What is the #1 cheapest places to live in illinois?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Cairo	1,699	52.0
2	East St. Louis	18,278	59.0
3	Norris City	1,613	64.1
4	Zeigler	1,325	66.0
5	Griggsville	1,272	66.3
6	Eldorado	3,762	66.4
7	Vienna	2,115	67.1
8	Venice	1,682	68.0
9	Mount Morris	2,679	68.2
10	Fairfield	4,658	68.3
11	Cobden	1,064	68.9
12	Ina	1,600	68.9
13	Shawneetown	1,167	69.2
14	Anna	4,222	69.2
15	McLeansboro	2,750	69.2
16	Carrier Mills	1,702	69.5
17	Phoenix	1,284	69.9
18	Murphysboro	6,804	70.3
19	Ford Heights	1,587	71.0
20	Carbondale	21,813	71.4
21	Christopher	2,413	72.0
22	Washington Park	1,728	72.3
23	Milford	1,136	72.4
24	Percy	1,014	72.4
25	Hartford	1,456	72.5
26	Cahokia Heights	17,173	72.7
27	Louisville	1,288	73.0
28	Marissa	1,133	73.1
29	Girard	1,740	73.3
30	La Harpe	1,085	73.4
31	Vandalia	6,041	73.4
32	Sheldon	1,309	73.5
33	Lawrenceville	4,241	73.6
34	Oblong	1,617	73.6
35	Pana	5,277	73.7
36	West Frankfort	7,156	73.7
37	Wenona	1,006	73.8
38	Grayville	1,515	73.9
39	Macomb	15,006	74.4
40	Danville	28,663	74.4
41	Sumner	2,229	74.8
42	Astoria	1,094	75.0
43	Galesburg	29,653	75.0
44	Du Quoin	5,780	75.0
45	Mount Carmel	6,892	75.1
46	Bridgeport	1,819	75.2
47	St. Elmo	1,401	75.3
48	Central City	1,123	75.4
49	Savanna	2,851	75.6
50	Oakwood	1,243	75.8
51	Lewistown	1,828	75.9
52	Harrisburg	8,608	75.9
53	Greenup	1,678	76.2
54	Benld	1,535	76.3
55	White Hall	2,354	76.6
56	Centralia	12,009	76.7
57	Flora	4,860	76.8
58	Pinckneyville	5,055	76.8
59	Roodhouse	1,662	77.0
60	Bushnell	2,763	77.0
61	Kewanee	12,280	77.4
62	Johnston City	3,351	77.4
63	Madison	2,788	77.4
64	Royalton	1,076	77.6
65	Watseka	4,630	77.8
66	Fairmont City	2,354	77.9
67	Freeport	23,636	78.0
68	Casey	2,258	78.2
69	Paris	8,154	78.5
70	Winchester	1,543	78.5
71	Assumption	1,117	78.5
72	Rock Falls	8,683	78.6
73	Virginia	1,491	78.7
74	Sesser	1,919	78.8
75	Mattoon	16,334	78.8
76	Benton	7,076	79.3
77	Toulon	1,390	79.4
78	Metropolis	5,898	79.5
79	East Alton	5,729	79.6
80	Carmi	4,879	79.8
81	Hillsboro	5,693	79.9
82	Creve Coeur	4,572	80.1
83	Pittsfield	4,422	80.4
84	Hoopeston	5,039	80.5
85	Litchfield	6,814	80.7
86	Tilton	2,537	80.7
87	Jonesboro	1,912	80.8
88	Monmouth	8,794	81.1
89	Lovington	1,120	81.2
90	Decatur	70,368	81.3
91	Westville	3,442	81.4
92	Fulton	3,457	81.5
93	Mount Olive	1,979	81.5
94	Carlinville	5,574	81.6
95	De Soto	1,701	81.7
96	Taylorville	11,149	81.8
97	Abingdon	3,424	81.9
98	Bethany	1,253	81.9
99	Stockton	1,867	82.0
100	Grandview	1,077	82.1
101	Chrisman	1,352	82.1
102	Gibson City	3,609	82.6
103	South Jacksonville	3,255	82.7
104	Shelbyville	4,248	82.8
105	Havana	3,176	82.9
106	Toledo	1,209	82.9
107	Mount Vernon	14,492	82.9
108	Streator	12,274	83.0
109	Martinsville	1,212	83.3
110	Robbins	4,956	83.3
111	Milledgeville	1,199	83.4
112	Barry	1,442	83.5
113	De Pue	1,594	83.6
114	Greenville	7,159	83.7
115	Beardstown	6,047	83.8
116	Charleston	17,212	83.8
117	Wyoming	1,532	83.8
118	Polo	2,495	84.0
119	Sterling	14,670	84.1
120	Kankakee	24,384	84.2
121	Palestine	1,396	84.3
122	South Roxana	2,180	84.3
123	Olney	8,864	84.3
124	Waverly	1,456	84.5
125	Albion	2,107	84.5
126	Galva	2,543	84.5
127	Camp Point	1,197	84.6
128	Salem	7,341	84.6
129	Ashland	1,001	84.7
130	Walnut	1,402	85.0
131	Lincoln	13,406	85.0
132	Rantoul	12,515	85.0
133	Wayne City	1,050	85.2
134	Dixmoor	2,962	85.3
135	Nokomis	2,213	85.3
136	Newton	2,852	85.6
137	Harvey	19,831	85.9
138	Warsaw	1,511	86.0
139	Canton	13,408	86.1
140	Mendon	1,131	86.1
141	Mount Carroll	1,515	86.1
142	Hamilton	2,738	86.5
143	Rushville	2,668	86.7
144	Chatsworth	1,161	87.1
145	Granite City	26,670	87.4
146	Clinton	7,012	87.5
147	Arthur	2,024	87.6
148	Alton	25,430	87.8
149	Momence	3,076	87.8
150	Princeton	7,829	87.9
151	Pontiac	11,483	88.0
152	Eureka	5,095	88.1
153	Cambria	1,271	88.2
154	Pekin	31,812	88.7
155	Colchester	1,057	88.7
156	Rock Island	36,758	88.8
157	Onarga	1,362	88.8
158	Rossville	1,246	89.1
159	Thomson	1,526	89.2
160	Sullivan	4,253	89.4
161	Henry	2,478	89.5
162	Mount Sterling	1,949	89.6
163	Quincy	39,188	89.7
164	Kincaid	1,243	90.2
165	Sparta	4,070	90.2
166	Dixon	15,166	90.2
167	Mason City	2,094	90.3
168	Jacksonville	17,490	90.5
169	Lacon	1,768	90.6
170	LaSalle	9,471	90.7
171	Jerome	1,910	90.7
172	Urbana	38,447	90.7
173	Riverdale	10,515	90.8
174	Rockford	147,649	90.8
175	Steeleville	1,732	91.0
176	Mendota	6,915	91.0
177	Petersburg	2,590	91.1
178	Carbon Cliff	2,248	91.2
179	Lanark	1,510	91.2
180	Raymond	1,065	91.2
181	Bellevue	2,158	91.5
182	Marion	16,796	91.7
183	Gilman	1,576	91.9
184	Dupo	3,914	92.0
185	Prophetstown	1,828	92.4
186	Herrin	12,271	92.5
187	Aledo	3,753	92.6
188	Franklin Grove	1,086	92.6
189	Chillicothe	6,185	92.6
190	Milan	5,037	92.6
191	Farmington	1,990	92.9
192	Atlanta	1,738	93.1
193	Robinson	7,005	93.1
194	Toluca	1,313	93.2
195	Galena	2,899	93.3
196	Durand	1,485	93.4
197	Paxton	4,201	93.4
198	Farmer City	2,001	93.6
199	Crainville	1,614	93.7
200	Marseilles	4,071	93.7
201	Peoria Heights	5,834	93.8
202	Hometown	4,244	93.9
203	Chester	6,830	94.0
204	Forrest	1,008	94.2
205	West Peoria	4,246	94.3
206	Carrollton	2,528	94.3
207	Nashville	2,991	94.4
208	Forreston	1,148	94.5
209	New Athens	1,937	94.6
210	Southern View	1,838	94.6
211	Staunton	4,307	94.7
212	Roxana	1,626	94.8
213	Payson	1,030	94.9
214	Effingham	12,258	94.9
215	Preston Heights	2,318	95.0
216	Wood River	10,315	95.0
217	Beckemeyer	1,024	95.0
218	Peoria	112,126	95.1
219	East Moline	20,837	95.1
220	Mount Pulaski	1,513	95.1
221	New Berlin	1,366	95.2
222	Neoga	1,248	95.3
223	Caseyville	4,170	95.5
224	Delavan	1,600	95.6
225	Chenoa	1,559	95.6
226	Greenfield	1,137	95.7
227	Granville	1,463	95.9
228	Fairbury	3,683	96.1
229	East Dubuque	1,427	96.2
230	Minonk	1,909	96.2
231	Gillespie	3,118	96.3
232	Moline	42,235	96.3
233	Belleville	41,722	96.6
234	Carthage	2,508	96.6
235	Manito	1,640	96.6
236	Cerro Gordo	1,426	96.7
237	South Chicago Heights	3,934	97.0
238	Villa Grove	2,375	97.2
239	Gridley	1,339	97.2
240	Warren	1,439	97.2
241	Marshall	3,987	97.7
242	Pontoon Beach	6,131	97.7
243	DeKalb	40,464	97.9
244	Merrionette Park	2,144	98.0
245	Earlville	2,015	98.0
246	Goreville	1,164	98.0
247	Steger	9,449	98.1
248	Energy	1,171	98.2
249	Red Bud	3,789	98.2
250	Macon	1,035	98.3
251	Catlin	2,161	98.3
252	Moweaqua	2,093	98.9
253	Knoxville	3,137	98.9
254	Belvidere	24,510	99.0
255	Jerseyville	7,432	99.0
256	Hanna City	1,334	99.1
257	Park City	7,631	99.3
258	Oregon	3,821	99.3
259	Divernon	1,262	99.3
260	Loves Park	23,185	99.4
261	New Milford	1,183	99.5
262	Bethalto	9,244	99.8
263	Burnham	3,978	99.8
264	Carterville	5,822	99.8
265	Spring Valley	5,508	99.8
266	Virden	3,165	99.9
267	Maroa	1,751	100.0
268	Harristown	1,526	100.0
269	Oglesby	3,723	100.2
270	Peru	9,863	100.4
271	Collinsville	24,126	100.6
272	Rochelle	9,477	100.8
273	Springfield	113,714	101.0
274	Bement	1,664	101.0
275	St. Anne	1,070	101.2
276	Hodgkins	1,766	101.3
277	Ladd	1,393	101.6
278	Lena	2,778	101.6
279	Champaign	88,822	101.7
280	Ingalls Park	2,970	101.8
281	El Paso	2,871	102.0
282	Morrison	3,781	102.2
283	Round Lake Park	7,833	102.4
284	Bunker Hill	1,305	102.4
285	Dieterich	1,171	102.5
286	Thornton	1,876	102.5
287	Washburn	1,026	102.8
288	Bartonville	5,854	102.8
289	Rosewood Heights	4,047	102.9
290	Dwight	3,794	103.0
291	Clifton	1,279	103.0
292	Carlyle	3,134	103.1
293	East Peoria	22,485	103.1
294	Altamont	2,500	103.2
295	Sauk Village	9,724	103.3
296	Rockdale	2,598	103.4
297	Chicago Heights	26,938	103.4
298	Silvis	7,939	103.5
299	Geneseo	6,577	103.8
300	Mackinaw	1,869	103.9
301	Brighton	2,536	104.0
302	Calumet City	35,253	104.3
303	Stronghurst	1,106	104.3
304	Amboy	2,396	104.3
305	Tuscola	4,675	104.4
306	Homer	1,130	104.5
307	Andalusia	1,073	105.1
308	Cambridge	2,184	105.4
309	Fairmont	2,409	105.5
310	North Chicago	30,772	106.0
311	Okawville	1,312	106.1
312	Breese	4,373	106.1
313	Ottawa	18,714	106.1
314	Pawnee	2,706	106.2
315	Blue Island	23,416	106.3
316	Marquette Heights	2,613	106.3
317	Bradley	15,331	106.4
318	Colona	5,189	106.5
319	Auburn	4,357	106.7
320	Roanoke	1,987	107.2
321	Pecatonica	2,178	107.2
322	Diamond	2,900	107.2
323	Marine	1,181	107.5
324	Normal	52,908	107.9
325	Arcola	2,867	107.9
326	Broadview	7,898	107.9
327	Chebanse	1,033	108.0
328	Edinburg	1,163	108.1
329	Riverton	3,506	108.1
330	Erie	1,658	108.3
331	Highland	10,268	108.6
332	Sheridan	2,610	108.7
333	North Pekin	1,647	109.2
334	Bloomington	78,703	109.3
335	Calumet Park	6,836	109.3
336	Long Creek	1,309	109.8
337	East Hazel Crest	1,122	109.9
338	Princeville	1,932	110.1
339	Germantown	1,268	110.7
340	Park Forest	20,898	110.8
341	Justice	12,372	111.5
342	Summit	10,896	111.5
343	Worth	10,731	111.6
344	Trenton	2,673	111.8
345	Byron	3,742	112.0
346	Tremont	2,300	112.1
347	Machesney Park	22,744	112.1
348	South Beloit	7,930	112.2
349	Elmwood	2,254	112.3
350	Dolton	20,979	112.3
351	Warrensburg	1,076	112.6
352	McCullom Lake	1,087	112.7
353	Zion	24,466	112.9
354	Markham	11,434	113.1
355	Alsip	18,650	113.1
356	Athens	2,146	113.2
357	Hillcrest	1,679	113.3
358	Lake of the Woods	1,976	113.3
359	Harvard	9,875	113.4
360	Waukegan	88,919	113.7
361	Orion	1,849	113.8
362	Fox Lake	10,872	113.8
363	Coal City	5,145	113.9
364	Elwood	2,141	113.9
365	Cherry Valley	3,268	114.0
366	New Baden	3,493	114.1
367	Crestwood	10,622	114.2
368	Mazon	1,424	114.2
369	Le Roy	3,177	114.2
370	Fairview Heights	16,255	115.0
371	Marengo	7,123	115.0
372	Hazel Crest	13,493	115.3
373	Lyons	10,391	115.4
374	Leland	1,102	115.4
375	Tolono	3,546	115.5
376	Oreana	1,183	115.7
377	Stickney	6,957	116.1
378	Capron	1,328	116.4
379	University Park	7,109	116.6
380	Grant Park	1,547	116.6
381	Midlothian	14,024	116.8
382	Chicago Ridge	14,147	116.9
383	Maywood	23,173	117.0
384	Gardner	1,319	117.1
385	Hampton	1,946	117.2
386	Melrose Park	24,513	117.8
387	Lebanon	4,431	118.0
388	Cicero	83,223	118.1
389	Winnebago	2,896	118.2
390	Malta	1,507	118.2
391	Bridgeview	16,721	118.3
392	Richmond	2,530	119.0
393	Fisher	1,600	119.1
394	Posen	5,331	119.1
395	Genoa	5,685	119.2
396	Somonauk	1,592	119.3
397	Lansing	28,415	119.3
398	Morris	14,775	119.5
399	Morton	16,503	119.7
400	Sandwich	7,121	119.7
401	Stone Park	4,504	119.8
402	Braidwood	6,175	120.6
403	Teutopolis	1,693	120.6
404	Schiller Park	11,454	121.3
405	Monticello	6,332	121.5
406	Lexington	2,074	121.6
407	Crest Hill	19,754	121.9
408	Stillman Valley	1,261	121.9
409	Channel Lake	1,988	122.1
410	Godfrey	17,743	122.2
411	Hillside	8,133	122.7
412	Seneca	2,525	122.7
413	Washington	15,946	123.6
414	Richton Park	12,576	123.6
415	Bellwood	18,373	123.8
416	Waterloo	11,055	124.2
417	River Grove	10,482	124.3
418	Rome	1,628	124.3
419	Lynwood	9,047	124.4
420	Metamora	4,094	124.4
421	Franklin Park	18,233	124.8
422	Heyworth	2,818	124.9
423	Northlake	12,547	125.0
424	Round Lake Heights	2,585	125.4
425	Hebron	1,458	125.5
426	Bourbonnais	18,109	125.6
427	Swansea	14,603	125.7
428	Freeburg	4,336	125.8
429	Sycamore	18,243	126.1
430	Port Byron	1,959	126.5
431	Kirkland	1,497	126.5
432	Davis Junction	2,656	127.0
433	Waterman	1,419	127.8
434	Berwyn	55,888	128.1
435	Woodstock	26,316	129.1
436	Glenwood	8,620	129.3
437	Harwood Heights	8,851	129.7
438	Beach Park	13,988	129.7
439	Millstadt	4,013	130.0
440	Valmeyer	1,109	130.3
441	Berkeley	5,222	130.3
442	Savoy	8,807	130.4
443	East Dundee	3,156	130.6
444	Bensenville	18,576	130.7
445	Country Club Hills	16,419	131.1
446	Chicago	2,707,648	131.3
447	Mount Zion	6,076	131.5
448	Ridgewood	2,997	131.9
449	Palos Hills	18,139	132.1
450	Rapids City	1,012	132.1
451	Joliet	149,785	132.3
452	Rosemont	4,145	132.4
453	North Riverside	7,495	132.5
454	Round Lake Beach	27,081	132.5
455	Philo	1,461	132.6
456	Hickory Hills	14,718	132.7
457	Herscher	1,302	133.0
458	Burbank	28,822	133.1
459	Cortland	4,556	133.3
460	Williamsville	1,519	133.4
461	Oak Lawn	57,098	133.6
462	Carpentersville	37,544	134.0
463	Mascoutah	8,743	134.1
464	Countryside	6,294	134.1
465	Niles	30,262	134.1
466	Hinckley	2,286	134.2
467	Edwardsville	26,543	134.6
468	Troy	10,889	134.7
469	Maryville	8,280	135.1
470	Forest Park	14,000	135.2
471	Hamel	1,004	135.2
472	Glen Carbon	13,521	135.5
473	Elgin	114,106	135.5
474	Oak Forest	26,888	135.6
475	Manteno	8,942	135.6
476	Candlewick Lake	5,459	135.8
477	Boulder Hill	9,127	136.5
478	Glendale Heights	32,864	136.7
479	Plano	11,626	137.2
480	North Utica	1,215	137.4
481	Aviston	2,451	137.6
482	Rockton	8,238	137.9
483	Wheeling	38,495	138.4
484	Albers	1,428	138.7
485	Shiloh	14,109	139.0
486	Addison	35,470	139.3
487	Elmwood Park	23,982	139.5
488	Homewood	19,471	139.8
489	Beecher	4,837	140.3
490	McHenry	27,774	140.5
491	Lake Catherine	1,091	140.5
492	Peotone	4,462	140.5
493	Crete	8,382	140.7
494	Limestone	1,338	140.9
495	Aurora	179,867	141.1
496	Winthrop Harbor	6,663	141.1
497	Roscoe	10,881	141.1
498	Chatham	14,740	141.3
499	Poplar Grove	4,202	141.9
500	Hanover Park	36,850	141.9
501	St. Jacob	1,617	142.2
502	Lake Summerset	2,240	142.2
503	Evergreen Park	19,498	142.3
504	Oakbrook Terrace	2,714	142.4
505	Smithton	3,512	143.0
506	Long Lake	3,219	143.0
507	Huntley	27,859	143.2
508	Venetian Village	2,704	143.5
509	Scott AFB	4,195	144.0
510	Westmont	24,201	144.3
511	St. Joseph	3,833	145.0
512	Des Plaines	59,408	145.1
513	Newark	1,152	145.4
514	Pistakee Highlands	3,214	145.4
515	Norridge	15,177	145.4
516	Wood Dale	13,926	145.8
517	Columbia	11,063	145.9
518	Downs	1,451	146.2
519	Hudson	2,048	146.4
520	Twin Grove	1,554	146.4
521	Coal Valley	4,142	147.0
522	O'Fallon	32,139	147.1
523	Villa Park	22,456	147.1
524	South Holland	21,016	147.4
525	Matteson	18,681	147.5
526	Holiday Shores	3,162	148.7
527	Heritage Lake	1,708	148.7
528	Arbury Hills	1,408	149.1
529	West Chicago	25,434	149.8
530	Rochester	3,784	150.0
531	Prospect Heights	15,681	150.1
532	Skokie	66,427	151.1
533	Palatine	66,548	151.4
534	Wonder Lake	4,141	151.9
535	Crystal Lawns	1,965	151.9
536	The Galena Territory	1,644	152.1
537	Schaumburg	76,780	152.3
538	Lake Camelot	1,744	152.8
539	Forsyth	3,656	152.9
540	Hainesville	3,524	153.1
541	Orland Hills	6,758	153.3
542	Monee	5,104	153.6
543	Elk Grove Village	32,132	153.7
544	Brookfield	19,235	153.9
545	Warrenville	14,232	154.2
546	Orland Park	57,961	154.5
547	Woodridge	33,889	154.5
548	Rolling Meadows	23,981	154.8
549	Fox Lake Hills	2,304	154.9
550	Tinley Park	55,007	154.9
551	Lakemoor	5,878	154.9
552	Romeoville	40,996	155.3
553	Westchester	16,524	155.3
554	Mahomet	9,755	155.3
555	Island Lake	8,023	155.6
556	Crystal Lake	40,436	155.7
557	Lombard	43,722	155.8
558	Wauconda	14,010	155.9
559	Mundelein	31,632	156.0
560	Johnsburg	6,374	156.0
561	Willow Springs	5,871	157.1
562	Willowbrook	9,138	157.2
563	Mount Prospect	55,648	157.3
564	Streamwood	39,055	157.9
565	Forest Lake	1,797	158.3
566	Round Lake	18,588	158.7
567	Montgomery	21,205	158.9
568	Carol Stream	39,427	159.0
569	Maple Park	1,939	159.5
570	Bolingbrook	73,813	160.1
571	Cary	17,875	160.4
572	North Aurora	18,375	160.8
573	Roselle	22,731	160.9
574	Pingree Grove	10,576	161.4
575	Antioch	14,751	161.6
576	Bloomingdale	22,388	161.8
577	Leland Grove	1,595	162.0
578	Gages Lake	10,706	162.0
579	Dunlap	1,448	163.1
580	Lake Holiday	5,402	163.3
581	Lisle	23,413	163.3
582	Forest View	1,022	163.5
583	Darien	21,855	163.9
584	Indian Head Park	3,992	164.0
585	Lockport	26,228	164.1
586	Yorkville	22,350	164.2
587	Oakwood Hills	2,454	164.5
588	Evanston	76,552	165.2
589	Hoffman Estates	51,186	165.6
590	Lake in the Hills	28,853	166.6
591	Grayslake	20,707	167.1
592	Lake Villa	8,707	167.2
593	Wadsworth	3,535	167.2
594	West Dundee	7,867	167.5
595	Gurnee	30,486	167.5
596	Oak Park	53,315	168.1
597	Batavia	26,730	168.3
598	Downers Grove	49,867	170.2
599	Elburn	6,054	170.4
600	Manhattan	10,315	170.5
601	Frankfort Square	9,777	171.0
602	Oswego	35,463	172.0
603	St. Charles	32,733	172.1
604	Mokena	19,906	172.5
605	Channahon	13,854	172.8
606	South Elgin	23,984	172.8
607	Minooka	12,632	173.5
608	Itasca	9,525	174.1
609	Arlington Heights	76,220	174.2
610	Morton Grove	24,687	175.9
611	Lemont	17,643	176.1
612	Sugar Grove	9,233	176.3
613	Highwood	5,243	176.4
614	Clarendon Hills	8,642	176.8
615	La Grange Park	13,227	176.8
616	Westlake Village	1,282	177.4
617	Wheaton	53,453	177.6
618	Palos Heights	11,817	177.6
619	New Lenox	27,456	178.9
620	Gilberts	8,389	179.1
621	Big Rock	1,208	181.1
622	Hampshire	8,351	181.3
623	Lindenhurst	14,365	183.3
624	Grandwood Park	5,311	183.6
625	Sherman	4,211	185.1
626	Shorewood	18,218	185.3
627	Algonquin	29,904	185.5
628	Winfield	9,982	186.2
629	Knollwood	1,907	186.3
630	Sleepy Hollow	3,165	186.4
631	Germantown Hills	3,425	186.5
632	Vernon Hills	26,772	187.1
633	Fox River Grove	4,501	188.2
634	Homer Glen	24,516	188.6
635	Bartlett	40,531	189.7
636	Park Ridge	39,241	190.3
637	Glen Ellyn	28,270	191.9
638	Lily Lake	1,432	193.8
639	Buffalo Grove	42,824	198.2
640	Geneva	21,299	198.4
641	Lake Zurich	19,727	198.8
642	Green Oaks	4,085	199.4
643	Prairie Grove	1,992	200.3
644	Elmhurst	45,538	200.9
645	Riverside	9,079	201.4
646	Plainfield	45,705	202.0
647	Flossmoor	9,666	202.0
648	River Forest	11,489	203.0
649	Naperville	149,424	203.8
650	La Grange	15,999	205.8
651	Glenview	47,682	206.7
652	Volo	6,398	207.1
653	Port Barrington	1,574	208.5
654	Olympia Fields	4,636	208.7
655	Spring Grove	5,866	214.8
656	Libertyville	20,493	215.0
657	Highland Park	30,229	215.3
658	Campton Hills	10,724	219.6
659	Barrington	11,049	220.3
660	Third Lake	1,203	221.3
661	Palos Park	4,832	221.3
662	Frankfort	20,417	221.8
663	Lincolnwood	13,179	221.9
664	Prestbury	2,174	223.8
665	Lake Barrington	5,400	225.2
666	Timberlane	1,291	229.9
667	Northbrook	34,642	237.7
668	Tower Lakes	1,148	241.4
669	Deer Park	3,711	242.2
670	Wilmette	27,550	247.2
671	Burr Ridge	11,119	255.7
672	Deerfield	19,185	259.2
673	Lincolnshire	7,937	260.6
674	Lake Bluff	5,834	264.7
675	Bull Valley	1,121	269.0
676	North Barrington	3,113	269.5
677	Western Springs	13,353	271.0
678	Lakewood	4,699	273.4
679	Oak Brook	8,028	275.3
680	Wayne	2,284	275.9
681	Northfield	5,683	277.7
682	South Barrington	5,004	283.7
683	Barrington Hills	3,923	287.2
684	Hawthorn Woods	9,145	291.5
685	Lake Forest	19,190	292.6
686	Bannockburn	1,125	297.6
687	Inverness	7,541	304.7
688	Hinsdale	17,155	304.8
689	Winnetka	12,508	311.7
690	Riverwoods	3,988	316.1
691	Long Grove	8,266	316.9
692	Kildeer	4,189	324.6
693	Glencoe	8,715	324.6
694	Kenilworth	2,543	324.6

Methodology

Cities in Illinois are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in illinois?: Cairo ranks #1 with 52.0 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in illinois?: 1. Cairo (52.0), 2. East St. Louis (59.0), 3. Norris City (64.1), 4. Zeigler (66.0), 5. Griggsville (66.3)
How many cities in Illinois are ranked?: This ranking includes 694 cities in Illinois with available data.

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