Best Places to Live in Illinois for Affordable Living

Top 25 places

1. #1DecaturPopulation 70,975 · mixed overall livability74% match
2. #2QuincyPopulation 39,441 · solid overall livability74% match
3. #3Rock IslandPopulation 37,264 · mixed overall livability74% match
4. #4PekinPopulation 32,075 · mixed overall livability74% match
5. #5Granite CityPopulation 27,026 · mixed overall livability74% match
6. #6GalesburgPopulation 29,923 · solid overall livability63% match
7. #7PeoriaPopulation 113,054 · mixed overall livability54% match
8. #8MolinePopulation 42,452 · mixed overall livability54% match
9. #9Calumet CityPopulation 35,708 · mixed overall livability54% match
10. #10LansingPopulation 28,713 · mixed overall livability54% match
11. #11DanvillePopulation 29,100 · mixed overall livability43% match
12. #12RockfordPopulation 148,173 · mixed overall livability34% match
13. #13SpringfieldPopulation 114,214 · mixed overall livability34% match
14. #14BellevillePopulation 42,155 · mixed overall livability34% match
15. #15North ChicagoPopulation 30,890 · mixed overall livability34% match
16. #16Chicago HeightsPopulation 27,366 · mixed overall livability34% match
17. #17AltonPopulation 25,642 · mixed overall livability34% match
18. #18BelviderePopulation 25,389 · mixed overall livability34% match
19. #19CiceroPopulation 84,189 · mixed overall livability23% match
20. #20BloomingtonPopulation 78,788 · mixed overall livability23% match
21. #21SchaumburgPopulation 77,571 · mixed overall livability23% match
22. #22Orland ParkPopulation 58,345 · mixed overall livability23% match
23. #23NormalPopulation 52,920 · mixed overall livability23% match
24. #24LombardPopulation 44,055 · mixed overall livability23% match
25. #25StreamwoodPopulation 39,556 · mixed overall livability23% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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