Illinois Cities Ranked by Indoor Radon Levels
Measured averages from Airthings devices across Illinois, USA. Action level: 4 pCi/L — the threshold at which remediation is recommended.
Milan has the highest measured indoor radon in Illinois at 9.3 pCi/L, based on Airthings measurements across 271 cities.
Updated August 16, 2026
Highest city
9.3pCi/L
Milan
Illinois city average
2.7pCi/L
across 271 cities
Above action level
31/ 271
cities
| # | Location | Avg level | Monitors | vs action level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan | 9.3 pCi/L | 11 | 2.3× over |
| 2 | Godfrey | 8.2 pCi/L | 8 | 2.0× over |
| 3 | Crystal Lawns | 7.5 pCi/L | 17 | 1.9× over |
| 4 | Palos Park | 7.5 pCi/L | 12 | 1.9× over |
| 5 | Ingalls Park | 6.9 pCi/L | 10 | 1.7× over |
| 6 | Canton | 6.7 pCi/L | 6 | 1.7× over |
| 7 | Fairbury | 6.6 pCi/L | 6 | 1.6× over |
| 8 | Mattoon | 6.4 pCi/L | 6 | 1.6× over |
| 9 | Venetian Village | 6.0 pCi/L | 6 | 1.5× over |
| 10 | Mackinaw | 5.9 pCi/L | 6 | 1.5× over |
| 11 | Coal Valley | 5.7 pCi/L | 8 | 1.4× over |
| 12 | Jerome | 5.1 pCi/L | 22 | 1.3× over |
| 13 | Hampshire | 5.0 pCi/L | 12 | 1.3× over |
| 14 | Sugar Grove | 4.9 pCi/L | 10 | 1.2× over |
| 15 | Cherry Valley | 4.9 pCi/L | 16 | 1.2× over |
| 16 | Springfield | 4.8 pCi/L | 6 | 1.2× over |
| 17 | Columbia | 4.8 pCi/L | 19 | 1.2× over |
| 18 | Port Byron | 4.7 pCi/L | 11 | 1.2× over |
| 19 | Winnebago | 4.6 pCi/L | 9 | 1.2× over |
| 20 | Sterling | 4.5 pCi/L | 6 | 1.1× over |
| 21 | Elgin | 4.5 pCi/L | 50 | 1.1× over |
| 22 | Wauconda | 4.4 pCi/L | 21 | 1.1× over |
| 23 | Lebanon | 4.4 pCi/L | 8 | 1.1× over |
| 24 | Limestone | 4.3 pCi/L | 12 | 1.1× over |
| 25 | DeKalb | 4.3 pCi/L | 8 | 1.1× over |
| 26 | Jacksonville | 4.2 pCi/L | 9 | 1.0× over |
| 27 | Bolingbrook | 4.2 pCi/L | 38 | 1.0× over |
| 28 | Carpentersville | 4.1 pCi/L | 8 | 1.0× over |
| 29 | South Elgin | 4.0 pCi/L | 28 | 1.0× over |
| 30 | Lake Villa | 4.0 pCi/L | 12 | 1.0× over |
| 31 | Spring Grove | 4.0 pCi/L | 13 | 1.0× over |
| ✓ Below EPA action level (4 pCi/L) | ||||
| 32 | Lindenhurst | 4.0 pCi/L | 9 | 1.0× under |
| 33 | Machesney Park | 4.0 pCi/L | 21 | 1.0× under |
| 34 | Peoria | 3.9 pCi/L | 9 | 1.0× under |
| 35 | Montgomery | 3.9 pCi/L | 15 | 1.0× under |
| 36 | Macomb | 3.8 pCi/L | 8 | 1.0× under |
| 37 | Rochester | 3.8 pCi/L | 8 | 0.9× under |
| 38 | Elburn | 3.7 pCi/L | 21 | 0.9× under |
| 39 | Metamora | 3.7 pCi/L | 11 | 0.9× under |
| 40 | Moline | 3.7 pCi/L | 21 | 0.9× under |
| 41 | Cuba | 3.6 pCi/L | 14 | 0.9× under |
| 42 | Lombard | 3.6 pCi/L | 55 | 0.9× under |
| 43 | Pekin | 3.6 pCi/L | 12 | 0.9× under |
| 44 | Crystal Lake | 3.6 pCi/L | 39 | 0.9× under |
| 45 | Grayslake | 3.5 pCi/L | 43 | 0.9× under |
| 46 | Morton | 3.5 pCi/L | 21 | 0.9× under |
| 47 | Urbana | 3.5 pCi/L | 32 | 0.9× under |
| 48 | Bloomington | 3.4 pCi/L | 38 | 0.9× under |
| 49 | Channahon | 3.4 pCi/L | 17 | 0.9× under |
| 50 | Fairview Heights | 3.4 pCi/L | 15 | 0.9× under |
| 51 | Bourbonnais | 3.4 pCi/L | 7 | 0.8× under |
| 52 | Galena | 3.4 pCi/L | 12 | 0.8× under |
| 53 | Lockport | 3.4 pCi/L | 18 | 0.8× under |
| 54 | Morris | 3.4 pCi/L | 12 | 0.8× under |
| 55 | Schaumburg | 3.4 pCi/L | 65 | 0.8× under |
| 56 | Indian Head Park | 3.4 pCi/L | 16 | 0.8× under |
| 57 | Romeoville | 3.3 pCi/L | 32 | 0.8× under |
| 58 | Richmond | 3.3 pCi/L | 6 | 0.8× under |
| 59 | Glen Ellyn | 3.3 pCi/L | 70 | 0.8× under |
| 60 | Batavia | 3.3 pCi/L | 55 | 0.8× under |
| 61 | Round Lake | 3.3 pCi/L | 13 | 0.8× under |
| 62 | O'Fallon | 3.2 pCi/L | 30 | 0.8× under |
| 63 | Prospect Heights | 3.2 pCi/L | 28 | 0.8× under |
| 64 | Shorewood | 3.2 pCi/L | 56 | 0.8× under |
| 65 | Maryville | 3.1 pCi/L | 13 | 0.8× under |
| 66 | Wonder Lake | 3.1 pCi/L | 20 | 0.8× under |
| 67 | Freeport | 3.1 pCi/L | 10 | 0.8× under |
| 68 | Fox Lake Hills | 3.1 pCi/L | 11 | 0.8× under |
| 69 | Waukegan | 3.1 pCi/L | 10 | 0.8× under |
| 70 | Hampton | 3.1 pCi/L | 24 | 0.8× under |
| 71 | Roselle | 3.1 pCi/L | 31 | 0.8× under |
| 72 | Roscoe | 3.1 pCi/L | 21 | 0.8× under |
| 73 | Le Roy | 3.0 pCi/L | 6 | 0.8× under |
| 74 | Forest Lake | 3.0 pCi/L | 15 | 0.8× under |
| 75 | Lincolnshire | 3.0 pCi/L | 41 | 0.8× under |
| 76 | North Aurora | 3.0 pCi/L | 39 | 0.8× under |
| 77 | Swansea | 3.0 pCi/L | 13 | 0.8× under |
| 78 | La Grange Park | 3.0 pCi/L | 15 | 0.8× under |
| 79 | South Beloit | 3.0 pCi/L | 8 | 0.8× under |
| 80 | Sleepy Hollow | 3.0 pCi/L | 7 | 0.8× under |
| 81 | Carol Stream | 3.0 pCi/L | 41 | 0.7× under |
| 82 | New Lenox | 3.0 pCi/L | 46 | 0.7× under |
| 83 | Lake Bluff | 3.0 pCi/L | 15 | 0.7× under |
| 84 | Waterloo | 3.0 pCi/L | 11 | 0.7× under |
| 85 | Edwardsville | 3.0 pCi/L | 31 | 0.7× under |
