RentDataNowRentDataNow

Rent Affordability for A Marketing Manager in Illinois

A typical marketing manager in Illinois earns about $169,738 a year, which supports approximately $4,243 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. 157 of 158 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 1 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Carbondale, IL$699/mo4.9%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$732/mo5.2%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$786/mo5.6%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$853/mo6%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$850/mo6%very comfortable
Danville, IL$866/mo6.1%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$911/mo6.4%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$926/mo6.5%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo6.6%very comfortable
Alton, IL$977/mo6.9%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$995/mo7%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,011/mo7.1%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$1,000/mo7.1%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,065/mo7.5%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,065/mo7.5%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,078/mo7.6%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,081/mo7.6%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo7.6%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,091/mo7.7%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,097/mo7.8%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,151/mo8.1%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,204/mo8.5%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,203/mo8.5%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo8.5%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo8.5%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,206/mo8.5%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,223/mo8.6%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,239/mo8.8%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,249/mo8.8%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,253/mo8.9%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,267/mo9%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,272/mo9%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,287/mo9.1%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,314/mo9.3%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo9.3%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,336/mo9.4%very comfortable
Washington, IL$1,324/mo9.4%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo9.5%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,345/mo9.5%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,363/mo9.6%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo9.7%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,394/mo9.9%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,415/mo10%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,412/mo10%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,424/mo10.1%very comfortable
Sycamore, IL$1,435/mo10.1%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,453/mo10.3%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,465/mo10.4%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,469/mo10.4%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,498/mo10.6%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,505/mo10.6%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,505/mo10.6%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,507/mo10.7%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,519/mo10.7%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,507/mo10.7%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,518/mo10.7%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,508/mo10.7%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,532/mo10.8%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,544/mo10.9%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,550/mo11%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,550/mo11%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,577/mo11.1%very comfortable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,602/mo11.3%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,605/mo11.3%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,592/mo11.3%very comfortable
Joliet, IL$1,621/mo11.5%very comfortable
O Fallon, IL$1,648/mo11.7%very comfortable
Lansing, IL$1,665/mo11.8%very comfortable
Waukegan, IL$1,678/mo11.9%very comfortable
Franklin Park, IL$1,700/mo12%very comfortable
Chatham, IL$1,704/mo12%very comfortable
Woodridge, IL$1,725/mo12.2%very comfortable
La Grange Park, IL$1,728/mo12.2%very comfortable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,756/mo12.4%very comfortable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,758/mo12.4%very comfortable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo12.5%very comfortable
Mahomet, IL$1,781/mo12.6%very comfortable
Morton, IL$1,799/mo12.7%very comfortable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,808/mo12.8%very comfortable
Park Forest, IL$1,806/mo12.8%very comfortable
Carol Stream, IL$1,834/mo13%very comfortable
Bensenville, IL$1,851/mo13.1%very comfortable
Brookfield, IL$1,864/mo13.2%very comfortable
Elgin, IL$1,925/mo13.6%very comfortable
Saint Charles, IL$1,928/mo13.6%very comfortable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo13.7%very comfortable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,959/mo13.8%very comfortable
Addison, IL$1,951/mo13.8%very comfortable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,948/mo13.8%very comfortable
Palatine, IL$1,977/mo14%very comfortable
Lisle, IL$1,981/mo14%very comfortable
McHenry, IL$1,997/mo14.1%very comfortable
Rolling Meadows, IL$1,989/mo14.1%very comfortable
Westmont, IL$1,988/mo14.1%very comfortable
Homewood, IL$1,991/mo14.1%very comfortable
Willowbrook, IL$2,003/mo14.2%very comfortable
Crystal Lake, IL$2,039/mo14.4%very comfortable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,063/mo14.6%very comfortable
Oak Park, IL$2,086/mo14.7%very comfortable
Evergreen Park, IL$2,081/mo14.7%very comfortable
Lombard, IL$2,088/mo14.8%very comfortable
Des Plaines, IL$2,108/mo14.9%very comfortable
Wheeling, IL$2,103/mo14.9%very comfortable
Schaumburg, IL$2,119/mo15%very comfortable
Romeoville, IL$2,124/mo15%very comfortable
Skokie, IL$2,132/mo15.1%very comfortable
Lockport, IL$2,132/mo15.1%very comfortable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,133/mo15.1%very comfortable
Geneva, IL$2,150/mo15.2%very comfortable
Darien, IL$2,171/mo15.3%very comfortable
Wheaton, IL$2,174/mo15.4%very comfortable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,183/mo15.4%very comfortable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,173/mo15.4%very comfortable
Montgomery, IL$2,188/mo15.5%very comfortable
Antioch, IL$2,193/mo15.5%very comfortable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,230/mo15.8%very comfortable
Yorkville, IL$2,232/mo15.8%very comfortable
Richton Park, IL$2,241/mo15.8%very comfortable
North Aurora, IL$2,244/mo15.9%very comfortable
West Dundee, IL$2,249/mo15.9%very comfortable
Aurora, IL$2,289/mo16.2%very comfortable
Naperville, IL$2,298/mo16.2%very comfortable
Downers Grove, IL$2,286/mo16.2%very comfortable
Dolton, IL$2,287/mo16.2%very comfortable
Warrenville, IL$2,299/mo16.3%very comfortable
Niles, IL$2,329/mo16.5%very comfortable
Highwood, IL$2,333/mo16.5%very comfortable
Carpentersville, IL$2,357/mo16.7%very comfortable
Oswego, IL$2,380/mo16.8%very comfortable
Mundelein, IL$2,372/mo16.8%very comfortable
Round Lake, IL$2,375/mo16.8%very comfortable
La Grange, IL$2,374/mo16.8%very comfortable
Itasca, IL$2,381/mo16.8%very comfortable
Chicago, IL$2,395/mo16.9%very comfortable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,413/mo17.1%very comfortable
Vernon Hills, IL$2,420/mo17.1%very comfortable
Roselle, IL$2,437/mo17.2%very comfortable
Grayslake, IL$2,428/mo17.2%very comfortable
Barrington, IL$2,452/mo17.3%very comfortable
Elmhurst, IL$2,468/mo17.4%very comfortable
Bartlett, IL$2,456/mo17.4%very comfortable
Bloomingdale, IL$2,481/mo17.5%very comfortable
Glenview, IL$2,492/mo17.6%very comfortable
Streamwood, IL$2,492/mo17.6%very comfortable
Morton Grove, IL$2,497/mo17.7%very comfortable
Hazel Crest, IL$2,503/mo17.7%very comfortable
Deerfield, IL$2,529/mo17.9%very comfortable
Evanston, IL$2,552/mo18%very comfortable
Libertyville, IL$2,593/mo18.3%very comfortable
Park Ridge, IL$2,613/mo18.5%very comfortable
Matteson, IL$2,621/mo18.5%very comfortable
Bolingbrook, IL$2,759/mo19.5%very comfortable
Orland Park, IL$2,957/mo20.9%affordable
Plainfield, IL$2,970/mo21%affordable
Northbrook, IL$3,020/mo21.4%affordable
Highland Park, IL$3,034/mo21.4%affordable
Wilmette, IL$3,693/mo26.1%affordable
Lake Forest, IL$5,171/mo36.6%stretched
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).