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Rent Affordability for A Software Developer in Illinois

A typical software developer in Illinois earns about $140,872 a year, which supports approximately $3,522 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. 156 of 158 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 2 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Carbondale, IL$699/mo6%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$732/mo6.2%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$786/mo6.7%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$850/mo7.2%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$853/mo7.3%very comfortable
Danville, IL$866/mo7.4%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$911/mo7.8%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$926/mo7.9%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo8%very comfortable
Alton, IL$977/mo8.3%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$995/mo8.5%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$1,000/mo8.5%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,011/mo8.6%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,065/mo9.1%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,065/mo9.1%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,078/mo9.2%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,081/mo9.2%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo9.2%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,091/mo9.3%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,097/mo9.3%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,151/mo9.8%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,203/mo10.2%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo10.2%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo10.2%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,204/mo10.3%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,206/mo10.3%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,223/mo10.4%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,239/mo10.6%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,249/mo10.6%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,253/mo10.7%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,267/mo10.8%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,272/mo10.8%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,287/mo11%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,314/mo11.2%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo11.2%very comfortable
Washington, IL$1,324/mo11.3%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,336/mo11.4%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo11.5%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,345/mo11.5%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,363/mo11.6%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo11.7%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,394/mo11.9%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,412/mo12%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,424/mo12.1%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,415/mo12.1%very comfortable
Sycamore, IL$1,435/mo12.2%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,453/mo12.4%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,465/mo12.5%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,469/mo12.5%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,498/mo12.8%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,505/mo12.8%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,507/mo12.8%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,507/mo12.8%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,508/mo12.8%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,505/mo12.8%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,519/mo12.9%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,518/mo12.9%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,532/mo13.1%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,550/mo13.2%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,544/mo13.2%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,550/mo13.2%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,577/mo13.4%very comfortable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,602/mo13.6%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,592/mo13.6%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,605/mo13.7%very comfortable
Joliet, IL$1,621/mo13.8%very comfortable
O Fallon, IL$1,648/mo14%very comfortable
Lansing, IL$1,665/mo14.2%very comfortable
Waukegan, IL$1,678/mo14.3%very comfortable
Franklin Park, IL$1,700/mo14.5%very comfortable
Chatham, IL$1,704/mo14.5%very comfortable
Woodridge, IL$1,725/mo14.7%very comfortable
La Grange Park, IL$1,728/mo14.7%very comfortable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,756/mo15%very comfortable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,758/mo15%very comfortable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo15.1%very comfortable
Mahomet, IL$1,781/mo15.2%very comfortable
Morton, IL$1,799/mo15.3%very comfortable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,808/mo15.4%very comfortable
Park Forest, IL$1,806/mo15.4%very comfortable
Carol Stream, IL$1,834/mo15.6%very comfortable
Bensenville, IL$1,851/mo15.8%very comfortable
Brookfield, IL$1,864/mo15.9%very comfortable
Elgin, IL$1,925/mo16.4%very comfortable
Saint Charles, IL$1,928/mo16.4%very comfortable
Addison, IL$1,951/mo16.6%very comfortable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,948/mo16.6%very comfortable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo16.6%very comfortable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,959/mo16.7%very comfortable
Palatine, IL$1,977/mo16.8%very comfortable
Rolling Meadows, IL$1,989/mo16.9%very comfortable
Westmont, IL$1,988/mo16.9%very comfortable
Lisle, IL$1,981/mo16.9%very comfortable
McHenry, IL$1,997/mo17%very comfortable
Homewood, IL$1,991/mo17%very comfortable
Willowbrook, IL$2,003/mo17.1%very comfortable
Crystal Lake, IL$2,039/mo17.4%very comfortable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,063/mo17.6%very comfortable
Evergreen Park, IL$2,081/mo17.7%very comfortable
Oak Park, IL$2,086/mo17.8%very comfortable
Lombard, IL$2,088/mo17.8%very comfortable
Wheeling, IL$2,103/mo17.9%very comfortable
Des Plaines, IL$2,108/mo18%very comfortable
Schaumburg, IL$2,119/mo18.1%very comfortable
Romeoville, IL$2,124/mo18.1%very comfortable
Skokie, IL$2,132/mo18.2%very comfortable
Lockport, IL$2,132/mo18.2%very comfortable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,133/mo18.2%very comfortable
Geneva, IL$2,150/mo18.3%very comfortable
Wheaton, IL$2,174/mo18.5%very comfortable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,173/mo18.5%very comfortable
Darien, IL$2,171/mo18.5%very comfortable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,183/mo18.6%very comfortable
Montgomery, IL$2,188/mo18.6%very comfortable
Antioch, IL$2,193/mo18.7%very comfortable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,230/mo19%very comfortable
Yorkville, IL$2,232/mo19%very comfortable
North Aurora, IL$2,244/mo19.1%very comfortable
Richton Park, IL$2,241/mo19.1%very comfortable
West Dundee, IL$2,249/mo19.2%very comfortable
Aurora, IL$2,289/mo19.5%very comfortable
Downers Grove, IL$2,286/mo19.5%very comfortable
Dolton, IL$2,287/mo19.5%very comfortable
Naperville, IL$2,298/mo19.6%very comfortable
Warrenville, IL$2,299/mo19.6%very comfortable
Niles, IL$2,329/mo19.8%very comfortable
Highwood, IL$2,333/mo19.9%very comfortable
Carpentersville, IL$2,357/mo20.1%affordable
Mundelein, IL$2,372/mo20.2%affordable
Round Lake, IL$2,375/mo20.2%affordable
La Grange, IL$2,374/mo20.2%affordable
Oswego, IL$2,380/mo20.3%affordable
Itasca, IL$2,381/mo20.3%affordable
Chicago, IL$2,395/mo20.4%affordable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,413/mo20.6%affordable
Vernon Hills, IL$2,420/mo20.6%affordable
Grayslake, IL$2,428/mo20.7%affordable
Roselle, IL$2,437/mo20.8%affordable
Bartlett, IL$2,456/mo20.9%affordable
Barrington, IL$2,452/mo20.9%affordable
Elmhurst, IL$2,468/mo21%affordable
Bloomingdale, IL$2,481/mo21.1%affordable
Glenview, IL$2,492/mo21.2%affordable
Streamwood, IL$2,492/mo21.2%affordable
Morton Grove, IL$2,497/mo21.3%affordable
Hazel Crest, IL$2,503/mo21.3%affordable
Deerfield, IL$2,529/mo21.5%affordable
Evanston, IL$2,552/mo21.7%affordable
Libertyville, IL$2,593/mo22.1%affordable
Park Ridge, IL$2,613/mo22.3%affordable
Matteson, IL$2,621/mo22.3%affordable
Bolingbrook, IL$2,759/mo23.5%affordable
Orland Park, IL$2,957/mo25.2%affordable
Plainfield, IL$2,970/mo25.3%affordable
Northbrook, IL$3,020/mo25.7%affordable
Highland Park, IL$3,034/mo25.8%affordable
Wilmette, IL$3,693/mo31.5%stretched
Lake Forest, IL$5,171/mo44%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).