With rent and home prices continuing to steadily rise in and around Chicago, many people are worrying whether there will be any affordable options left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s more, it\u2019s tricky to weigh up the cost of living and affordability against all the other important things to think about, like your commuting distance, the safety of the local area, and whether there will be good amenities for you and your family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This list includes the most affordable <\/strong>suburbs in Chicago<\/strong> <\/a>\u2013 but only the ones that are also considered safe and reasonably close to The Windy City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Affordable \u2013 but for who? Depending on whether you\u2019re a family, a young professional<\/a>, or a student, for example, you might be looking for different types of affordability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The table below shows our top three affordable suburbs for four different aspects: Average house price, average rent price, cost of living rating, and based on the median income. To understand how we chose our suburbs and calculated our rankings, scroll to the end of the list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Table showing the most affordable and safe suburbs near Chicago by house price, rent, cost of living, and median income \u2013 adapted from <\/em>niche.com <\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Without further ado, let\u2019s count down to the most affordable but safe suburb in Chicago<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat are the most affordable but safe suburbs near Chicago? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> Affordability by median <\/strong>
home value<\/strong><\/td>Affordability by median <\/strong>
rent prices<\/strong><\/td>Affordability by cost of <\/strong>
living rating<\/strong><\/td>Popularity with low <\/strong>
median income families<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>1.<\/strong><\/td> Thornton<\/td> Hometown<\/td> Thornton <\/td> Hometown<\/td><\/tr> 2<\/strong><\/td> Hometown<\/td> Crestwood <\/td> Crestwood<\/td> Merrionette Park<\/td><\/tr> 3. <\/strong><\/td> Stone Park <\/td> Indian Head Park<\/td> Berkeley <\/td> Northlake <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The Nine Most Affordable Suburbs in Chicago<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n