Most Affordable Cities in Illinois

Cities ranked by lowest median home values. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Most Affordable Cities 50

1 Danville
$97,200
2 Centralia
$103,000
3 Canton
$107,200
4 Macomb
$107,500
5 Galesburg
$111,900
6 Taylorville
$115,500
7 Mount Vernon
$126,000
8 Sterling
$127,100
9 Decatur
$127,300
10 Charleston
$127,400
11 Mattoon
$127,400
12 Jacksonville
$130,800
13 Lincoln
$134,400
14 Freeport
$134,900
15 Carbondale
$137,300
16 Pontiac
$142,200
17 Moline
$150,400
18 Rock Island
$150,400
19 East Moline
$150,400
20 Kewanee
$151,600
21 Dixon
$154,600
22 Marion
$156,400
23 Herrin
$156,400
24 Peoria
$158,500
25 North Peoria
$158,500
26 Ottawa
$161,900
27 Streator
$161,900
28 Quincy
$162,600
29 Rockford
$164,500
30 Loves Park
$164,500
31 Machesney Park
$164,500
32 Roscoe
$164,500
33 Pekin
$167,500
34 East Peoria
$167,500
35 Washington
$167,500
36 Morton
$167,500
37 Upper Alton
$173,000
38 Granite City
$173,000
39 Alton
$173,000
40 Edwardsville
$173,000
41 Collinsville
$173,000
42 Godfrey
$173,000
43 Glen Carbon
$173,000
44 Wood River
$173,000
45 Troy
$173,000
46 Springfield
$176,300
47 Belleville
$180,300
48 O'Fallon
$180,300
49 East Saint Louis
$180,300
50 Fairview Heights
$180,300

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).