Home / Illinois county housing affordability Ranked observations 0 counties excluded for unavailable renter cost burden (30%+); ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
Lowest renter cost burden in Illinois Rank County GEOID Renter cost burden (30%+) 1 Hardin County, Illinois 17069 7.3% 2 Alexander County, Illinois 17003 15.5% 3 Hamilton County, Illinois 17065 16.4% 4 Jasper County, Illinois 17079 18.6% 5 Clay County, Illinois 17025 19.7% 6 Scott County, Illinois 17171 19.8% 7 Washington County, Illinois 17189 21.8% 8 Pulaski County, Illinois 17153 22.7% 9 Calhoun County, Illinois 17013 23.6% 10 Pope County, Illinois 17151 24.2% 11 Gallatin County, Illinois 17059 25.1% 12 Henderson County, Illinois 17071 25.4% 13 Putnam County, Illinois 17155 25.6% 14 Cass County, Illinois 17017 26.0% 15 Piatt County, Illinois 17147 26.8% 16 Lawrence County, Illinois 17101 27.1% 17 Shelby County, Illinois 17173 28.0% 18 Greene County, Illinois 17061 28.1% 19 Douglas County, Illinois 17041 28.5% 20 Bond County, Illinois 17005 28.6% 21 Warren County, Illinois 17187 28.8% 22 Crawford County, Illinois 17033 29.0% 23 Christian County, Illinois 17021 29.5% 24 Bureau County, Illinois 17011 29.6% 25 Effingham County, Illinois 17049 30.1% 26 Moultrie County, Illinois 17139 30.1% 27 Cumberland County, Illinois 17035 31.0% 28 Morgan County, Illinois 17137 31.1% 29 Edgar County, Illinois 17045 31.2% 30 White County, Illinois 17193 31.2% 31 De Witt County, Illinois 17039 31.3% 32 Livingston County, Illinois 17105 31.6% 33 Schuyler County, Illinois 17169 32.4% 34 Wayne County, Illinois 17191 32.5% 35 Clinton County, Illinois 17027 32.8% 36 Pike County, Illinois 17149 32.9% 37 Macoupin County, Illinois 17117 33.4% 38 Wabash County, Illinois 17185 33.4% 39 Jersey County, Illinois 17083 33.7% 40 Carroll County, Illinois 17015 33.8% 41 Richland County, Illinois 17159 34.4% 42 Johnson County, Illinois 17087 34.6% 43 Mercer County, Illinois 17131 34.6% 44 Ogle County, Illinois 17141 34.9% 45 Macon County, Illinois 17115 35.1% 46 Henry County, Illinois 17073 35.2% 47 Hancock County, Illinois 17067 35.5% 48 Marshall County, Illinois 17123 36.3% 49 Stark County, Illinois 17175 36.6% 50 Iroquois County, Illinois 17075 36.8% 51 Adams County, Illinois 17001 37.0% 52 Jefferson County, Illinois 17081 37.1% 53 Perry County, Illinois 17145 37.2% 54 Jo Daviess County, Illinois 17085 37.4% 55 Edwards County, Illinois 17047 37.7% 56 Marion County, Illinois 17121 37.8% 57 Fulton County, Illinois 17057 38.0% 58 Ford County, Illinois 17053 38.1% 59 Brown County, Illinois 17009 38.2% 60 Grundy County, Illinois 17063 38.2% 61 Randolph County, Illinois 17157 38.3% 62 Massac County, Illinois 17127 38.5% 63 Lee County, Illinois 17103 38.8% 64 Stephenson County, Illinois 17177 39.0% 65 Montgomery County, Illinois 17135 39.2% 66 Tazewell County, Illinois 17179 39.4% 67 Woodford County, Illinois 17203 39.6% 68 LaSalle County, Illinois 17099 39.8% 69 Whiteside County, Illinois 17195 39.8% 70 Fayette County, Illinois 17051 40.2% 71 Coles County, Illinois 17029 40.4% 72 McLean County, Illinois 17113 40.5% 73 Logan County, Illinois 17107 41.5% 74 Sangamon County, Illinois 17167 41.5% 75 Vermilion County, Illinois 17183 41.7% 76 DuPage County, Illinois 17043 42.6% 77 Boone County, Illinois 17007 42.7% 78 Kankakee County, Illinois 17091 42.7% 79 Saline County, Illinois 17165 42.7% 80 Williamson County, Illinois 17199 42.8% 81 Peoria County, Illinois 17143 42.9% 82 Franklin County, Illinois 17055 43.0% 83 Rock Island County, Illinois 17161 43.3% 84 Madison County, Illinois 17119 43.5% 85 Clark County, Illinois 17023 43.7% 86 McDonough County, Illinois 17109 44.1% 87 Monroe County, Illinois 17133 44.1% 88 St. Clair County, Illinois 17163 44.5% 89 Union County, Illinois 17181 44.7% 90 Lake County, Illinois 17097 45.9% 91 Mason County, Illinois 17125 45.9% 92 Cook County, Illinois 17031 46.0% 93 Jackson County, Illinois 17077 46.4% 94 Winnebago County, Illinois 17201 46.9% 95 Will County, Illinois 17197 47.2% 96 Champaign County, Illinois 17019 47.6% 97 Kane County, Illinois 17089 47.6% 98 McHenry County, Illinois 17111 47.9% 99 Menard County, Illinois 17129 48.1% 100 Knox County, Illinois 17095 48.7% 101 Kendall County, Illinois 17093 51.2% 102 DeKalb County, Illinois 17037 53.6%
Method and provenance ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Illinois bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums . Illinois county map and full table .