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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. 134 of 158 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 24 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Carbondale, IL$699/mo8.7%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$732/mo9.1%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$786/mo9.8%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$853/mo10.6%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$850/mo10.6%very comfortable
Danville, IL$866/mo10.8%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$911/mo11.3%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$926/mo11.5%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo11.7%very comfortable
Alton, IL$977/mo12.2%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$995/mo12.4%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$1,000/mo12.5%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,011/mo12.6%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,065/mo13.3%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,065/mo13.3%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,078/mo13.4%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo13.4%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,081/mo13.5%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,091/mo13.6%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,097/mo13.7%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,151/mo14.3%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo14.9%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo14.9%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,204/mo15%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,203/mo15%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,206/mo15%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,223/mo15.2%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,239/mo15.4%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,253/mo15.6%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,249/mo15.6%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,267/mo15.8%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,272/mo15.8%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,287/mo16%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,314/mo16.4%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo16.4%very comfortable
Washington, IL$1,324/mo16.5%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,336/mo16.6%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,345/mo16.7%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo16.8%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,363/mo17%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo17.1%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,394/mo17.4%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,415/mo17.6%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,412/mo17.6%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,424/mo17.7%very comfortable
Sycamore, IL$1,435/mo17.9%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,453/mo18.1%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,465/mo18.2%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,469/mo18.3%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,498/mo18.7%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,505/mo18.7%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,505/mo18.7%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,507/mo18.8%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,507/mo18.8%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,508/mo18.8%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,519/mo18.9%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,518/mo18.9%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,532/mo19.1%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,544/mo19.2%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,550/mo19.3%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,550/mo19.3%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,577/mo19.6%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,592/mo19.8%very comfortable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,602/mo19.9%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,605/mo20%very comfortable
Joliet, IL$1,621/mo20.2%affordable
O Fallon, IL$1,648/mo20.5%affordable
Lansing, IL$1,665/mo20.7%affordable
Waukegan, IL$1,678/mo20.9%affordable
Franklin Park, IL$1,700/mo21.2%affordable
Chatham, IL$1,704/mo21.2%affordable
Woodridge, IL$1,725/mo21.5%affordable
La Grange Park, IL$1,728/mo21.5%affordable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,756/mo21.9%affordable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,758/mo21.9%affordable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo22.1%affordable
Mahomet, IL$1,781/mo22.2%affordable
Morton, IL$1,799/mo22.4%affordable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,808/mo22.5%affordable
Park Forest, IL$1,806/mo22.5%affordable
Carol Stream, IL$1,834/mo22.8%affordable
Bensenville, IL$1,851/mo23%affordable
Brookfield, IL$1,864/mo23.2%affordable
Elgin, IL$1,925/mo24%affordable
Saint Charles, IL$1,928/mo24%affordable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo24.2%affordable
Addison, IL$1,951/mo24.3%affordable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,948/mo24.3%affordable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,959/mo24.4%affordable
Palatine, IL$1,977/mo24.6%affordable
Lisle, IL$1,981/mo24.7%affordable
Rolling Meadows, IL$1,989/mo24.8%affordable
Westmont, IL$1,988/mo24.8%affordable
Homewood, IL$1,991/mo24.8%affordable
McHenry, IL$1,997/mo24.9%affordable
Willowbrook, IL$2,003/mo24.9%affordable
Crystal Lake, IL$2,039/mo25.4%affordable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,063/mo25.7%affordable
Evergreen Park, IL$2,081/mo25.9%affordable
Oak Park, IL$2,086/mo26%affordable
Lombard, IL$2,088/mo26%affordable
Des Plaines, IL$2,108/mo26.2%affordable
Wheeling, IL$2,103/mo26.2%affordable
Schaumburg, IL$2,119/mo26.4%affordable
Romeoville, IL$2,124/mo26.4%affordable
Skokie, IL$2,132/mo26.5%affordable
Lockport, IL$2,132/mo26.5%affordable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,133/mo26.6%affordable
Geneva, IL$2,150/mo26.8%affordable
Darien, IL$2,171/mo27%affordable
Wheaton, IL$2,174/mo27.1%affordable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,173/mo27.1%affordable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,183/mo27.2%affordable
Montgomery, IL$2,188/mo27.2%affordable
Antioch, IL$2,193/mo27.3%affordable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,230/mo27.8%affordable
Yorkville, IL$2,232/mo27.8%affordable
North Aurora, IL$2,244/mo27.9%affordable
Richton Park, IL$2,241/mo27.9%affordable
West Dundee, IL$2,249/mo28%affordable
Aurora, IL$2,289/mo28.5%affordable
Downers Grove, IL$2,286/mo28.5%affordable
Dolton, IL$2,287/mo28.5%affordable
Naperville, IL$2,298/mo28.6%affordable
Warrenville, IL$2,299/mo28.6%affordable
Niles, IL$2,329/mo29%affordable
Highwood, IL$2,333/mo29.1%affordable
Carpentersville, IL$2,357/mo29.3%affordable
Mundelein, IL$2,372/mo29.5%affordable
Oswego, IL$2,380/mo29.6%affordable
Round Lake, IL$2,375/mo29.6%affordable
La Grange, IL$2,374/mo29.6%affordable
Itasca, IL$2,381/mo29.6%affordable
Chicago, IL$2,395/mo29.8%affordable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,413/mo30%stretched
Vernon Hills, IL$2,420/mo30.1%stretched
Grayslake, IL$2,428/mo30.2%stretched
Roselle, IL$2,437/mo30.3%stretched
Barrington, IL$2,452/mo30.5%stretched
Bartlett, IL$2,456/mo30.6%stretched
Elmhurst, IL$2,468/mo30.7%stretched
Bloomingdale, IL$2,481/mo30.9%stretched
Glenview, IL$2,492/mo31%stretched
Streamwood, IL$2,492/mo31%stretched
Morton Grove, IL$2,497/mo31.1%stretched
Hazel Crest, IL$2,503/mo31.2%stretched
Deerfield, IL$2,529/mo31.5%stretched
Evanston, IL$2,552/mo31.8%stretched
Libertyville, IL$2,593/mo32.3%stretched
Park Ridge, IL$2,613/mo32.5%stretched
Matteson, IL$2,621/mo32.6%stretched
Bolingbrook, IL$2,759/mo34.4%stretched
Orland Park, IL$2,957/mo36.8%stretched
Plainfield, IL$2,970/mo37%stretched
Northbrook, IL$3,020/mo37.6%stretched
Highland Park, IL$3,034/mo37.8%stretched
Wilmette, IL$3,693/mo46%rent-burdened
Lake Forest, IL$5,171/mo64.4%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).