Elgin, IL
114,934Residents
$90,282Median household income
$1,361/moMedian gross rent
$273,000Median home value
36.7Median age
27%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
72%Homes lived in by their owners
3.0×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 18% of the median household income in Elgin.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $54,000 a year. In Illinois that leaves roughly $3,575 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $55,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.