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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$673/mo5.7%very comfortable
Charleston, IL$762/mo6.5%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$817/mo7%very comfortable
Danville, IL$883/mo7.5%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$885/mo7.5%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$901/mo7.7%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$900/mo7.7%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$921/mo7.8%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$932/mo7.9%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$938/mo8%very comfortable
Washington, IL$988/mo8.4%very comfortable
Alton, IL$1,003/mo8.5%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,046/mo8.9%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$1,057/mo9%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,059/mo9%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo9.2%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,083/mo9.2%very comfortable
Moline, IL$1,090/mo9.3%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,120/mo9.5%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,113/mo9.5%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,113/mo9.5%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,156/mo9.8%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,150/mo9.8%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,161/mo9.9%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,178/mo10%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo10.2%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,200/mo10.2%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,204/mo10.3%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,227/mo10.5%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,238/mo10.5%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,233/mo10.5%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,240/mo10.6%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,270/mo10.8%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,287/mo11%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,293/mo11%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,320/mo11.2%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,317/mo11.2%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,322/mo11.3%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,325/mo11.3%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,348/mo11.5%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo11.5%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo11.7%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,390/mo11.8%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,381/mo11.8%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,396/mo11.9%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,409/mo12%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,419/mo12.1%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,420/mo12.1%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,466/mo12.5%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,463/mo12.5%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,485/mo12.6%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,474/mo12.6%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,483/mo12.6%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,492/mo12.7%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,500/mo12.8%very comfortable
Morton, IL$1,500/mo12.8%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,500/mo12.8%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,515/mo12.9%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,527/mo13%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,536/mo13.1%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,533/mo13.1%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,544/mo13.2%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,588/mo13.5%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,610/mo13.7%very comfortable
Chatham, IL$1,604/mo13.7%very comfortable
O Fallon, IL$1,631/mo13.9%very comfortable
Lansing, IL$1,637/mo13.9%very comfortable
Woodridge, IL$1,638/mo14%very comfortable
Waukegan, IL$1,660/mo14.1%very comfortable
La Grange Park, IL$1,670/mo14.2%very comfortable
Joliet, IL$1,675/mo14.3%very comfortable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,717/mo14.6%very comfortable
Richton Park, IL$1,722/mo14.7%very comfortable
Evergreen Park, IL$1,744/mo14.9%very comfortable
Batavia, IL$1,774/mo15.1%very comfortable
Mahomet, IL$1,789/mo15.2%very comfortable
Franklin Park, IL$1,800/mo15.3%very comfortable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,811/mo15.4%very comfortable
Sycamore, IL$1,811/mo15.4%very comfortable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,835/mo15.6%very comfortable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,833/mo15.6%very comfortable
Carol Stream, IL$1,844/mo15.7%very comfortable
Addison, IL$1,854/mo15.8%very comfortable
Park Forest, IL$1,857/mo15.8%very comfortable
Westmont, IL$1,871/mo15.9%very comfortable
Bensenville, IL$1,871/mo15.9%very comfortable
Palatine, IL$1,895/mo16.1%very comfortable
McHenry, IL$1,901/mo16.2%very comfortable
Lisle, IL$1,919/mo16.3%very comfortable
Elgin, IL$1,923/mo16.4%very comfortable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,920/mo16.4%very comfortable
Gurnee, IL$1,944/mo16.6%very comfortable
Saint Charles, IL$1,956/mo16.7%very comfortable
Crystal Lake, IL$1,969/mo16.8%very comfortable
Homewood, IL$1,969/mo16.8%very comfortable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,999/mo17%very comfortable
Wheeling, IL$2,009/mo17.1%very comfortable
Geneva, IL$2,002/mo17.1%very comfortable
Antioch, IL$2,011/mo17.1%very comfortable
Oak Park, IL$2,044/mo17.4%very comfortable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,039/mo17.4%very comfortable
Yorkville, IL$2,058/mo17.5%very comfortable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,058/mo17.5%very comfortable
Rolling Meadows, IL$2,061/mo17.6%very comfortable
Des Plaines, IL$2,079/mo17.7%very comfortable
Romeoville, IL$2,073/mo17.7%very comfortable
Lombard, IL$2,094/mo17.8%very comfortable
Brookfield, IL$2,086/mo17.8%very comfortable
Willowbrook, IL$2,090/mo17.8%very comfortable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,116/mo18%very comfortable
Schaumburg, IL$2,125/mo18.1%very comfortable
Itasca, IL$2,166/mo18.5%very comfortable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,188/mo18.6%very comfortable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,195/mo18.7%very comfortable
Matteson, IL$2,192/mo18.7%very comfortable
Roselle, IL$2,211/mo18.8%very comfortable
Libertyville, IL$2,206/mo18.8%very comfortable
Lockport, IL$2,213/mo18.9%very comfortable
Naperville, IL$2,236/mo19%very comfortable
Downers Grove, IL$2,248/mo19.1%very comfortable
Warrenville, IL$2,257/mo19.2%very comfortable
Aurora, IL$2,294/mo19.5%very comfortable
Bloomingdale, IL$2,286/mo19.5%very comfortable
Carpentersville, IL$2,297/mo19.6%very comfortable
Chicago, IL$2,311/mo19.7%very comfortable
Grayslake, IL$2,317/mo19.7%very comfortable
Mundelein, IL$2,327/mo19.8%very comfortable
Dolton, IL$2,327/mo19.8%very comfortable
Bartlett, IL$2,365/mo20.1%affordable
Skokie, IL$2,371/mo20.2%affordable
Wheaton, IL$2,375/mo20.2%affordable
Niles, IL$2,383/mo20.3%affordable
Darien, IL$2,388/mo20.3%affordable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,403/mo20.5%affordable
Montgomery, IL$2,403/mo20.5%affordable
West Dundee, IL$2,419/mo20.6%affordable
Highwood, IL$2,418/mo20.6%affordable
Park Ridge, IL$2,433/mo20.7%affordable
Evanston, IL$2,438/mo20.8%affordable
Oswego, IL$2,447/mo20.8%affordable
North Aurora, IL$2,442/mo20.8%affordable
La Grange, IL$2,438/mo20.8%affordable
Elmhurst, IL$2,453/mo20.9%affordable
Streamwood, IL$2,490/mo21.2%affordable
Morton Grove, IL$2,532/mo21.6%affordable
Round Lake, IL$2,533/mo21.6%affordable
Vernon Hills, IL$2,587/mo22%affordable
Glenview, IL$2,601/mo22.2%affordable
Barrington, IL$2,666/mo22.7%affordable
Orland Park, IL$2,713/mo23.1%affordable
Hazel Crest, IL$2,725/mo23.2%affordable
Bolingbrook, IL$2,742/mo23.4%affordable
Deerfield, IL$2,789/mo23.8%affordable
Northbrook, IL$3,014/mo25.7%affordable
Plainfield, IL$3,027/mo25.8%affordable
Highland Park, IL$3,147/mo26.8%affordable
Wilmette, IL$3,794/mo32.3%stretched
Lake Forest, IL$3,952/mo33.7%stretched
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).