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Planning context

Cost of living in Illinois

State-level affordability context to complement scholarship climate above - not ScholarshipTop grant totals.

Data availability varies by school, city, state, and source year.

Median household income

$83,872

Fair market rent (2BR)

$1,002

Living wage

21.12/hr

BLS median wage

$51,960

Visual comparison

Monthly income vs rent

Income is household median divided by 12

Income (est. monthly)$6,989

HUD 2BR FMR$1,002

Living wage vs BLS median

Living wage hourly × 2,080 hours

Living wage (annual est.)$43,930

BLS median wage$51,960

Reported violent crime rate (state aggregate): 32.18 per 100k population. Public safety context is based on aggregate state-level public data - not a safety rating.

Public planning context

Community indicators vary by county and are included only as public planning context. Use this alongside scholarship amount, school cost, and living expenses - not as an eligibility rule.

CDC SVI band

middle indicator band

ADI band

middle indicator band

SVI counties

102

ADI counties

102

CDC SVI county data is available for 102 counties; county indicators vary and are best used as public planning context.
ADI block-group data is available across 102 counties; local conditions can vary within the same state.

Sources: Census ACS, HUD FMR, MIT Living Wage, BLS OEWS, and public reference datasets where available. Rent figures may reflect metro or state averages.

Public safety context uses aggregate public data and is included only as planning context.

Reference only - not ScholarshipTop eligibility rules or guarantees.

Data availability varies by school, city, state, and source year.

Scholarship matches

Illinois · Financial Need · Engineering scholarships