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Affordability in Chicago

Chicago ranks T#113 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 16 — Quiet. That puts it in the 16th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Illinois.

affordability score
16
Quiet
National rank
T#113 of 134
In Illinois
#1 of 1
Percentile
16th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Chicago sits 34 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 the Data plan →

Ranked around Chicago

  1. T#111 Stockton, CA 17
  2. T#111 Stowe, VT 17
  3. T#113 Chicago, IL — this page 16
  4. #115 Jackson, MS 15
  5. T#116 Fresno, CA 14

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Chicago

Chicago scores 56 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: