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Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Illinois

A typical registered nurse in Illinois earns about $96,370 a year, which supports approximately $2,409 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. 135 of 158 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 23 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Carbondale, IL$673/mo8.4%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$762/mo9.5%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$817/mo10.2%very comfortable
Danville, IL$883/mo11%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$885/mo11%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$901/mo11.2%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$900/mo11.2%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$921/mo11.5%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$932/mo11.6%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo11.7%very comfortable
Washington, IL$988/mo12.3%very comfortable
Alton, IL$1,003/mo12.5%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,046/mo13%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$1,057/mo13.2%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,059/mo13.2%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo13.4%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,083/mo13.5%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,090/mo13.6%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,120/mo13.9%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,113/mo13.9%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,113/mo13.9%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,150/mo14.3%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,156/mo14.4%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,161/mo14.5%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,178/mo14.7%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo14.9%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo14.9%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,204/mo15%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,227/mo15.3%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,240/mo15.4%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,238/mo15.4%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,233/mo15.4%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,270/mo15.8%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,287/mo16%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,293/mo16.1%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,320/mo16.4%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo16.4%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,322/mo16.5%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,325/mo16.5%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,348/mo16.8%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo16.8%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo17.1%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,381/mo17.2%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,390/mo17.3%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,396/mo17.4%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,409/mo17.5%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,419/mo17.7%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,420/mo17.7%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,463/mo18.2%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,466/mo18.3%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,474/mo18.4%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,485/mo18.5%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,483/mo18.5%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,492/mo18.6%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,500/mo18.7%very comfortable
Morton, IL$1,500/mo18.7%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,500/mo18.7%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,515/mo18.9%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,527/mo19%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,536/mo19.1%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,533/mo19.1%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,544/mo19.2%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,588/mo19.8%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,610/mo20%affordable
Chatham, IL$1,604/mo20%very comfortable
O Fallon, IL$1,631/mo20.3%affordable
Woodridge, IL$1,638/mo20.4%affordable
Lansing, IL$1,637/mo20.4%affordable
Waukegan, IL$1,660/mo20.7%affordable
La Grange Park, IL$1,670/mo20.8%affordable
Joliet, IL$1,675/mo20.9%affordable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,717/mo21.4%affordable
Richton Park, IL$1,722/mo21.4%affordable
Evergreen Park, IL$1,744/mo21.7%affordable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo22.1%affordable
Mahomet, IL$1,789/mo22.3%affordable
Franklin Park, IL$1,800/mo22.4%affordable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,811/mo22.6%affordable
Sycamore, IL$1,811/mo22.6%affordable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,835/mo22.8%affordable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,833/mo22.8%affordable
Carol Stream, IL$1,844/mo23%affordable
Addison, IL$1,854/mo23.1%affordable
Park Forest, IL$1,857/mo23.1%affordable
Westmont, IL$1,871/mo23.3%affordable
Bensenville, IL$1,871/mo23.3%affordable
Palatine, IL$1,895/mo23.6%affordable
McHenry, IL$1,901/mo23.7%affordable
Elgin, IL$1,923/mo23.9%affordable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,920/mo23.9%affordable
Lisle, IL$1,919/mo23.9%affordable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo24.2%affordable
Saint Charles, IL$1,956/mo24.4%affordable
Crystal Lake, IL$1,969/mo24.5%affordable
Homewood, IL$1,969/mo24.5%affordable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,999/mo24.9%affordable
Geneva, IL$2,002/mo24.9%affordable
Wheeling, IL$2,009/mo25%affordable
Antioch, IL$2,011/mo25%affordable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,039/mo25.4%affordable
Oak Park, IL$2,044/mo25.5%affordable
Yorkville, IL$2,058/mo25.6%affordable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,058/mo25.6%affordable
Rolling Meadows, IL$2,061/mo25.7%affordable
Romeoville, IL$2,073/mo25.8%affordable
Des Plaines, IL$2,079/mo25.9%affordable
Brookfield, IL$2,086/mo26%affordable
Willowbrook, IL$2,090/mo26%affordable
Lombard, IL$2,094/mo26.1%affordable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,116/mo26.3%affordable
Schaumburg, IL$2,125/mo26.5%affordable
Itasca, IL$2,166/mo27%affordable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,188/mo27.2%affordable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,195/mo27.3%affordable
Matteson, IL$2,192/mo27.3%affordable
Roselle, IL$2,211/mo27.5%affordable
Libertyville, IL$2,206/mo27.5%affordable
Lockport, IL$2,213/mo27.6%affordable
Naperville, IL$2,236/mo27.8%affordable
Downers Grove, IL$2,248/mo28%affordable
Warrenville, IL$2,257/mo28.1%affordable
Bloomingdale, IL$2,286/mo28.5%affordable
Aurora, IL$2,294/mo28.6%affordable
Carpentersville, IL$2,297/mo28.6%affordable
Chicago, IL$2,311/mo28.8%affordable
Grayslake, IL$2,317/mo28.9%affordable
Mundelein, IL$2,327/mo29%affordable
Dolton, IL$2,327/mo29%affordable
Bartlett, IL$2,365/mo29.4%affordable
Skokie, IL$2,371/mo29.5%affordable
Wheaton, IL$2,375/mo29.6%affordable
Niles, IL$2,383/mo29.7%affordable
Darien, IL$2,388/mo29.7%affordable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,403/mo29.9%affordable
Montgomery, IL$2,403/mo29.9%affordable
West Dundee, IL$2,419/mo30.1%stretched
Highwood, IL$2,418/mo30.1%stretched
Park Ridge, IL$2,433/mo30.3%stretched
Evanston, IL$2,438/mo30.4%stretched
North Aurora, IL$2,442/mo30.4%stretched
La Grange, IL$2,438/mo30.4%stretched
Elmhurst, IL$2,453/mo30.5%stretched
Oswego, IL$2,447/mo30.5%stretched
Streamwood, IL$2,490/mo31%stretched
Morton Grove, IL$2,532/mo31.5%stretched
Round Lake, IL$2,533/mo31.5%stretched
Vernon Hills, IL$2,587/mo32.2%stretched
Glenview, IL$2,601/mo32.4%stretched
Barrington, IL$2,666/mo33.2%stretched
Orland Park, IL$2,713/mo33.8%stretched
Hazel Crest, IL$2,725/mo33.9%stretched
Bolingbrook, IL$2,742/mo34.1%stretched
Deerfield, IL$2,789/mo34.7%stretched
Northbrook, IL$3,014/mo37.5%stretched
Plainfield, IL$3,027/mo37.7%stretched
Highland Park, IL$3,147/mo39.2%stretched
Wilmette, IL$3,794/mo47.2%rent-burdened
Lake Forest, IL$3,952/mo49.2%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).