Quick answer
Prices in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN were 3.6% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 103.6, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 112.0, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 103.595 |
| Goods | 107.258 |
| Housing (rents) | 112.010 |
| Utilities | 83.581 |
| Other services | 100.492 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 103.595 |
| 2023 | 102.486 |
| 2022 | 105.706 |
| 2021 | 105.464 |
| 2020 | 104.473 |
| 2019 | 102.649 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.