Chicago Rent Index

June 2026 · net-effective rent — what renters actually pay after concessions

Preliminary

Data through June 2026 · Last updated July 8, 2026 · Next release: early August 2026

MLS-listed rentals and managed communities combined — deduplicated, reported on a net-effective (what-you-actually-pay) basis.

Median effective rent: $2,500
Month over month: 0.0%
Year over year: +8.9%
Avg days to lease: 13
Leases in sample: 871

Rents across the map

Median asking rent by neighborhood, June 2026. Hover for details; click any neighborhood for its full trend page.

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$1,300$3,700median asking rent

Citywide trend

Asking rentEffective rent (after concessions)Concession spread

By neighborhood

June 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.

Median asking rents by neighborhood for June 2026, sortable
								12-mo trend
River West	$3,700	—	—	+2.8%	+2.8%	12	118
West Loop	$3,450	$2,700	$3,741	+1.6%	+13.2%	12	687
WrigleyvilleMay	$3,350	—	—	-2.8%	+34.0%^†	14	20
Near South Side	$3,300	—	$3,325	+14.8%^†	+17.9%^†	12	42
Bucktown	$3,225	—	—	+22.9%^†	+34.7%^†	8	106
Streeterville	$3,175	$2,550	$3,900	-3.8%	+9.5%	13	482
Avondale	$3,025	—	—	+34.7%^†	+37.5%^†	10	32
Near West Side	$3,000	$2,675	$3,600	0.0%	+11.1%	14	132
Wicker Park	$3,000	—	—	-11.8%^†	0.0%	11	52
Fulton River DistrictApril	$2,998	—	—	—	—	19	112
Sheffield & DePaulApril	$2,995	—	—	—	-20.1%^†	11	9
Lincoln Park	$2,950	$2,373	$3,500	-9.2%	-1.7%	11	240
Old Town	$2,950	$2,550	$3,798	-10.6%	+1.4%	8	275
Printers Row	$2,912	$2,912	$4,002	+6.0%	+3.9%	11	91
West Town	$2,900	$2,293	$2,600	-4.9%	+11.5%	12	158
Lake View	$2,800	$2,300	$2,800	-1.8%	+1.9%	11	146
South Loop	$2,722	$2,722	$3,561	-1.2%	+9.3%	—	705
Near North Side	$2,700	$2,500	$3,800	-10.0%	0.0%	12	242
River North	$2,700	$2,575	$3,850	-5.3%	0.0%	13	740
North Center	$2,695	—	—	-0.2%	+14.7%	11	38
Lakeview	$2,632	$2,632	$4,175	-2.0%	+18.5%	—	233
Grand Boulevard	$2,625	—	—	—	+14.1%	20	39
Logan Square	$2,600	$2,098	$2,850	0.0%	+13.0%	10	136
Loop	$2,600	$2,325	$3,095	-7.1%	-3.7%	13	363
East Village	$2,578	—	—	—	-14.1%	11	21
DouglasMarch	$2,550	—	—	—	—	17	12	—
Rush & DivisionApril	$2,550	—	—	+3.0%	+4.6%	13	6
Little Italy	$2,450	—	—	-12.5%^†	+6.5%	16	41
Garfield RidgeMarch	$2,450	—	—	—	—	41	12	—
River GroveApril	$2,375	—	—	-25.7%^†	-5.0%	24	31
KenwoodMarch	$2,350	—	—	—	—	26	9	—
Ukrainian VillageApril	$2,300	—	$2,265	0.0%	0.0%	15	11
United CenterApril	$2,300	—	—	-14.8%^†	-14.8%	18	17
Bronzeville	$2,300	—	—	—	0.0%	19	58
Gold Coast	$2,295	$2,295	—	-4.4%	+6.7%	12	369
BridgeportApril	$2,200	—	—	+33.7%^†	+2.4%	11	20
BoystownMarch	$2,170	—	—	+8.5%^†	—	11	10
Lincoln Square	$2,150	—	—	+10.3%	-2.1%	12	46
Ravenswood	$2,150	—	—	—	-6.3%	9	26
