Rankings / Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home / Illinois
Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home in Illinois
Ranked by the ratio of median home value to median household income (the “median multiple”).
1Evanston5.0×2Niles4.8×3DeKalb4.4×4Chicago4.3×5Glenview4.3×6Wilmette4.3×7Oak Park4.2×8Melrose Park4.2×9Northbrook4.1×10Urbana4.1×11Skokie4.1×12Downers Grove3.9×13Mount Prospect3.9×14Glen Ellyn3.9×15Park Ridge3.9×16Berwyn3.8×17Wheaton3.8×18Huntley3.8×19Addison3.8×20Champaign3.8×21Orland Park3.7×22Elk Grove Village3.7×23Elmhurst3.6×24Palatine3.6×25Highland Park3.6×26Woodridge3.6×27Arlington Heights3.6×28Cicero3.5×29Naperville3.5×30Edwardsville3.5×31Burbank3.4×32Des Plaines3.4×33Schaumburg3.4×34Vernon Hills3.4×35West Chicago3.4×36Oak Lawn3.4×37Lombard3.3×38St. Charles3.3×39Normal3.3×40Hoffman Estates3.3×41Carol Stream3.3×42Batavia3.2×43Buffalo Grove3.2×44Wheeling3.1×45McHenry3.1×46Glendale Heights3.0×47Elgin3.0×48Plainfield3.0×49Hanover Park3.0×50Woodstock3.0×51Chicago Heights2.9×52Aurora2.9×53Bolingbrook2.9×54Joliet2.9×55Gurnee2.9×56Crystal Lake2.9×57Mundelein2.9×58Tinley Park2.9×59New Lenox2.8×60Lockport2.8×61Bartlett2.8×62O'Fallon2.8×63Oswego2.8×64Oak Forest2.8×65Lake in the Hills2.7×66Quincy2.7×67Carpentersville2.7×68Streamwood2.7×69Waukegan2.7×70North Chicago2.7×71Peoria2.6×72Bloomington2.6×73Calumet City2.6×74Algonquin2.6×75Belvidere2.5×76Springfield2.5×77Romeoville2.4×78Rockford2.4×79Lansing2.3×80Round Lake Beach2.3×81Belleville2.2×82Moline2.2×83Rock Island2.1×84Galesburg2.0×85Pekin2.0×86Decatur1.9×87Alton1.9×88Granite City1.8×89Danville1.7×
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.