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Illinois

Illinois local intelligence hub with statewide signal reads, city briefs, tract pages, and curated local context. Start here for the statewide pattern, then move into the specific markets shaping it.

Violent crime
3.6 / 1k
Violent crime has increased 26% since 2021.
Median income
$92,207
Median household income has increased 28% since 2019.
Market rent
$1,807
Market rent has increased 26% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Population
12,694,798
Illinois covered by 3265 underlying areas.
Signals

What Illinois is signaling right now

Four scored signals show quality, momentum, safety, and investor upside without loading the full app payload.

Safety

48/100

Scores in the 48th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

55/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 55th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

52/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 52nd percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

City intelligence

Illinois cities compared

24 largest indexed cities ranked by population with income, rent, and violent crime side-by-side. Open any city for the full hub.

#CityPopulationMedian IncomeMarket RentViolent Crime
1 Chicago 2,748,919
$82,577
$1,915
5.7 / 1k
2 Rockford 477,909
$73,636
$1,414
9.3 / 1k
3 Peoria 241,677
$71,751
$1,310
12.8 / 1k
4 Aurora 215,765
$101,657
$2,119
2.6 / 1k
5 Marion 207,779
$61,227
$1,576
4.7 / 1k
6 Pekin 174,913
$77,317
$1,205
0.9 / 1k
7 Naperville 174,742
$162,041
$2,278
0.9 / 1k
8 Decatur 167,663
$67,257
$1,289
5.7 / 1k
9 East Moline 147,626
$70,520
$1,502
2.9 / 1k
10 Elgin 140,162
$103,102
$1,824
2.8 / 1k
11 Alton 137,851
$73,093
$1,451
9.2 / 1k
12 Charleston 135,684
$65,497
$1,483
3.5 / 1k
13 Waukegan 134,762
$76,365
$1,662
4.1 / 1k
14 Mascoutah 134,521
$76,254
$1,712
0.3 / 1k
15 Frankfort 122,134
$129,432
$2,284
0.2 / 1k
16 Springfield 120,749
$73,377
$1,251
8.5 / 1k
17 Ottawa 117,910
$74,091
$1,440
2.5 / 1k
18 Joliet 110,946
$83,409
$1,571
3.0 / 1k
19 Edwardsville 107,023
$86,296
$1,485
0.3 / 1k
20 Mattoon 105,606
$71,416
$1,482
5.3 / 1k
21 Macomb 103,342
$62,430
$1,501
0.5 / 1k
22 Chicago Heights 101,319
$78,658
$1,659
9.3 / 1k
23 Orland Park 100,806
$106,081
$1,943
0.3 / 1k
24 Plainfield 99,386
$127,597
$2,704
0.8 / 1k

Showing top 24 cities by population. Full directories remain available from city and ranking pages.

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