WoodlawnMarch	$2,100	—	—	+2.4%	+7.7%	23	57
Albany Park	$2,100	—	—	+7.7%^†	+5.1%	15	28
West Ridge	$2,100	—	—	—	+16.7%^†	19	67
Uptown	$2,070	$1,800	$2,800	-21.8%	+3.5%	10	477
MontclareMarch	$2,025	—	—	—	—	10	4	—
Edgewater	$1,975	—	—	+5.3%	+11.3%	12	184
Lower West SideMay	$1,950	—	$1,775	-2.5%	+2.6%	19	28
Jefferson ParkApril	$1,925	—	—	+3.3%	-14.4%	19	18
Downers GroveMarch	$1,900	—	—	-15.6%^†	-20.0%^†	19	15
Washington HeightsMarch	$1,900	—	—	—	—	30	10	—
PilsenMay	$1,875	—	—	-17.0%^†	-1.1%	21	32
Norwood Park	$1,850	—	—	—	—	22	16
North LawndaleMarch	$1,775	—	—	+7.6%^†	+4.4%	16	24
Andersonville	$1,760	$1,760	$2,345	-1.3%	-8.4%	2	30
Portage ParkMay	$1,750	—	—	+2.9%	+7.7%	21	33
AustinMarch	$1,750	—	—	+9.4%^†	+4.5%	16	50
Hyde ParkMarch	$1,750	—	—	—	+9.4%	27	173
Chicago LawnMarch	$1,750	—	—	—	—	30	9	—
Washington Park	$1,675	—	—	—	—	28	12
Irving Park	$1,660	—	—	-4.6%	-15.9%^†	13	32
Buena Park	$1,650	—	—	-35.9%^†	-8.3%	10	46
North ParkMarch	$1,638	—	—	—	—	34	8	—
Ohare	$1,586	$1,586	$2,007	-1.6%	-0.6%	24	115
HermosaMarch	$1,565	—	$1,565	—	-0.9%	24	20
South LawndaleMay	$1,550	—	—	-3.1%	-8.8%	16	20
Little VillageMay	$1,550	—	—	-3.1%	-8.8%	16	20
Belmont CraginApril	$1,550	—	—	-4.5%	-20.5%^†	23	28
Humboldt ParkMay	$1,525	—	—	-19.7%^†	-20.6%^†	20	32
West EnglewoodMarch	$1,520	—	—	—	—	20	15	—
Rogers Park	$1,500	$1,375	$1,775	+0.3%	-16.4%	16	247
Brighton ParkMarch	$1,500	—	—	—	—	21	3	—
South ShoreApril	$1,450	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	24	61
ClearingMarch	$1,400	—	—	—	—	26	11	—
Mayfair	$1,300	—	—	—	-10.3%	—	7
Surrounding suburbs
Deerfield	$3,081	$2,373	$3,081	+1.4%	+45.0%	58	44
Itasca	$3,000	—	$3,000	-6.3%	—	—	6	—
Naperville	$2,800	—	—	-6.7%	-3.3%	18	353
Arlington HeightsMay	$2,800	—	—	+31.8%^†	+24.4%^†	15	114
Des PlainesMay	$2,700	—	—	-1.1%	+35.0%^†	19	46
Warrenville	$2,688	$2,464	$2,688	-3.5%	+19.7%	—	27
Hoffman EstatesMarch	$2,600	—	—	-18.6%^†	-10.3%	15	142
SkokieApril	$2,500	—	—	+4.2%	+26.6%^†	15	58
Schaumburg	$2,498	—	—	+13.5%^†	+11.0%	17	69
Woodridge	$2,454	$2,105	$2,454	+2.0%	+24.4%	13	72
Lincolnwood	$2,432	$2,432	$3,356	+2.2%	+9.4%	—	34
Oak ParkApril	$2,425	—	—	+22.9%^†	+42.6%^†	19	161
Evanston	$2,357	—	—	+4.8%	+4.8%	20	283
Lake Bluff	$2,329	—	$2,329	+14.2%^†	—	—	10
PalatineApril	$2,250	—	—	-12.8%^†	+3.4%	23	61
GlenviewMay	$2,250	—	—	—	-31.3%^†	17	32
Aurora	$2,110	$1,769	$2,110	+4.2%	+3.0%	—	75
Westmont	$1,779	$1,600	$1,779	-3.0%	+12.3%	10	33
La Grange Park	$1,593	$1,593	—	+2.3%	+3.4%	—	5
WheatonMarch	$1,588	—	—	—	—	11	93
Justice	$1,358	$1,129	$1,358	0.0%	-6.0%	23	15

† 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 June 2026 · Last updated July 8, 2026 · Next release: early August 2026

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