Towns with the most affordable housing in Illinois

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 697 towns in Illinois with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Carrier Mills ranks first with a score of 95. Martinsville and Bushnell follow, with 95 and 95. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Carrier Mills	95	1.2×	11.3%	1,634
2	Martinsville	95	1.1×	11.5%	1,187
3	Bushnell	95	1.1×	11.5%	2,677
4	Gillespie	94	1.1×	10.9%	2,815
5	Barry	94	1.2×	10.2%	1,512
6	Oblong	92	1.4×	11.2%	1,634
7	Cairo	92	0.8×	14.7%	1,682
8	White Hall	91	1.2×	14.0%	2,257
9	Warren	91	1.3×	11.7%	1,396
10	Milledgeville	90	1.6×	10.4%	1,218
11	Edinburg	90	1.3×	11.1%	1,195
12	Palestine	90	1.3×	13.7%	1,430
13	Oquawka	90	1.7×	9.9%	1,059
14	Bement	90	1.3×	12.7%	1,792
15	Chester	90	1.4×	11.3%	6,797
16	Virden	89	1.3×	12.9%	3,171
17	Carthage	89	1.5×	10.6%	2,291
18	Arcola	89	1.4×	10.7%	2,892
19	Kincaid	89	1.4×	13.4%	1,278
20	Sumner	89	0.8×	15.9%	2,252
21	Shawneetown	89	1.8×	10.7%	1,087
22	Sandoval	88	1.1×	15.5%	1,004
23	Chatsworth	88	1.5×	12.5%	1,172
24	Mason City	88	1.4×	13.8%	2,159
25	Cerro Gordo	88	1.4×	13.0%	1,349

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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