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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
Carbondale, IL$699/mo8.2%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$732/mo8.6%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$786/mo9.3%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$850/mo10%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$853/mo10.1%very comfortable
Danville, IL$866/mo10.2%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$911/mo10.7%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$926/mo10.9%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo11.1%very comfortable
Alton, IL$977/mo11.5%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$995/mo11.7%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$1,000/mo11.8%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,011/mo11.9%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,065/mo12.6%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,065/mo12.6%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,078/mo12.7%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo12.7%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,081/mo12.8%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,091/mo12.9%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,097/mo12.9%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,151/mo13.6%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,204/mo14.2%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,203/mo14.2%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo14.2%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo14.2%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,206/mo14.2%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,223/mo14.4%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,239/mo14.6%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,249/mo14.7%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,253/mo14.8%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,267/mo14.9%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,272/mo15%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,287/mo15.2%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,314/mo15.5%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo15.5%very comfortable
Washington, IL$1,324/mo15.6%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,336/mo15.8%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo15.9%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,345/mo15.9%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,363/mo16.1%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo16.2%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,394/mo16.4%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,415/mo16.7%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,412/mo16.7%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,424/mo16.8%very comfortable
Sycamore, IL$1,435/mo16.9%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,453/mo17.1%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,465/mo17.3%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,469/mo17.3%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,498/mo17.7%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,505/mo17.8%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,507/mo17.8%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,507/mo17.8%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,508/mo17.8%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,505/mo17.8%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,519/mo17.9%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,518/mo17.9%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,532/mo18.1%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,544/mo18.2%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,550/mo18.3%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,550/mo18.3%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,577/mo18.6%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,592/mo18.8%very comfortable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,602/mo18.9%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,605/mo18.9%very comfortable
Joliet, IL$1,621/mo19.1%very comfortable
O Fallon, IL$1,648/mo19.4%very comfortable
Lansing, IL$1,665/mo19.6%very comfortable
Waukegan, IL$1,678/mo19.8%very comfortable
Franklin Park, IL$1,700/mo20.1%affordable
Chatham, IL$1,704/mo20.1%affordable
Woodridge, IL$1,725/mo20.4%affordable
La Grange Park, IL$1,728/mo20.4%affordable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,756/mo20.7%affordable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,758/mo20.7%affordable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo20.9%affordable
Mahomet, IL$1,781/mo21%affordable
Morton, IL$1,799/mo21.2%affordable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,808/mo21.3%affordable
Park Forest, IL$1,806/mo21.3%affordable
Carol Stream, IL$1,834/mo21.6%affordable
Bensenville, IL$1,851/mo21.8%affordable
Brookfield, IL$1,864/mo22%affordable
Elgin, IL$1,925/mo22.7%affordable
Saint Charles, IL$1,928/mo22.7%affordable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo22.9%affordable
Addison, IL$1,951/mo23%affordable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,948/mo23%affordable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,959/mo23.1%affordable
Palatine, IL$1,977/mo23.3%affordable
Lisle, IL$1,981/mo23.4%affordable
Rolling Meadows, IL$1,989/mo23.5%affordable
Westmont, IL$1,988/mo23.5%affordable
Homewood, IL$1,991/mo23.5%affordable
McHenry, IL$1,997/mo23.6%affordable
Willowbrook, IL$2,003/mo23.6%affordable
Crystal Lake, IL$2,039/mo24.1%affordable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,063/mo24.3%affordable
Oak Park, IL$2,086/mo24.6%affordable
Lombard, IL$2,088/mo24.6%affordable
Evergreen Park, IL$2,081/mo24.6%affordable
Wheeling, IL$2,103/mo24.8%affordable
Des Plaines, IL$2,108/mo24.9%affordable
Schaumburg, IL$2,119/mo25%affordable
Romeoville, IL$2,124/mo25.1%affordable
Skokie, IL$2,132/mo25.2%affordable
Lockport, IL$2,132/mo25.2%affordable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,133/mo25.2%affordable
Geneva, IL$2,150/mo25.4%affordable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,173/mo25.6%affordable
Darien, IL$2,171/mo25.6%affordable
Wheaton, IL$2,174/mo25.7%affordable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,183/mo25.8%affordable
Montgomery, IL$2,188/mo25.8%affordable
Antioch, IL$2,193/mo25.9%affordable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,230/mo26.3%affordable
Yorkville, IL$2,232/mo26.3%affordable
Richton Park, IL$2,241/mo26.4%affordable
North Aurora, IL$2,244/mo26.5%affordable
West Dundee, IL$2,249/mo26.5%affordable
Aurora, IL$2,289/mo27%affordable
Downers Grove, IL$2,286/mo27%affordable
Dolton, IL$2,287/mo27%affordable
Naperville, IL$2,298/mo27.1%affordable
Warrenville, IL$2,299/mo27.1%affordable
Niles, IL$2,329/mo27.5%affordable
Highwood, IL$2,333/mo27.5%affordable
Carpentersville, IL$2,357/mo27.8%affordable
Mundelein, IL$2,372/mo28%affordable
Round Lake, IL$2,375/mo28%affordable
La Grange, IL$2,374/mo28%affordable
Oswego, IL$2,380/mo28.1%affordable
Itasca, IL$2,381/mo28.1%affordable
Chicago, IL$2,395/mo28.3%affordable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,413/mo28.5%affordable
Vernon Hills, IL$2,420/mo28.6%affordable
Grayslake, IL$2,428/mo28.6%affordable
Roselle, IL$2,437/mo28.8%affordable
Barrington, IL$2,452/mo28.9%affordable
Bartlett, IL$2,456/mo29%affordable
Elmhurst, IL$2,468/mo29.1%affordable
Bloomingdale, IL$2,481/mo29.3%affordable
Glenview, IL$2,492/mo29.4%affordable
Streamwood, IL$2,492/mo29.4%affordable
Morton Grove, IL$2,497/mo29.5%affordable
Hazel Crest, IL$2,503/mo29.5%affordable
Deerfield, IL$2,529/mo29.8%affordable
Evanston, IL$2,552/mo30.1%stretched
Libertyville, IL$2,593/mo30.6%stretched
Park Ridge, IL$2,613/mo30.8%stretched
Matteson, IL$2,621/mo30.9%stretched
Bolingbrook, IL$2,759/mo32.6%stretched
Orland Park, IL$2,957/mo34.9%stretched
Plainfield, IL$2,970/mo35%stretched
Northbrook, IL$3,020/mo35.6%stretched
Highland Park, IL$3,034/mo35.8%stretched
Wilmette, IL$3,693/mo43.6%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).