| 86 | Saint Charles | 3.0 pCi/L | 38 | 0.7× under |
| 87 | Troy | 2.9 pCi/L | 19 | 0.7× under |
| 88 | West Chicago | 2.9 pCi/L | 24 | 0.7× under |
| 89 | Farmington | 2.9 pCi/L | 25 | 0.7× under |
| 90 | Shiloh | 2.9 pCi/L | 23 | 0.7× under |
| 91 | Boulder Hill | 2.9 pCi/L | 33 | 0.7× under |
| 92 | Bradley | 2.9 pCi/L | 9 | 0.7× under |
| 93 | Deer Park | 2.9 pCi/L | 24 | 0.7× under |
| 94 | Wheaton | 2.9 pCi/L | 72 | 0.7× under |
| 95 | Plano | 2.9 pCi/L | 10 | 0.7× under |
| 96 | Quincy | 2.9 pCi/L | 22 | 0.7× under |
| 97 | Decatur | 2.9 pCi/L | 9 | 0.7× under |
| 98 | Addison | 2.8 pCi/L | 20 | 0.7× under |
| 99 | Crest Hill | 2.8 pCi/L | 8 | 0.7× under |
| 100 | River Forest | 2.8 pCi/L | 29 | 0.7× under |
| 101 | Bartlett | 2.8 pCi/L | 36 | 0.7× under |
| 102 | Northfield | 2.8 pCi/L | 19 | 0.7× under |
| 103 | Belvidere | 2.8 pCi/L | 19 | 0.7× under |
| 104 | Burr Ridge | 2.8 pCi/L | 23 | 0.7× under |
| 105 | Lynwood | 2.8 pCi/L | 32 | 0.7× under |
| 106 | Winfield | 2.8 pCi/L | 29 | 0.7× under |
| 107 | Prairie Grove | 2.7 pCi/L | 9 | 0.7× under |
| 108 | Yorkville | 2.7 pCi/L | 28 | 0.7× under |
| 109 | Alton | 2.7 pCi/L | 6 | 0.7× under |
| 110 | Loves Park | 2.7 pCi/L | 12 | 0.7× under |
| 111 | Peoria Heights | 2.7 pCi/L | 18 | 0.7× under |
| 112 | Barrington Hills | 2.7 pCi/L | 10 | 0.7× under |
| 113 | Mundelein | 2.7 pCi/L | 45 | 0.7× under |
| 114 | Normal | 2.7 pCi/L | 49 | 0.7× under |
| 115 | Dunlap | 2.7 pCi/L | 41 | 0.7× under |
| 116 | Manhattan | 2.7 pCi/L | 14 | 0.7× under |
| 117 | Rolling Meadows | 2.7 pCi/L | 22 | 0.7× under |
| 118 | Homer Glen | 2.6 pCi/L | 40 | 0.7× under |
| 119 | Geneva | 2.6 pCi/L | 55 | 0.7× under |
| 120 | Savoy | 2.6 pCi/L | 31 | 0.7× under |
| 121 | Champaign | 2.6 pCi/L | 48 | 0.7× under |
| 122 | Willowbrook | 2.6 pCi/L | 17 | 0.7× under |
| 123 | Winthrop Harbor | 2.6 pCi/L | 8 | 0.7× under |
| 124 | Downers Grove | 2.6 pCi/L | 85 | 0.6× under |
| 125 | Village of Campton Hills | 2.6 pCi/L | 21 | 0.6× under |
| 126 | Mokena | 2.6 pCi/L | 47 | 0.6× under |
| 127 | Rockford | 2.6 pCi/L | 39 | 0.6× under |
| 128 | Ottawa | 2.6 pCi/L | 28 | 0.6× under |
| 129 | Fox River Grove | 2.5 pCi/L | 13 | 0.6× under |
| 130 | Lisle | 2.5 pCi/L | 96 | 0.6× under |
| 131 | Woodridge | 2.5 pCi/L | 50 | 0.6× under |
| 132 | Leland Grove | 2.5 pCi/L | 22 | 0.6× under |
