These are the 25 Best and Worst Illinois Cities for Homeowners

High taxes and home prices make Chicago one of the worst cities in Illinois to be a homeowner, according to a new report.

The personal finance company ValuePenguin ranked 259 cities from best to worst for home ownership in three main categories: taxes and insurance, home price and jobs and the economy. The group evaluated more than a dozen data points ranging from real estate and sales tax rates to mortgage prices and public safety.

At No. 246, Chicago was ranked among the worst cities to be a homeowner, largely because of high local taxes and above-average home prices. A rank of 130 was considered the average in each of the four categories.

Here are the Top and Bottom 25 cities in Illinois to be a homeowner, according to ValuePenguin.

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