2,403/mo32.3%stretched
West Dundee, IL$2,419/mo32.5%stretched
Highwood, IL$2,418/mo32.5%stretched
Park Ridge, IL$2,433/mo32.7%stretched
Evanston, IL$2,438/mo32.8%stretched
North Aurora, IL$2,442/mo32.8%stretched
La Grange, IL$2,438/mo32.8%stretched
Oswego, IL$2,447/mo32.9%stretched
Elmhurst, IL$2,453/mo33%stretched
Streamwood, IL$2,490/mo33.5%stretched
Morton Grove, IL$2,532/mo34%stretched
Round Lake, IL$2,533/mo34.1%stretched
Vernon Hills, IL$2,587/mo34.8%stretched
Glenview, IL$2,601/mo35%stretched
Barrington, IL$2,666/mo35.8%stretched
Orland Park, IL$2,713/mo36.5%stretched
Hazel Crest, IL$2,725/mo36.6%stretched
Bolingbrook, IL$2,742/mo36.9%stretched
Deerfield, IL$2,789/mo37.5%stretched
Northbrook, IL$3,014/mo40.5%rent-burdened
Plainfield, IL$3,027/mo40.7%rent-burdened
Highland Park, IL$3,147/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Wilmette, IL$3,794/mo51%severely rent-burdened
Lake Forest, IL$3,952/mo53.1%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).