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Rent Affordability for A Financial Analyst in Illinois

A typical financial analyst in Illinois earns about $105,407 a year, which supports approximately $2,635 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. 148 of 158 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 10 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Carbondale, IL$673/mo7.7%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$762/mo8.7%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$817/mo9.3%very comfortable
Danville, IL$883/mo10.1%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$885/mo10.1%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$900/mo10.2%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$901/mo10.3%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$921/mo10.5%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$932/mo10.6%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo10.7%very comfortable
Washington, IL$988/mo11.2%very comfortable
Alton, IL$1,003/mo11.4%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,046/mo11.9%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$1,057/mo12%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,059/mo12.1%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo12.2%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,083/mo12.3%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,090/mo12.4%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,113/mo12.7%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,113/mo12.7%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,120/mo12.8%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,150/mo13.1%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,161/mo13.2%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,156/mo13.2%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,178/mo13.4%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,204/mo13.7%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo13.7%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo13.7%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,227/mo14%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,233/mo14%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,240/mo14.1%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,238/mo14.1%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,270/mo14.5%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,287/mo14.7%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,293/mo14.7%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,320/mo15%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo15%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,322/mo15.1%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,325/mo15.1%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,348/mo15.3%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo15.4%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,381/mo15.7%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo15.7%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,390/mo15.8%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,396/mo15.9%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,409/mo16%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,419/mo16.2%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,420/mo16.2%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,466/mo16.7%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,463/mo16.7%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,474/mo16.8%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,485/mo16.9%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,483/mo16.9%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,492/mo17%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,500/mo17.1%very comfortable
Morton, IL$1,500/mo17.1%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,500/mo17.1%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,515/mo17.2%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,527/mo17.4%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,536/mo17.5%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,533/mo17.5%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,544/mo17.6%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,588/mo18.1%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,610/mo18.3%very comfortable
Chatham, IL$1,604/mo18.3%very comfortable
Woodridge, IL$1,638/mo18.6%very comfortable
O Fallon, IL$1,631/mo18.6%very comfortable
Lansing, IL$1,637/mo18.6%very comfortable
Waukegan, IL$1,660/mo18.9%very comfortable
La Grange Park, IL$1,670/mo19%very comfortable
Joliet, IL$1,675/mo19.1%very comfortable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,717/mo19.5%very comfortable
Richton Park, IL$1,722/mo19.6%very comfortable
Evergreen Park, IL$1,744/mo19.9%very comfortable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo20.2%affordable
Mahomet, IL$1,789/mo20.4%affordable
Franklin Park, IL$1,800/mo20.5%affordable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,811/mo20.6%affordable
Sycamore, IL$1,811/mo20.6%affordable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,835/mo20.9%affordable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,833/mo20.9%affordable
Carol Stream, IL$1,844/mo21%affordable
Addison, IL$1,854/mo21.1%affordable
Park Forest, IL$1,857/mo21.1%affordable
Westmont, IL$1,871/mo21.3%affordable
Bensenville, IL$1,871/mo21.3%affordable
Palatine, IL$1,895/mo21.6%affordable
McHenry, IL$1,901/mo21.6%affordable
Lisle, IL$1,919/mo21.8%affordable
Elgin, IL$1,923/mo21.9%affordable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,920/mo21.9%affordable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo22.1%affordable
Saint Charles, IL$1,956/mo22.3%affordable
Crystal Lake, IL$1,969/mo22.4%affordable
Homewood, IL$1,969/mo22.4%affordable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,999/mo22.8%affordable
Geneva, IL$2,002/mo22.8%affordable
Wheeling, IL$2,009/mo22.9%affordable
Antioch, IL$2,011/mo22.9%affordable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,039/mo23.2%affordable
Oak Park, IL$2,044/mo23.3%affordable
Yorkville, IL$2,058/mo23.4%affordable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,058/mo23.4%affordable
Rolling Meadows, IL$2,061/mo23.5%affordable
Romeoville, IL$2,073/mo23.6%affordable
Des Plaines, IL$2,079/mo23.7%affordable
Brookfield, IL$2,086/mo23.7%affordable
Lombard, IL$2,094/mo23.8%affordable
Willowbrook, IL$2,090/mo23.8%affordable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,116/mo24.1%affordable
Schaumburg, IL$2,125/mo24.2%affordable
Itasca, IL$2,166/mo24.7%affordable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,188/mo24.9%affordable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,195/mo25%affordable
Matteson, IL$2,192/mo25%affordable
Libertyville, IL$2,206/mo25.1%affordable
Lockport, IL$2,213/mo25.2%affordable
Roselle, IL$2,211/mo25.2%affordable
Naperville, IL$2,236/mo25.5%affordable
Downers Grove, IL$2,248/mo25.6%affordable
Warrenville, IL$2,257/mo25.7%affordable
Bloomingdale, IL$2,286/mo26%affordable
Aurora, IL$2,294/mo26.1%affordable
Carpentersville, IL$2,297/mo26.2%affordable
Chicago, IL$2,311/mo26.3%affordable
Grayslake, IL$2,317/mo26.4%affordable
Mundelein, IL$2,327/mo26.5%affordable
Dolton, IL$2,327/mo26.5%affordable
Bartlett, IL$2,365/mo26.9%affordable
Skokie, IL$2,371/mo27%affordable
Wheaton, IL$2,375/mo27%affordable
Niles, IL$2,383/mo27.1%affordable
Darien, IL$2,388/mo27.2%affordable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,403/mo27.4%affordable
Montgomery, IL$2,403/mo27.4%affordable
West Dundee, IL$2,419/mo27.5%affordable
Highwood, IL$2,418/mo27.5%affordable
Park Ridge, IL$2,433/mo27.7%affordable
Evanston, IL$2,438/mo27.8%affordable
North Aurora, IL$2,442/mo27.8%affordable
La Grange, IL$2,438/mo27.8%affordable
Elmhurst, IL$2,453/mo27.9%affordable
Oswego, IL$2,447/mo27.9%affordable
Streamwood, IL$2,490/mo28.3%affordable
Morton Grove, IL$2,532/mo28.8%affordable
Round Lake, IL$2,533/mo28.8%affordable
Vernon Hills, IL$2,587/mo29.5%affordable
Glenview, IL$2,601/mo29.6%affordable
Barrington, IL$2,666/mo30.4%stretched
Orland Park, IL$2,713/mo30.9%stretched
Hazel Crest, IL$2,725/mo31%stretched
Bolingbrook, IL$2,742/mo31.2%stretched
Deerfield, IL$2,789/mo31.8%stretched
Northbrook, IL$3,014/mo34.3%stretched
Plainfield, IL$3,027/mo34.5%stretched
Highland Park, IL$3,147/mo35.8%stretched
Wilmette, IL$3,794/mo43.2%rent-burdened
Lake Forest, IL$3,952/mo45%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).