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Rent Affordability for A Physical Therapist in Illinois

A typical physical therapist in Illinois earns about $101,704 a year, which supports approximately $2,543 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. 147 of 158 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 11 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Charleston, IL$730/mo8.6%very comfortable
Carbondale, IL$749/mo8.8%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$808/mo9.5%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$843/mo9.9%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$850/mo10%very comfortable
Danville, IL$867/mo10.2%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$918/mo10.8%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$919/mo10.8%very comfortable
Alton, IL$985/mo11.6%very comfortable
Moline, IL$998/mo11.8%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$1,000/mo11.8%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,000/mo11.8%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$1,006/mo11.9%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$1,019/mo12%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,013/mo12%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,048/mo12.4%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,071/mo12.6%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo12.7%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,117/mo13.2%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,133/mo13.4%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,160/mo13.7%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,161/mo13.7%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,176/mo13.9%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,175/mo13.9%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo14.2%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,208/mo14.3%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,229/mo14.5%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,232/mo14.5%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,236/mo14.6%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,249/mo14.7%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,256/mo14.8%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,255/mo14.8%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,258/mo14.8%very comfortable
Washington, IL$1,324/mo15.6%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,343/mo15.8%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo15.9%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,368/mo16.1%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,371/mo16.2%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,375/mo16.2%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo16.2%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,379/mo16.3%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,382/mo16.3%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,391/mo16.4%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,410/mo16.6%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,403/mo16.6%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,424/mo16.8%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,425/mo16.8%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,469/mo17.3%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,463/mo17.3%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,472/mo17.4%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,484/mo17.5%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,492/mo17.6%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,498/mo17.7%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,511/mo17.8%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,519/mo17.9%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,525/mo18%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,526/mo18%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,532/mo18.1%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,544/mo18.2%very comfortable
Sycamore, IL$1,543/mo18.2%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,544/mo18.2%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,557/mo18.4%very comfortable
O Fallon, IL$1,599/mo18.9%very comfortable
Joliet, IL$1,614/mo19%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,620/mo19.1%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,629/mo19.2%very comfortable
Waukegan, IL$1,648/mo19.4%very comfortable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,671/mo19.7%very comfortable
Franklin Park, IL$1,700/mo20.1%affordable
Lansing, IL$1,715/mo20.2%affordable
Chatham, IL$1,713/mo20.2%affordable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,718/mo20.3%affordable
Woodridge, IL$1,718/mo20.3%affordable
La Grange Park, IL$1,751/mo20.7%affordable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,781/mo21%affordable
Morton, IL$1,799/mo21.2%affordable
Carol Stream, IL$1,822/mo21.5%affordable
Brookfield, IL$1,828/mo21.6%affordable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,848/mo21.8%affordable
Addison, IL$1,853/mo21.9%affordable
Bensenville, IL$1,865/mo22%affordable
Saint Charles, IL$1,884/mo22.2%affordable
McHenry, IL$1,893/mo22.3%affordable
Batavia, IL$1,900/mo22.4%affordable
Elgin, IL$1,909/mo22.5%affordable
Mahomet, IL$1,906/mo22.5%affordable
Westmont, IL$1,928/mo22.7%affordable
Lisle, IL$1,939/mo22.9%affordable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,949/mo23%affordable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,949/mo23%affordable
Gurnee, IL$1,965/mo23.2%affordable
Rolling Meadows, IL$1,984/mo23.4%affordable
Park Forest, IL$1,981/mo23.4%affordable
Palatine, IL$1,990/mo23.5%affordable
Willowbrook, IL$2,005/mo23.7%affordable
Lockport, IL$2,029/mo23.9%affordable
Des Plaines, IL$2,031/mo24%affordable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,032/mo24%affordable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,068/mo24.4%affordable
Lombard, IL$2,086/mo24.6%affordable
Romeoville, IL$2,089/mo24.6%affordable
Schaumburg, IL$2,099/mo24.8%affordable
Wheeling, IL$2,103/mo24.8%affordable
Crystal Lake, IL$2,112/mo24.9%affordable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,142/mo25.3%affordable
Oak Park, IL$2,160/mo25.5%affordable
Bartlett, IL$2,162/mo25.5%affordable
Niles, IL$2,160/mo25.5%affordable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,160/mo25.5%affordable
Darien, IL$2,158/mo25.5%affordable
Wheaton, IL$2,169/mo25.6%affordable
West Dundee, IL$2,208/mo26.1%affordable
Geneva, IL$2,221/mo26.2%affordable
Itasca, IL$2,228/mo26.3%affordable
Skokie, IL$2,250/mo26.5%affordable
Richton Park, IL$2,244/mo26.5%affordable
Downers Grove, IL$2,264/mo26.7%affordable
North Aurora, IL$2,263/mo26.7%affordable
Antioch, IL$2,274/mo26.8%affordable
Montgomery, IL$2,276/mo26.9%affordable
Aurora, IL$2,287/mo27%affordable
Carpentersville, IL$2,285/mo27%affordable
Naperville, IL$2,310/mo27.3%affordable
Highwood, IL$2,332/mo27.5%affordable
Dolton, IL$2,337/mo27.6%affordable
Round Lake, IL$2,350/mo27.7%affordable
Mundelein, IL$2,356/mo27.8%affordable
Evergreen Park, IL$2,353/mo27.8%affordable
Yorkville, IL$2,372/mo28%affordable
La Grange, IL$2,386/mo28.2%affordable
Chicago, IL$2,409/mo28.4%affordable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,418/mo28.5%affordable
Oswego, IL$2,415/mo28.5%affordable
Warrenville, IL$2,423/mo28.6%affordable
Vernon Hills, IL$2,436/mo28.7%affordable
Elmhurst, IL$2,449/mo28.9%affordable
Roselle, IL$2,447/mo28.9%affordable
Grayslake, IL$2,461/mo29%affordable
Streamwood, IL$2,475/mo29.2%affordable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,480/mo29.3%affordable
Morton Grove, IL$2,483/mo29.3%affordable
Barrington, IL$2,487/mo29.3%affordable
Deerfield, IL$2,499/mo29.5%affordable
Hazel Crest, IL$2,503/mo29.5%affordable
Glenview, IL$2,520/mo29.7%affordable
Homewood, IL$2,524/mo29.8%affordable
Bloomingdale, IL$2,538/mo29.9%affordable
Evanston, IL$2,562/mo30.2%stretched
Park Ridge, IL$2,598/mo30.7%stretched
Matteson, IL$2,621/mo30.9%stretched
Bolingbrook, IL$2,693/mo31.8%stretched
Libertyville, IL$2,776/mo32.8%stretched
Plainfield, IL$2,898/mo34.2%stretched
Highland Park, IL$2,980/mo35.2%stretched
Orland Park, IL$3,018/mo35.6%stretched
Northbrook, IL$3,067/mo36.2%stretched
Wilmette, IL$3,703/mo43.7%rent-burdened
Lake Forest, IL$5,171/mo61%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).