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Affordability in Chicago

Chicago ranks T#116 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 14 — Quiet. That puts it in the 14th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.

affordability score
14
Quiet
National rank
T#116 of 134
In Illinois
#1 of 1
Percentile
14th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Chicago sits 36 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of a CondorBox Membership →

Ranked around Chicago

  1. T#113 Long Beach, CA 16
  2. #115 Houston, TX 15
  3. T#116 Chicago, IL — this page 14
  4. T#118 Toledo, OH 13
  5. T#118 Tucson, AZ 13

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Chicago

Chicago scores 59 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: