Salary vs rent · Chicago
$30,000 salary in Chicago: how much rent can you afford?
On $30,000/year your monthly take-home budget (gross) is $2,500/month. The median rent in Chicago is $1,900, which would take 76.0% of your income — Risky.
Your monthly rent budget
Comfortable (25%)up to $625/mo
Manageable (30%)up to $750/mo
Stretch (35%)up to $875/mo
Risky (45%)up to $1,125/mo
Rent landscape in Chicago
$1,000
40.0% of your salary
Budget rent
$1,900
76.0% of your salary
Typical rent
$3,200
128.0% of your salary
High-end rent
Renters in Chicago typically spend 22–40% of income on rent. At $30,000/year, you have limited room to cover the median rent comfortably.
Data confidence: medium · US Census ACS 2022 + Zillow Observed Rent Index · 2022–2023
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