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Chicago Rent Report — March 2024

A permanent record of Chicago rents for March 2024 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.

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This month in Chicago

As of March 2024, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,153 per month.

Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,126, a median discount of +1.3% ($27/month) off asking.

In Chicago right now, the average listing leases in 15 days and 7,277 rentals are actively listed.

Lincolnwood is the most expensive area tracked at $3,098 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,410.

Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated

Neighborhood medians, March 2024

NeighborhoodMedian rent1 bed2 bedMoMYoYDays on market
Lincolnwoodsuburb$3,098$3,109
Logan Square$3,096$3,293+9.2%
Fulton Market$2,875$2,785$3,805+12.7%
Lincoln Park$2,834$2,625$4,152+2.0%
Wicker Park$2,795$2,795$3,965+14.6%
Bucktown$2,755$2,738$3,225-6.4%
Evanstonsuburb$2,702$2,855+20.4%
River North$2,683$2,648$3,9280.0%
Lakeshore East$2,650$2,621$3,665+8.2%
Loop$2,626$2,581$3,348+13.5%
Streeterville$2,575$2,568$4,575-1.9%
Ukrainian Village$2,540
Oak Parksuburb$2,500$2,252$3,463+4.6%
Old Town$2,471$2,939$3,222-21.2%
Fulton River District$2,444$2,438+3.3%
River West$2,414$2,556-4.8%
Gold Coast$2,383$2,386$3,356-0.6%
South Loop$2,370$2,340$3,150+7.4%
West Town$2,350
Printers Row$2,342$2,358+0.2%
West Loop$2,311$2,326$3,433-16.0%
Near North Side$2,247$2,914-20.2%
Schaumburgsuburb$2,245$2,245
Woodridgesuburb$2,238$2,268+3.2%
Deerfieldsuburb$2,231
Napervillesuburb$2,211$1,765$2,263+10.0%
Lakeview$2,167$2,078$3,162-10.6%
Arlington Heightssuburb$2,108$2,004$2,534+12.7%
Hyde Park$2,048$1,573$2,347+9.8%
Wheelingsuburb$2,045$2,040+9.8%
Des Plainessuburb$2,044
Illinois Medical District$1,996$1,892$3,079+9.9%
Aurorasuburb$1,938$1,938+4.5%
Palatinesuburb$1,925$1,695$1,925-0.6%
Ravenswood$1,846$1,720$2,574+5.7%
Pilsen$1,835-29.3%
Rogers Park$1,777$1,852$2,200-9.4%
Wheatonsuburb$1,770$1,620$2,420
Buena Park$1,725
Edgewater$1,659$1,602$1,872+22.9%
Hoffman Estatessuburb$1,645$1,665+17.9%
Uptown$1,615$1,641$2,964+3.2%
O'Hare$1,497$1,500-12.9%
Lincoln Square$1,450$1,697
Justicesuburb$1,410$1,410+11.9%

Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology