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What Is It Like to Live in Joliet?

What it costs to live in Joliet, and how it compares with other Illinois cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

46

100th best value in Illinois

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Illinois cities.

Overall livability

44

103rd overall in Illinois

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Joliet is home to about 150,323 people. A typical home runs $204,800 and a household earns around $77,400, a price-to-income ratio of 2.6. Among Illinois's largest cities, it ranks 100th for value and 103rd overall.

Joliet at a glance

Median home price

$204,800

75th in IL of 163

Median rent

$1,104/mo

Median household income

$77,400

Home price to income

2.6x

Unemployment

6.1%

110th in IL of 163

School rating

7/10

80th in IL of 163

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in IL of 163

Walk score

17/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Illinois only. Updated 2026.