| 133 | Algonquin | 2.5 pCi/L | 41 | 0.6× under |
| 134 | McHenry | 2.5 pCi/L | 21 | 0.6× under |
| 135 | Peotone | 2.5 pCi/L | 6 | 0.6× under |
| 136 | Riverwoods | 2.5 pCi/L | 21 | 0.6× under |
| 137 | Wadsworth | 2.5 pCi/L | 9 | 0.6× under |
| 138 | Itasca | 2.4 pCi/L | 27 | 0.6× under |
| 139 | Long Grove | 2.4 pCi/L | 28 | 0.6× under |
| 140 | Sycamore | 2.4 pCi/L | 17 | 0.6× under |
| 141 | Hanover Park | 2.4 pCi/L | 28 | 0.6× under |
| 142 | Gages Lake | 2.4 pCi/L | 23 | 0.6× under |
| 143 | Naperville | 2.4 pCi/L | 276 | 0.6× under |
| 144 | Plainfield | 2.4 pCi/L | 205 | 0.6× under |
| 145 | Glenview | 2.4 pCi/L | 72 | 0.6× under |
| 146 | Aurora | 2.4 pCi/L | 76 | 0.6× under |
| 147 | Elmhurst | 2.4 pCi/L | 72 | 0.6× under |
| 148 | Gurnee | 2.4 pCi/L | 29 | 0.6× under |
| 149 | Western Springs | 2.4 pCi/L | 36 | 0.6× under |
| 150 | Mount Prospect | 2.3 pCi/L | 54 | 0.6× under |
| 151 | Streamwood | 2.3 pCi/L | 31 | 0.6× under |
| 152 | Fulton | 2.3 pCi/L | 6 | 0.6× under |
| 153 | Huntley | 2.3 pCi/L | 23 | 0.6× under |
| 154 | Orland Park | 2.3 pCi/L | 39 | 0.6× under |
| 155 | Green Oaks | 2.3 pCi/L | 10 | 0.6× under |
| 156 | Palos Heights | 2.3 pCi/L | 10 | 0.6× under |
| 157 | Belleville | 2.3 pCi/L | 11 | 0.6× under |
| 158 | Oswego | 2.3 pCi/L | 38 | 0.6× under |
| 159 | Berwyn | 2.3 pCi/L | 15 | 0.6× under |
| 160 | Kildeer | 2.3 pCi/L | 29 | 0.6× under |
| 161 | Pingree Grove | 2.3 pCi/L | 36 | 0.6× under |
| 162 | Cary | 2.3 pCi/L | 18 | 0.6× under |
| 163 | Palatine | 2.3 pCi/L | 84 | 0.6× under |
| 164 | Grandwood Park | 2.3 pCi/L | 9 | 0.6× under |
| 165 | Lemont | 2.3 pCi/L | 42 | 0.6× under |
| 166 | Pistakee Highlands | 2.3 pCi/L | 7 | 0.6× under |
| 167 | Wayne | 2.3 pCi/L | 21 | 0.6× under |
| 168 | Warrenville | 2.2 pCi/L | 87 | 0.6× under |
| 169 | Charleston | 2.2 pCi/L | 6 | 0.6× under |
| 170 | Libertyville | 2.2 pCi/L | 88 | 0.6× under |
| 171 | Vernon Hills | 2.2 pCi/L | 54 | 0.6× under |
| 172 | Inverness | 2.2 pCi/L | 25 | 0.5× under |
| 173 | Morton Grove | 2.2 pCi/L | 20 | 0.5× under |
| 174 | Villa Park | 2.2 pCi/L | 23 | 0.5× under |
| 175 | Woodstock | 2.2 pCi/L | 29 | 0.5× under |
| 176 | Arlington Heights | 2.2 pCi/L | 99 | 0.5× under |
| 177 | Buffalo Grove | 2.2 pCi/L | 66 | 0.5× under |
| 178 | Darien | 2.2 pCi/L | 64 | 0.5× under |
| 179 | Washington | 2.2 pCi/L | 15 | 0.5× under |
