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Chicago Rent Report — July 2024

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

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This month in Chicago

As of July 2024, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,150 per month, down +2.1% from a year earlier.

In Chicago right now, the average listing leases in 15 days and 9,301 rentals are actively listed.

The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are La Grange Park (+11.8%), Printers Row (+10.3%), Lakeview (+7.0%).

Sheffield & DePaul is the most expensive area tracked at $4,500 median, while South Shore is the most affordable at $1,138.

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

Neighborhood medians, July 2024

NeighborhoodMedian rent1 bed2 bedMoMYoYDays on market
Sheffield & DePaul$4,500
River West$3,087$3,298+2.9%
West Loop$3,000$2,400$3,175-11.2%
Streeterville$3,000$2,350$3,550+31.9%
Libertyville$3,000
Wrigleyville$2,850
Downers Grove$2,850
University Village$2,800
Fulton River District$2,775
Napervillesuburb$2,750$2,250-8.3%
West Town$2,702$2,275$2,600+8.3%
Near West Side$2,700$2,300$2,950-4.4%
River North$2,700$2,400$3,500+2.9%
Schaumburgsuburb$2,700
Wicker Park$2,698$2,650-1.9%
Bucktown$2,695$2,648
Loop$2,650$2,225$2,950-4.5%
Lincoln Square$2,650
Printers Row$2,618$2,618$3,199+2.2%+10.3%
Near North Side$2,600$2,300$3,498-2.4%
North Center$2,600$2,148$2,748+13.0%
Near South Side$2,600$2,100$2,750-1.0%
East Village$2,600
Ravenswood$2,525
Mckinley Park$2,510
Hoffman Estatessuburb$2,500
Little Italy$2,450$2,475+16.7%
South Loop$2,440$2,440$3,316+2.4%-2.3%
Lincoln Park$2,400$2,250$2,500-25.0%
Wheatonsuburb$2,388
Des Plainessuburb$2,375
Ukrainian Village$2,339$2,150
Old Town$2,300-22.2%
Oak Parksuburb$2,300
Palatinesuburb$2,200
Arlington Heightssuburb$2,196
Lake View$2,175$1,800$2,500-16.3%
Evanstonsuburb$2,173$2,373-11.3%
Lincolnwoodsuburb$2,169$2,169-1.1%
Bronzeville$2,125-15.0%
Grand Boulevard$2,125-15.8%
Logan Square$2,100$1,907$2,100-5.6%
Gold Coast$2,100-30.0%
Lakeview$2,100$2,100$3,690-8.5%+7.0%
Aurorasuburb$2,080$2,080+28.6%
Avondale$2,048$1,912
Austin$2,000
Hyde Park$1,925
Woodridgesuburb$1,890$2,467-15.9%
Buena Park$1,875$1,863
Warrenvillesuburb$1,824
Portage Park$1,800$1,895+4.5%
Woodlawn$1,800
Irving Park$1,750$1,700
Albany Park$1,725
Rogers Park$1,700$1,575$1,800+9.7%
Garfield Park$1,700
West Ridge$1,675-5.0%
Edgewater$1,640$1,750$1,995+20.6%
Lower West Side$1,638$1,650
Humboldt Park$1,638
Uptown$1,635$1,600$2,350-11.0%
Pilsen$1,625$1,638
Bridgeport$1,623
Auburn Gresham$1,558
La Grange Parksuburb$1,504+8.5%+11.8%
Ohare$1,500$1,500$2,012+1.7%+2.9%
Westmontsuburb$1,433$1,433-7.7%
Justicesuburb$1,278$1,278
South Shore$1,138

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