Chicago Rent Index
September 2026 · advertised net-effective rent — asking rent less advertised concessions
Data through September 2026 · Last updated October 7, 2026 · Next release: early November 2026
MLS-listed rentals and managed communities combined by housing-stock weight, on an advertised net-effective basis (asking rent less advertised concessions).
- Median effective rent
- $2,483
- asking $2,505
- Month over month
- 0.0%
- Year over year
- +12.1%same-community basis · 314 communities
- Concession
- 0.9%
- ≈ $22/mo off asking
- Leases + units tracked
- 7,510516 leases · 6,994 units
This month in Chicago
As of September 2026, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,505 per month, up +12.1% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,483, a median discount of +0.9% ($22/month) off asking.
In Chicago right now, the average listing leases in 16 days and 4,903 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are Avondale (+18.4%), Lake View (+14.3%), Irving Park (+11.6%).
Fulton River District is the most expensive area tracked at $3,148 median, while Brighton Park is the most affordable at $1,378.
Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated
Rents across the map
Median asking rent by neighborhood, September 2026. Hover for details; click any neighborhood for its full trend page.
Citywide trend
By neighborhood
September 2026 · neighborhoods with at least 10 leased listingsin the month. Where the latest month’s sample was too small, the most recent publishable month is shown (noted beside the name). “—” indicates a sample too small to publish reliably. Click a column to sort.
| 12-mo trend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield & DePaulJuly | $4,325 | — | — | +6.1% | +21.8%† | 17 | 6 | |
| WilmetteJune | $4,275 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | |
| Ukrainian VillageAugust | $3,188 | — | — | +2.9% | — | 17 | 12 | |
| Fulton River District | $3,148 | $3,129 | $4,390 | +7.6% | — | 14 | 35 | |
| Lincoln Park | $3,139 | $3,460 | $5,253 | -1.2% | — | 14 | 157 | |
| Lakeshore East | $3,037 | $3,091 | $4,372 | +6.3% | — | 23 | 64 | |
| Fulton Market | $3,022 | $3,091 | $4,467 | -1.8% | — | 24 | 32 | |
| Old Town | $2,966 | $3,461 | $4,859 | -16.1% | — | 13 | 91 | |
| River North | $2,946 | $2,848 | $4,731 | +0.6% | — | 16 | 351 | |
| West Loop | $2,922 | $2,925 | $3,823 | +3.4% | — | 16 | 217 | |
| Loop | $2,901 | $2,704 | $4,124 | +8.4% | — | 18 | 137 | |
| West Town | $2,853 | $2,871 | $3,302 | -3.3% | — | 16 | 136 | |
| Wicker Park | $2,841 | $2,880 | — | +4.0% | — | 13 | 39 | |
| East VillageJuly | $2,823 | — | $2,600 | -11.8% | -0.1% | 19 | 15 | |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,802 | $2,730 | $3,478 | +14.6% | — | 18 | 70 | |
| Lake View | $2,800 | $2,350 | $3,400 | 0.0% | +14.3% | 12 | 143 | |
| WrigleyvilleJuly | $2,798 | — | — | -12.6%† | +11.9% | 15 | 18 | |
| Near West Side | $2,775 | — | $3,200 | -4.3% | -0.9% | 15 | 152 | |
| Roscoe VillageJuly | $2,775 | — | — | — | -13.3% | 9 | 14 | |
| River West | $2,772 | $2,840 | $4,060 | -5.5% | — | 16 | 55 | |
| Near South Side | $2,750 | — | $2,900 | +5.8% | +1.9% | 14 | 59 | |
| University VillageAugust | $2,750 | — | — | +11.8%† | +6.8% | 11 | 17 | |
| South Loop | $2,747 | $2,690 | $3,408 | +0.4% | — | — | 328 | |
| Streeterville | $2,708 | $3,055 | $4,511 | -18.5% | — | 15 | 160 | |
| Lakeview | $2,645 | $2,598 | $3,630 | -6.0% | — | — | 118 | |
| Little ItalyAugust | $2,600 | — | — | +8.6%† | +4.0% | 13 | 41 | |
| North CenterAugust | $2,598 | — | $2,250 | -13.1% | -0.1% | 16 | 37 | |
| Printers Row | $2,579 | $2,750 | $3,905 | -6.9% | — | 11 | 7 | |
| Grand BoulevardAugust | $2,575 | — | — | +5.1% | +30.4%† | 19 | 47 | |
| Logan Square | $2,564 | $2,512 | $2,908 | -3.3% | — | 15 | 76 | |
| United CenterJune | $2,550 | — | — | — | +6.3% | 20 | 24 | |
| Near North Side | $2,526 | $2,797 | $4,738 | -19.5% | — | 15 | 269 | |
| Gold Coast | $2,526 | $2,595 | $4,456 | +0.7% | — | 12 | 236 | |
| Bucktown | $2,513 | $2,759 | $4,331 | -13.3% | — | 17 | 45 | |
| LibertyvilleAugust | $2,425 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | |
| Andersonville | $2,363 | $1,925 | $2,565 | +32.5% | — | 8 | 11 | |
| Avondale | $2,250 | — | — | +9.8%† | +18.4%† | 13 | 31 | |
| WoodlawnJuly | $2,200 | — | — | +0.1% | +10.3% | 25 | 61 | |
| DouglasJune | $2,200 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | — |
| Downers GroveJuly | $2,200 | — | — | -21.4%† | — | 18 | 14 | |
| North Park | $2,200 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 10 | — |
| Garfield Ridge | $2,200 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | — |
| Norwood Park | $2,150 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | |
| Lincoln Square | $2,099 | — | — | -0.8% | — | 11 | 47 | |
| Portage ParkAugust | $2,098 | — | — | +9.0%† | +13.4% | 17 | 31 | |
| Bronzeville | $2,079 | — | — | -8.5%† | — | 17 | 53 | |
| Irving Park | $2,075 | — | — | -2.4% | +11.6% | 16 | 30 | |
| Mckinley ParkJune | $2,075 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | — |
| Uptown | $2,072 | $2,291 | $3,406 | -7.3% | — | 17 | 293 | |
| Pilsen | $2,035 | — | — | +3.5% | — | 19 | 25 | |
| Ravenswood | $2,034 | $1,952 | $2,655 | -8.2%† | — | 10 | 19 | |
| BoystownJuly | $2,000 | — | — | -35.5%† | — | 12 | 11 | |
| Jefferson ParkJune | $1,950 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 18 | |
| Armour SquareJune | $1,938 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | — |
| Washington Park | $1,900 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 13 | |
| South ShoreAugust | $1,877 | — | — | +17.2%† | — | 31 | 66 | |
| West RidgeAugust | $1,875 | — | $1,695 | -1.1% | +2.9% | 22 | 70 | |
| Lower West SideAugust | $1,850 | — | $1,875 | +5.7% | 0.0% | 19 | 32 | |
| South LawndaleJuly | $1,850 | — | — | +9.5%† | 0.0% | 17 | 24 | |
| Little VillageJuly | $1,850 | — | — | +9.5%† | 0.0% | 17 | 24 | |
| Buena Park | $1,808 | $1,800 | — | -14.0%† | — | 13 | 26 | |
| BridgeportJuly | $1,800 | — | $1,823 | +2.9% | +2.9% | 18 | 20 | |
| Albany Park | $1,772 | — | $1,886 | -9.5% | — | 15 | 34 | |
| West PullmanJune | $1,750 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 6 | — |
| Edgewater | $1,733 | $1,813 | $2,595 | -7.5% | — | 15 | 185 | |
| North LawndaleJuly | $1,700 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20 | 29 | |
| Kenwood | $1,695 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 16 | |
| Humboldt ParkAugust | $1,685 | — | — | +7.0%† | +2.1% | 21 | 38 | |
| Mayfair | $1,680 | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | 1 | |
| HermosaJuly | $1,650 | — | — | 0.0% | +4.8% | 20 | 15 | |
| Roseland | $1,625 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,622 | $1,547 | $2,450 | -8.8% | — | 15 | 267 | |
| West EnglewoodJune | $1,550 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 19 | — |