| 180 | Fairfield | 2.1 pCi/L | 13 | 0.5× under |
| 181 | East Moline | 2.1 pCi/L | 12 | 0.5× under |
| 182 | Rockton | 2.1 pCi/L | 9 | 0.5× under |
| 183 | West Peoria | 2.1 pCi/L | 8 | 0.5× under |
| 184 | Hawthorn Woods | 2.1 pCi/L | 25 | 0.5× under |
| 185 | Round Lake Heights | 2.1 pCi/L | 7 | 0.5× under |
| 186 | Evergreen Park | 2.1 pCi/L | 21 | 0.5× under |
| 187 | Gilberts | 2.1 pCi/L | 15 | 0.5× under |
| 188 | Wood Dale | 2.1 pCi/L | 10 | 0.5× under |
| 189 | Collinsville | 2.1 pCi/L | 11 | 0.5× under |
| 190 | South Barrington | 2.1 pCi/L | 50 | 0.5× under |
| 191 | Antioch | 2.1 pCi/L | 19 | 0.5× under |
| 192 | Lake in the Hills | 2.1 pCi/L | 61 | 0.5× under |
| 193 | Lakewood | 2.1 pCi/L | 52 | 0.5× under |
| 194 | Poplar Grove | 2.1 pCi/L | 8 | 0.5× under |
| 195 | Bethalto | 2.0 pCi/L | 9 | 0.5× under |
| 196 | Des Plaines | 2.0 pCi/L | 38 | 0.5× under |
| 197 | Clarendon Hills | 2.0 pCi/L | 19 | 0.5× under |
| 198 | Westmont | 2.0 pCi/L | 23 | 0.5× under |
| 199 | Brookfield | 2.0 pCi/L | 19 | 0.5× under |
| 200 | Barrington | 2.0 pCi/L | 26 | 0.5× under |
| 201 | Glendale Heights | 2.0 pCi/L | 12 | 0.5× under |
| 202 | Goodings Grove | 2.0 pCi/L | 23 | 0.5× under |
| 203 | Marengo | 2.0 pCi/L | 9 | 0.5× under |
| 204 | Northbrook | 2.0 pCi/L | 107 | 0.5× under |
| 205 | Fox Lake | 2.0 pCi/L | 8 | 0.5× under |
| 206 | Lake of the Woods | 1.9 pCi/L | 6 | 0.5× under |
| 207 | Mahomet | 1.9 pCi/L | 9 | 0.5× under |
| 208 | Palos Hills | 1.9 pCi/L | 11 | 0.5× under |
| 209 | Frankfort Square | 1.9 pCi/L | 17 | 0.5× under |
| 210 | Knollwood | 1.9 pCi/L | 27 | 0.5× under |
| 211 | Zion | 1.9 pCi/L | 6 | 0.5× under |
| 212 | Bloomingdale | 1.9 pCi/L | 23 | 0.5× under |
| 213 | Highland Park | 1.9 pCi/L | 50 | 0.5× under |
| 214 | Germantown Hills | 1.9 pCi/L | 18 | 0.5× under |
| 215 | Cicero | 1.9 pCi/L | 13 | 0.5× under |
| 216 | Oak Park | 1.9 pCi/L | 115 | 0.5× under |
| 217 | Countryside | 1.9 pCi/L | 6 | 0.5× under |
| 218 | Forest Park | 1.9 pCi/L | 26 | 0.5× under |
| 219 | La Grange | 1.9 pCi/L | 38 | 0.5× under |
| 220 | Lake Zurich | 1.9 pCi/L | 49 | 0.5× under |
| 221 | Long Lake | 1.9 pCi/L | 8 | 0.5× under |
| 222 | Oakbrook Terrace | 1.9 pCi/L | 22 | 0.5× under |
| 223 | Wheeling | 1.8 pCi/L | 14 | 0.5× under |
| 224 | Hinckley | 1.8 pCi/L | 10 | 0.5× under |
