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Chicago Rent Report — August 2024

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

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This month in Chicago

As of August 2024, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,046 per month.

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 Printers Row (+26.6%), Justice (-5.0%), Ohare (-5.9%).

Wilmette is the most expensive area tracked at $3,575 median, while South Shore is the most affordable at $1,150.

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

Neighborhood medians, August 2024

NeighborhoodMedian rent1 bed2 bedMoMYoYDays on market
Wilmette$3,575
River West$3,170$3,433+2.7%
Sheffield & DePaul$3,000-33.3%
Streeterville$2,950$2,225$3,725-1.7%
West Loop$2,800$2,400$3,250-6.7%
Napervillesuburb$2,800$2,350+1.8%
Fulton River District$2,800+0.9%
Fulton Market$2,790
Des Plainessuburb$2,750+15.8%
Dunning$2,750$2,875
Hoffman Estatessuburb$2,700+8.0%
Lakeshore East$2,700
Rush & Division$2,677
United Center$2,650
Arlington Heightssuburb$2,645+20.4%
Near West Side$2,625$2,150$2,995-2.8%
Wicker Park$2,600$2,550-3.6%
Ukrainian Village$2,600+11.2%
Loop$2,593$2,170$3,600-2.2%
Evanstonsuburb$2,548$2,000+17.3%
Lincoln Park$2,500$2,225$2,875+4.2%
River North$2,500$2,210$3,475-7.4%
Ravenswood$2,500-1.0%
Near North Side$2,450$2,200$3,500-5.8%
West Town$2,450$1,923$2,625-9.3%
Near South Side$2,400$2,000$2,500-7.7%
Wrigleyville$2,400-15.8%
Old Town$2,398$2,350$3,498+4.3%
North Center$2,395$2,150-7.9%
Grand Boulevard$2,373+11.7%
Printers Row$2,367$2,367-9.6%+26.6%
South Loop$2,343$2,343$2,882-4.0%-13.1%
Mount Prospectsuburb$2,300
Bucktown$2,300$2,600-14.7%
Belmont Cragin$2,275$2,225
Lake View$2,250$1,813$2,650+3.4%
Bronzeville$2,250+5.9%
River Grove$2,250
Lakeview$2,203$2,203$3,616+4.9%-7.0%
Lincolnwoodsuburb$2,203$2,203+1.6%
Logan Square$2,200$2,000$2,100+4.8%
Gold Coast$2,200$2,200+4.8%
Schaumburgsuburb$2,200$2,145-18.5%
Woodlawn$2,125+18.1%
Warrenvillesuburb$2,088$2,088+14.5%
Buena Park$2,013$1,775+7.4%
Little Italy$2,000$2,000-18.4%
Albany Park$2,000$1,975+15.9%
Skokiesuburb$2,000$1,974
Aurorasuburb$1,941$1,518$1,941-6.7%-8.9%
Avondale$1,900$1,900-7.2%
Pilsen$1,900+16.9%
Irving Park$1,873$1,775+7.0%
Woodridgesuburb$1,860$1,860-1.6%-14.7%
Lower West Side$1,850$1,875+12.9%
Palatinesuburb$1,850$1,850-15.9%
Bridgeport$1,825+12.4%
Lincoln Square$1,800$1,400$2,275-32.1%
Lislesuburb$1,800
Portage Park$1,795$1,650-0.3%
Uptown$1,750$1,600$2,375+7.0%
Boystown$1,750
West Ridge$1,700$1,175$1,713+1.5%
East Garfield Park$1,673
Edgewater$1,650$1,657$2,100+0.6%
Garfield Park$1,625-4.4%
Humboldt Park$1,600$1,550-2.3%
Rogers Park$1,590$1,400$1,875-6.5%
Oak Parksuburb$1,575-31.5%
Ohare$1,485$1,485-1.0%-5.9%
Hermosa$1,438
Hyde Park$1,425-26.0%
Austin$1,350-32.5%
Chatham$1,350
Justicesuburb$1,290$1,040$1,290+0.9%-5.0%
South Lawndale$1,250
Little Village$1,250
Roseland$1,200
South Shore$1,150$1,100$1,400+1.1%

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