Top 10 Most Affordable Homes in Illinois

Housing

Cities and towns ranked by home affordability, factoring in housing cost, local wages, safety, and school quality. Ranked 287 cities with a population of 5,000 or more.

#▴▾	City▴▾	Affordability Score▴▾	Median Home Value▴▾
1	North ChicagoLake	90 / 100	$159,600
2	Round Lake ParkLake	74 / 100	$164,900
3	ItascaDuPage	73 / 100	$390,800
4	WarrenvilleDuPage	73 / 100	$286,100
5	WillowbrookDuPage	72 / 100	$358,600
6	Round Lake BeachLake	72 / 100	$199,200
7	HarveyCook	72 / 100	$88,100
8	Rolling MeadowsCook	71 / 100	$326,200
9	WinfieldDuPage	71 / 100	$386,300
10	DeerfieldLake	71 / 100	$623,400

Methodology

Composite score (0–100) based on: median home value inverted — lower cost scores higher (40%), average annual wage (25%), crime rate inverted — lower crime scores higher (20%), and school quality composite (15%). Each component is min-max normalized across all cities in the state.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey & County Business Patterns

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