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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
Charleston, IL$730/mo6.2%very comfortable
Carbondale, IL$749/mo6.4%very comfortable
Rantoul, IL$808/mo6.9%very comfortable
Pekin, IL$843/mo7.2%very comfortable
East Alton, IL$850/mo7.2%very comfortable
Danville, IL$867/mo7.4%very comfortable
Rock Island, IL$918/mo7.8%very comfortable
Macomb, IL$919/mo7.8%very comfortable
Alton, IL$985/mo8.4%very comfortable
Moline, IL$998/mo8.5%very comfortable
East Peoria, IL$1,000/mo8.5%very comfortable
Wood River, IL$1,000/mo8.5%very comfortable
Granite City, IL$1,013/mo8.6%very comfortable
Herrin, IL$1,006/mo8.6%very comfortable
Decatur, IL$1,019/mo8.7%very comfortable
Belleville, IL$1,048/mo8.9%very comfortable
Marion, IL$1,071/mo9.1%very comfortable
La Salle, IL$1,075/mo9.2%very comfortable
Bethalto, IL$1,117/mo9.5%very comfortable
Dixon, IL$1,133/mo9.7%very comfortable
Kankakee, IL$1,160/mo9.9%very comfortable
Peoria Heights, IL$1,161/mo9.9%very comfortable
Springfield, IL$1,176/mo10%very comfortable
Pontoon Beach, IL$1,175/mo10%very comfortable
Highland, IL$1,200/mo10.2%very comfortable
Rockford, IL$1,208/mo10.3%very comfortable
Peoria, IL$1,236/mo10.5%very comfortable
Cicero, IL$1,229/mo10.5%very comfortable
Riverdale, IL$1,232/mo10.5%very comfortable
Urbana, IL$1,249/mo10.6%very comfortable
Quincy, IL$1,256/mo10.7%very comfortable
Collinsville, IL$1,255/mo10.7%very comfortable
Blue Island, IL$1,258/mo10.7%very comfortable
Washington, IL$1,324/mo11.3%very comfortable
Broadview, IL$1,343/mo11.4%very comfortable
Waterloo, IL$1,350/mo11.5%very comfortable
Bloomington, IL$1,368/mo11.7%very comfortable
Dekalb, IL$1,371/mo11.7%very comfortable
Fairview Heights, IL$1,379/mo11.7%very comfortable
Midlothian, IL$1,375/mo11.7%very comfortable
Cahokia, IL$1,375/mo11.7%very comfortable
Ottawa, IL$1,391/mo11.8%very comfortable
Shiloh, IL$1,382/mo11.8%very comfortable
Champaign, IL$1,410/mo12%very comfortable
Normal, IL$1,403/mo12%very comfortable
Maywood, IL$1,424/mo12.1%very comfortable
Troy, IL$1,425/mo12.1%very comfortable
Berwyn, IL$1,472/mo12.5%very comfortable
Machesney Park, IL$1,469/mo12.5%very comfortable
Worth, IL$1,463/mo12.5%very comfortable
Swansea, IL$1,484/mo12.6%very comfortable
Woodstock, IL$1,492/mo12.7%very comfortable
Chicago Heights, IL$1,498/mo12.8%very comfortable
Bourbonnais, IL$1,511/mo12.9%very comfortable
Chicago Ridge, IL$1,519/mo12.9%very comfortable
Edwardsville, IL$1,525/mo13%very comfortable
Zion, IL$1,526/mo13%very comfortable
Sycamore, IL$1,543/mo13.1%very comfortable
Bridgeview, IL$1,532/mo13.1%very comfortable
Alsip, IL$1,544/mo13.2%very comfortable
Bradley, IL$1,544/mo13.2%very comfortable
Savoy, IL$1,557/mo13.3%very comfortable
O Fallon, IL$1,599/mo13.6%very comfortable
Joliet, IL$1,614/mo13.7%very comfortable
Forest Park, IL$1,620/mo13.8%very comfortable
Calumet City, IL$1,629/mo13.9%very comfortable
Waukegan, IL$1,648/mo14%very comfortable
Elmwood Park, IL$1,671/mo14.2%very comfortable
Franklin Park, IL$1,700/mo14.5%very comfortable
Mount Prospect, IL$1,718/mo14.6%very comfortable
Woodridge, IL$1,718/mo14.6%very comfortable
Lansing, IL$1,715/mo14.6%very comfortable
Chatham, IL$1,713/mo14.6%very comfortable
La Grange Park, IL$1,751/mo14.9%very comfortable
Elk Grove Village, IL$1,781/mo15.2%very comfortable
Morton, IL$1,799/mo15.3%very comfortable
Carol Stream, IL$1,822/mo15.5%very comfortable