| Archer HeightsJune | $1,550 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | — |
| Ohare | $1,514 | $1,501 | $1,973 | -2.6% | — | 38 | 104 | |
| AustinAugust | $1,500 | — | — | -6.3% | — | 22 | 25 | |
| South ChicagoJuly | $1,500 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | — |
| Belmont CraginAugust | $1,495 | — | — | -10.1%† | — | 25 | 21 | |
| Hyde Park | $1,475 | $1,735 | $3,768 | -10.5% | — | 19 | 78 | |
| EnglewoodJune | $1,450 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 18 | — |
| Greater Grand CrossingJune | $1,450 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | — |
| Grand CrossingJune | $1,450 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | — |
| Washington HeightsJune | $1,400 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 6 | — |
| Brighton Park | $1,378 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |
| Surrounding suburbs | ||||||||
| Warrenville | $2,937 | — | $2,684 | +12.8% | — | 16 | 7 | |
| SkokieAugust | $2,852 | $2,325 | $2,895 | +2.0% | — | 23 | 41 | |
| Deerfield | $2,821 | $2,407 | $3,037 | +2.5% | — | 26 | 46 | |
| Woodridge | $2,593 | $2,000 | $2,598 | +17.9% | — | 29 | 17 | |
| Des Plaines | $2,586 | $2,503 | $2,836 | -3.1% | — | 23 | 27 | |
| Mount Prospect | $2,525 | — | — | +1.7% | — | 19 | 29 | |
| Oak Park | $2,481 | $2,476 | $3,449 | +0.2% | — | 20 | 74 | |
| Itasca | $2,475 | — | $2,550 | -1.0% | — | — | 3 | |
| Glenview | $2,396 | — | — | +14.2%† | — | 16 | 21 | |
| Wheeling | $2,385 | $2,060 | $2,460 | +12.3%† | — | 20 | 24 | |
| Schaumburg | $2,384 | $2,121 | $2,488 | -1.6% | — | 19 | 77 | |
| Palatine | $2,297 | $2,074 | $2,297 | +7.7% | — | 20 | 29 | |
| Evanston | $2,253 | $2,638 | $3,277 | -12.4% | — | 23 | 134 | |
| Arlington Heights | $2,234 | $2,182 | $2,672 | -13.6% | — | 14 | 44 | |
| Lake Bluff | $2,224 | $1,947 | $2,338 | 0.0% | — | — | 0 | |
| Lisle | $2,219 | $2,152 | $3,288 | +10.5% | — | 18 | 14 | |
| Naperville | $2,200 | $1,802 | $2,297 | -16.4% | — | 19 | 241 | |
| Lincolnwood | $2,187 | $2,127 | $2,989 | -17.0% | — | — | 0 | |
| Wheaton | $2,000 | $1,930 | $2,135 | -4.4% | — | 26 | 91 | |
| Aurora | $1,968 | $1,735 | $2,060 | +1.6% | — | — | 34 | |
| Hoffman Estates | $1,895 | $1,645 | $1,950 | +0.8% | — | 23 | 24 | |
| Westmont | $1,654 | $1,646 | $1,696 | -7.1%† | — | 11 | 16 | |
| La Grange ParkAugust | $1,575 | $1,557 | — | -1.9% | — | — | 0 | |
| Justice | $1,395 | — | $1,395 | +5.2% | — | 23 | 3 | |
† Computed on a small sample (fewer than 20 leases) — interpret with caution.
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Methodology
Data through September 2026 · Last updated October 7, 2026 · Next release: early November 2026
Chicago rent questions, answered
What is the average rent in Chicago?
As of September 2026, the median asking rent in Chicago is $2,505 per month across all unit sizes. A typical one-bedroom rents for $2,433 and a typical two-bedroom for $3,007.
Are rents in Chicago going up or down?
Chicago rents are up +12.1% year over year as of September 2026.
How long does it take to rent an apartment in Chicago?
Over the last 90 days, the average Chicago rental listing leased in about 16 days on market.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are most expensive to rent in?
The highest median rents tracked in September 2026 are in Fulton River District ($3,148), Lincoln Park ($3,139), Lakeshore East ($3,037).
Monthly reports
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