| 225 | Park Ridge | 1.8 pCi/L | 51 | 0.5× under |
| 226 | Bull Valley | 1.8 pCi/L | 11 | 0.5× under |
| 227 | Orland Hills | 1.8 pCi/L | 23 | 0.5× under |
| 228 | Frankfort | 1.8 pCi/L | 34 | 0.5× under |
| 229 | Oakwood Hills | 1.8 pCi/L | 10 | 0.4× under |
| 230 | Merrionette Park | 1.8 pCi/L | 11 | 0.4× under |
| 231 | Hoffman Estates | 1.8 pCi/L | 32 | 0.4× under |
| 232 | Willow Springs | 1.8 pCi/L | 6 | 0.4× under |
| 233 | Twin Grove | 1.7 pCi/L | 8 | 0.4× under |
| 234 | Oak Brook | 1.7 pCi/L | 13 | 0.4× under |
| 235 | Oak Forest | 1.7 pCi/L | 6 | 0.4× under |
| 236 | Wasco | 1.7 pCi/L | 14 | 0.4× under |
| 237 | Sherman | 1.7 pCi/L | 9 | 0.4× under |
| 238 | Hometown | 1.7 pCi/L | 13 | 0.4× under |
| 239 | Bannockburn | 1.7 pCi/L | 26 | 0.4× under |
| 240 | Hinsdale | 1.7 pCi/L | 45 | 0.4× under |
| 241 | Minooka | 1.6 pCi/L | 15 | 0.4× under |
| 242 | North Peoria | 1.6 pCi/L | 9 | 0.4× under |
| 243 | Niles | 1.6 pCi/L | 25 | 0.4× under |
| 244 | Hickory Hills | 1.6 pCi/L | 7 | 0.4× under |
| 245 | Highwood | 1.6 pCi/L | 15 | 0.4× under |
| 246 | Deerfield | 1.6 pCi/L | 50 | 0.4× under |
| 247 | Lake Forest | 1.6 pCi/L | 38 | 0.4× under |
| 248 | Carbondale | 1.6 pCi/L | 10 | 0.4× under |
| 249 | Winnetka | 1.5 pCi/L | 29 | 0.4× under |
| 250 | Elk Grove Village | 1.5 pCi/L | 28 | 0.4× under |
| 251 | Sandwich | 1.5 pCi/L | 9 | 0.4× under |
| 252 | Glencoe | 1.5 pCi/L | 36 | 0.4× under |
| 253 | Chatham | 1.3 pCi/L | 11 | 0.3× under |
| 254 | Wilmette | 1.3 pCi/L | 47 | 0.3× under |
| 255 | Lincolnwood | 1.3 pCi/L | 245 | 0.3× under |
| 256 | Harwood Heights | 1.3 pCi/L | 51 | 0.3× under |
| 257 | Riverside | 1.3 pCi/L | 19 | 0.3× under |
| 258 | Tinley Park | 1.3 pCi/L | 15 | 0.3× under |
| 259 | Glen Carbon | 1.3 pCi/L | 9 | 0.3× under |
| 260 | Norridge | 1.2 pCi/L | 12 | 0.3× under |
| 261 | Elmwood Park | 1.2 pCi/L | 17 | 0.3× under |
| 262 | Westchester | 1.2 pCi/L | 8 | 0.3× under |
| 263 | Stickney | 1.1 pCi/L | 7 | 0.3× under |
| 264 | Oak Lawn | 1.1 pCi/L | 17 | 0.3× under |
| 265 | Tower Lake | 1.1 pCi/L | 13 | 0.3× under |
| 266 | Burbank | 1.1 pCi/L | 12 | 0.3× under |
| 267 | Homewood | 1.0 pCi/L | 8 | 0.3× under |
| 268 | Skokie | 1.0 pCi/L | 27 | 0.3× under |
| 269 | Chicago | 0.8 pCi/L | 670 | 0.2× under |
| 270 | Kenilworth | 0.8 pCi/L | 11 | 0.2× under |
| 271 | Evanston | 0.6 pCi/L | 106 | 0.1× under |