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Best Cost of Living Counties in Illinois

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 102 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
53/100
Top County
Pulaski County
Counties Ranked
102

Top 10

#1
Pulaski County
IL
95/100
#2
Hardin County
IL
94/100
#3
Gallatin County
IL
93/100
#4
Alexander County
IL
93/100
#5
Hamilton County
IL
87/100
#6
Pope County
IL
87/100
#7
White County
IL
79/100
#8
Johnson County
IL
79/100
#9
Scott County
IL
79/100
#10
Saline County
IL
79/100

All Illinois Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Pulaski County, IL
94.8
62.9
2Hardin County, IL
94.1
70.7
3Gallatin County, IL
93.3
67.6
4Alexander County, IL
93.2
62.2
5Hamilton County, IL
86.8
68.6
6Pope County, IL
86.8
67.4
7White County, IL
79.3
62.5
8Johnson County, IL
79.1
67.7
9Scott County, IL
79
68.1
10Saline County, IL
78.8
56.8
11Union County, IL
77.3
57.4
12Perry County, IL
77.1
59.8
13Fayette County, IL
76.1
53.8
14Pike County, IL
75.5
55.6
15Edwards County, IL
75.1
66.7
16Clay County, IL
74.6
55.8
17Wayne County, IL
74.6
52.5
18Franklin County, IL
73.6
55.9
19Richland County, IL
71.8
51.4
20Lawrence County, IL
70.9
55.7
21Edgar County, IL
70.3
59.8
22Montgomery County, IL
70.3
45.9
23Hancock County, IL
70.2
58.6
24Wabash County, IL
69.5
55.3
25Warren County, IL
69.3
52.4
26Calhoun County, IL
69
63
27Cass County, IL
68.7
57.4
28Vermilion County, IL
68.7
35.5
29Randolph County, IL
68.1
58.7
30Knox County, IL
67.2
56.1
31Mason County, IL
67
52.8
32Henderson County, IL
66
61.7
33Brown County, IL
65.8
69.5
34Cumberland County, IL
65.4
62
35McDonough County, IL
65.3
56.3
36Greene County, IL
65.2
60.3
37Christian County, IL
65
55.3
38Shelby County, IL
64.3
60.9
39Crawford County, IL
64.1
52.5
40Marion County, IL
63.6
46.7
41Stark County, IL
63.5
61.1
42Morgan County, IL
62.9
43.1
43Jackson County, IL
62.6
36
44Bond County, IL
62.1
55.2
45Massac County, IL
60.6
43.2
46Jasper County, IL
59.9
59.7
47Carroll County, IL
59.6
60.6
48Marshall County, IL
59.1
54.9
49Fulton County, IL
58.5
53.9
50Moultrie County, IL
58.5
58.4
51Macoupin County, IL
58.3
52.5
52Stephenson County, IL
57.9
45.6
53Coles County, IL
57.8
57.4
54Effingham County, IL
57.5
49.7
55Iroquois County, IL
56.4
50.3
56Schuyler County, IL
56.1
58.3
57Mercer County, IL
55
63.1
58Macon County, IL
54.5
34.6
59Whiteside County, IL
53.8
46.3
60Washington County, IL
53.7
63.7
61Logan County, IL
50.8
51.6
62Clark County, IL
50.1
55.5
63Ford County, IL
50
53.8
64Jefferson County, IL
49.4
51.7
65Putnam County, IL
49.3
59.3
66Adams County, IL
49
54.7
67De Witt County, IL
48.3
47.8
68Douglas County, IL
48
55.6
69Menard County, IL
47.6
59.2
70Jersey County, IL
47.3
53.4
71Henry County, IL
46.1
50.3
72Bureau County, IL
46
45.7
73Jo Daviess County, IL
45.4
60.8
74Livingston County, IL
42.9
51.6
75Lee County, IL
42.3
51.7
76Williamson County, IL
40.9
49.9
77Rock Island County, IL
39.5
36.7
78LaSalle County, IL
36.3
40.6
79Tazewell County, IL
34.1
42.5
80Ogle County, IL
33.3
38.7
81Clinton County, IL
32.1
52
82Peoria County, IL
30.9
31
83Woodford County, IL
30.6
58.8
84Sangamon County, IL
29.6
33.4
85Winnebago County, IL
29.3
42.4
86Piatt County, IL
29.2
54.9
87Madison County, IL
27.4
38.1
88St. Clair County, IL
23
41.3
89McLean County, IL
22.7
48.1
90Champaign County, IL
22.3
34.4
91Boone County, IL
20.5
43.7
92Kankakee County, IL
20.3
48
93Monroe County, IL
20.3
58.5
94DeKalb County, IL
16.9
37
95Grundy County, IL
13
44.8
96McHenry County, IL
7.5
52.3
97Cook County, IL
7.3
30.3
98Kane County, IL
6.7
47.1
99Will County, IL
6.3
50.3
100Lake County, IL
5.8
47.2
101DuPage County, IL
4.1
54
102Kendall County, IL
2.9
38.6

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.