How often do you land on Illinois Avenue?
That makes it the 1st most-landed-on square of 39 on the board.
On a board where every square was equally likely, each would take 2.5% of turns. Illinois Avenue takes 2.95% — about 1.18× the flat rate. The board isn’t flat because Go To Jail, the two card decks, and the doubles rule all pump traffic around it unevenly.
Why this number
Illinois Avenue doesn’t only collect dice traffic — a card routes players here directly:
- Advance to Illinois Avenue (Chance)
What it earns
Illinois Avenue is part of the red group (Kentucky Avenue, Indiana Avenue and Illinois Avenue), costs $240 to buy and $150 per house. Fully built with hotels, the group pays for itself in about 29 opponent turns — 3rd fastest group of 8.
| Development | Rent | Group payback |
|---|---|---|
| No houses | $20 | 190 turns |
| 1 house | $100 | 127 turns |
| 2 houses | $300 | 62 turns |
| 3 houses | $750 | 30 turns |
| 4 houses | $925 | 29 turns |
| Hotel | $1,100 | 29 turns |
Rent is for this property alone; payback is for the whole red group, since you can’t build houses without owning all of it.