🦅 55 Best Walkable & Affordable Cities in Illinois 2022
Explore these great cities to visit or make home in the Prairie State.
#55 Carlinville, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $572
Buy (MED): $140K
Walkscore (Downtown): 76
Population: 5,917
#54 Harvard, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $837
Buy (MED): $210K
Walkscore (Downtown): 76
Population: 9,447
#53 Centralia, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $562
Buy (MED): $90K
Walkscore (Downtown): 76
Population: 13,032
#52 O'Fallon, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $900
Buy (MED): $310K
Walkscore (Downtown): 76
Population: 28,281
#51 Spring Valley, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $559
Buy (MED): $68K
Walkscore (Downtown): 77
Population: 5,558
#50 Dixon, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $550
Buy (MED): $133K
Walkscore (Downtown): 77
Population: 15,733
#49 Carbondale, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $560
Buy (MED): $67K
Walkscore (Downtown): 77
Population: 25,902
#48 Peru, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $614
Buy (MED): $133K
Walkscore (Downtown): 78
Population: 10,295
#47 Ottawa, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $733
Buy (MED): $160K
Walkscore (Downtown): 78
Population: 18,768
#46 Batavia, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,213
Buy (MED): $377K
Walkscore (Downtown): 78
Population: 26,045
#45 Park Ridge, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,400
Buy (MED): $490K
Walkscore (Downtown): 78
Population: 37,480
#44 Waterloo, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $730
Buy (MED): $280K
Walkscore (Downtown): 79
Population: 9,811
#43 Streator, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $875
Buy (MED): $98K
Walkscore (Downtown): 79
Population: 13,710
#42 Canton, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $567
Buy (MED): $84K
Walkscore (Downtown): 79
Population: 14,704
#41 Brookfield, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,095
Buy (MED): $319K
Walkscore (Downtown): 79
Population: 18,978
#40 Edwardsville, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,050
Buy (MED): $327K
Walkscore (Downtown): 79
Population: 24,293
#39 West Chicago, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $925
Buy (MED): $330K
Walkscore (Downtown): 79
Population: 27,086
#38 Aurora, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,410
Buy (MED): $275K
Walkscore (Downtown): 79
Population: 197,899
#37 Effingham, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $492
Buy (MED): $180K
Walkscore (Downtown): 80
Population: 12,328
#36 Homewood, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,225
Buy (MED): $240K
Walkscore (Downtown): 80
Population: 19,323
#35 Westmont, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,491
Buy (MED): $350K
Walkscore (Downtown): 80
Population: 24,685
#34 Quincy, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $485
Buy (MED): $150K
Walkscore (Downtown): 80
Population: 40,633
#33 Belleville, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $745
Buy (MED): $140K
Walkscore (Downtown): 80
Population: 44,478
#32 Oak Park, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,250
Buy (MED): $369K
Walkscore (Downtown): 80
Population: 51,878
#31 Berwyn, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $975
Buy (MED): $300K
Walkscore (Downtown): 80
Population: 56,657
#30 Peoria, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $700
Buy (MED): $130K
Walkscore (Downtown): 80
Population: 115,007
#29 Sandwich, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $675
Buy (MED): $253K
Walkscore (Downtown): 81
Population: 7,421
#28 Monmouth, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $474
Buy (MED): $110K
Walkscore (Downtown): 81
Population: 9,444
#27 Geneva, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,440
Buy (MED): $439K
Walkscore (Downtown): 81
Population: 21,495
#26 Pekin, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $500
Buy (MED): $107K
Walkscore (Downtown): 81
Population: 34,094
#25 Moline, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $650
Buy (MED): $125K
Walkscore (Downtown): 81
Population: 43,483
#24 West Dundee, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,780
Buy (MED): $350K
Walkscore (Downtown): 82
Population: 7,331
#23 Jerseyville, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $617
Buy (MED): $119K
Walkscore (Downtown): 82
Population: 8,465
#22 Rochelle, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $500
Buy (MED): $152K
Walkscore (Downtown): 82
Population: 9,574
#21 Taylorville, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $500
Buy (MED): $102K
Walkscore (Downtown): 82
Population: 11,246
#20 Forest Park, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,175
Buy (MED): $265K
Walkscore (Downtown): 82
Population: 14,167
#19 Marion, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $475
Buy (MED): $170K
Walkscore (Downtown): 82
Population: 17,193
#18 Arlington Heights, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,520
Buy (MED): $399K
Walkscore (Downtown): 82
Population: 75,101
#17 Pontiac, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $525
Buy (MED): $120K
Walkscore (Downtown): 83
Population: 11,931
#16 Highwood, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,750
Buy (MED): $359K
Walkscore (Downtown): 84
Population: 5,405
#15 Galesburg, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $725
Buy (MED): $104K
Walkscore (Downtown): 84
Population: 32,195
#14 DeKalb, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $668
Buy (MED): $186K
Walkscore (Downtown): 84
Population: 43,862
#13 Mattoon, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $515
Buy (MED): $85K
Walkscore (Downtown): 85
Population: 18,555
#12 Urbana, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $660
Buy (MED): $155K
Walkscore (Downtown): 86
Population: 41,250
#11 Springfield, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $680
Buy (MED): $140K
Walkscore (Downtown): 86
Population: 116,250
#10 Joliet, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $995
Buy (MED): $250K
Walkscore (Downtown): 86
Population: 147,433
#9 Blue Island, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $785
Buy (MED): $187K
Walkscore (Downtown): 87
Population: 23,706
#8 Rockford, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $725
Buy (MED): $120K
Walkscore (Downtown): 87
Population: 152,871
#7 Bloomington, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $700
Buy (MED): $240K
Walkscore (Downtown): 88
Population: 76,610
#6 Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,495
Buy (MED): $470K
Walkscore (Downtown): 89
Population: 27,450
#5 Des Plaines, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,270
Buy (MED): $285K
Walkscore (Downtown): 92
Population: 58,364
#4 Elgin, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,650
Buy (MED): $315K
Walkscore (Downtown): 92
Population: 108,188
#3 Wheaton, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,708
Buy (MED): $450K
Walkscore (Downtown): 94
Population: 52,894
#2 Champaign, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $895
Buy (MED): $200K
Walkscore (Downtown): 95
Population: 81,055
#1 Chicago, Illinois
Rent (AVG): $1,897
Buy (MED): $350K
Walkscore (Downtown): 98
Population: 2,695,598
