City directory
Illinois cities
Explore the top cities in Illinois. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.
Highest-risk cities
Top cities by relative retirement risk score in Illinois. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.
Lowest-risk cities
Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.
City directory
Top cities in Illinois by population. Search to see any city.
Chicago
IL
8,489,066 residents
Rockford
IL
274,256 residents
Peoria
IL
262,461 residents
Round Lake Beach
IL
252,224 residents
Aurora
IL
179,867 residents
Springfield
IL
156,240 residents
Joliet
IL
149,785 residents
Naperville
IL
149,424 residents
Champaign
IL
148,477 residents
Bloomington
IL
133,107 residents
Elgin
IL
114,106 residents
Waukegan
IL
88,919 residents
Decatur
IL
84,629 residents
Cicero
IL
83,223 residents
Alton
IL
77,583 residents
Schaumburg
IL
76,780 residents
Evanston
IL
76,552 residents
Arlington Heights
IL
76,220 residents
Bolingbrook
IL
73,813 residents
Kankakee
IL
67,925 residents
Palatine
IL
66,548 residents
Skokie
IL
66,427 residents
Des Plaines
IL
59,408 residents
Orland Park
IL
57,961 residents
Oak Lawn
IL
57,098 residents
Berwyn
IL
55,888 residents
Mount Prospect
IL
55,648 residents
Tinley Park
IL
55,007 residents
Wheaton
IL
53,453 residents
Oak Park
IL
53,315 residents
Normal
IL
52,908 residents
Hoffman Estates
IL
51,186 residents
Downers Grove
IL
49,867 residents
Glenview
IL
47,682 residents
Plainfield
IL
45,705 residents
Elmhurst
IL
45,538 residents
Lombard
IL
43,722 residents
Buffalo Grove
IL
42,824 residents
Moline
IL
42,235 residents
Belleville
IL
41,722 residents
Romeoville
IL
40,996 residents
Bartlett
IL
40,531 residents
DeKalb
IL
40,464 residents
Crystal Lake
IL
40,436 residents
Carol Stream
IL
39,427 residents
Park Ridge
IL
39,241 residents
Quincy
IL
39,188 residents
Streamwood
IL
39,055 residents
Wheeling
IL
38,495 residents
Urbana
IL
38,447 residents
Carpentersville
IL
37,544 residents
Hanover Park
IL
36,850 residents
Rock Island
IL
36,758 residents
Addison
IL
35,470 residents
Oswego
IL
35,463 residents
Calumet City
IL
35,253 residents
Northbrook
IL
34,642 residents
Woodridge
IL
33,889 residents
Glendale Heights
IL
32,864 residents
St. Charles
IL
32,733 residents