Brookfield, IL$1,828/mo15.6%very comfortable
Oak Lawn, IL$1,848/mo15.7%very comfortable
Addison, IL$1,853/mo15.8%very comfortable
Bensenville, IL$1,865/mo15.9%very comfortable
Saint Charles, IL$1,884/mo16%very comfortable
McHenry, IL$1,893/mo16.1%very comfortable
Batavia, IL$1,900/mo16.2%very comfortable
Mahomet, IL$1,906/mo16.2%very comfortable
Elgin, IL$1,909/mo16.3%very comfortable
Westmont, IL$1,928/mo16.4%very comfortable
Lisle, IL$1,939/mo16.5%very comfortable
Arlington Heights, IL$1,949/mo16.6%very comfortable
Glendale Heights, IL$1,949/mo16.6%very comfortable
Gurnee, IL$1,965/mo16.7%very comfortable
Rolling Meadows, IL$1,984/mo16.9%very comfortable
Park Forest, IL$1,981/mo16.9%very comfortable
Palatine, IL$1,990/mo17%very comfortable
Willowbrook, IL$2,005/mo17.1%very comfortable
Des Plaines, IL$2,031/mo17.3%very comfortable
Hoffman Estates, IL$2,032/mo17.3%very comfortable
Lockport, IL$2,029/mo17.3%very comfortable
Lake Bluff, IL$2,068/mo17.6%very comfortable
Lombard, IL$2,086/mo17.8%very comfortable
Romeoville, IL$2,089/mo17.8%very comfortable
Schaumburg, IL$2,099/mo17.9%very comfortable
Wheeling, IL$2,103/mo17.9%very comfortable
Crystal Lake, IL$2,112/mo18%very comfortable
Round Lake Beach, IL$2,142/mo18.2%very comfortable
Oak Park, IL$2,160/mo18.4%very comfortable
Bartlett, IL$2,162/mo18.4%very comfortable
Niles, IL$2,160/mo18.4%very comfortable
Lake in the Hills, IL$2,160/mo18.4%very comfortable
Darien, IL$2,158/mo18.4%very comfortable
Wheaton, IL$2,169/mo18.5%very comfortable
West Dundee, IL$2,208/mo18.8%very comfortable
Geneva, IL$2,221/mo18.9%very comfortable
Itasca, IL$2,228/mo19%very comfortable
Richton Park, IL$2,244/mo19.1%very comfortable
Skokie, IL$2,250/mo19.2%very comfortable
Downers Grove, IL$2,264/mo19.3%very comfortable
North Aurora, IL$2,263/mo19.3%very comfortable
Montgomery, IL$2,276/mo19.4%very comfortable
Antioch, IL$2,274/mo19.4%very comfortable
Aurora, IL$2,287/mo19.5%very comfortable
Carpentersville, IL$2,285/mo19.5%very comfortable
Naperville, IL$2,310/mo19.7%very comfortable
Dolton, IL$2,337/mo19.9%very comfortable
Highwood, IL$2,332/mo19.9%very comfortable
Evergreen Park, IL$2,353/mo20%affordable
Round Lake, IL$2,350/mo20%affordable
Mundelein, IL$2,356/mo20.1%affordable
Yorkville, IL$2,372/mo20.2%affordable
La Grange, IL$2,386/mo20.3%affordable
Chicago, IL$2,409/mo20.5%affordable
Buffalo Grove, IL$2,418/mo20.6%affordable
Oswego, IL$2,415/mo20.6%affordable
Warrenville, IL$2,423/mo20.6%affordable
Vernon Hills, IL$2,436/mo20.8%affordable
Roselle, IL$2,447/mo20.8%affordable
Elmhurst, IL$2,449/mo20.9%affordable
Grayslake, IL$2,461/mo21%affordable
Streamwood, IL$2,475/mo21.1%affordable
Glen Ellyn, IL$2,480/mo21.1%affordable
Morton Grove, IL$2,483/mo21.2%affordable
Barrington, IL$2,487/mo21.2%affordable
Deerfield, IL$2,499/mo21.3%affordable
Hazel Crest, IL$2,503/mo21.3%affordable
Glenview, IL$2,520/mo21.5%affordable
Homewood, IL$2,524/mo21.5%affordable
Bloomingdale, IL$2,538/mo21.6%affordable
Evanston, IL$2,562/mo21.8%affordable
Park Ridge, IL$2,598/mo22.1%affordable
Matteson, IL$2,621/mo22.3%affordable
Bolingbrook, IL$2,693/mo22.9%affordable
Libertyville, IL$2,776/mo23.6%affordable
Plainfield, IL$2,898/mo24.7%affordable
Highland Park, IL$2,980/mo25.4%affordable
Orland Park, IL$3,018/mo25.7%affordable
Northbrook, IL$3,067/mo26.1%affordable
Wilmette, IL$3,703/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).