Chicago Rent Report — March 2025
A permanent record of Chicago rents for March 2025 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.
This month in Chicago
As of March 2025, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,238 per month, up +12.1% from a year earlier.
In Chicago right now, the average listing leases in 13 days and 9,227 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are Lakeview (+15.5%), South Loop (+10.4%), Ohare (+10.3%).
Wilmette is the most expensive area tracked at $3,763 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,285.
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 2025
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmette | $3,763 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sheffield & DePaul | $3,275 | — | — | — | — | — |
| River West | $3,100 | — | $3,475 | +3.4% | — | — |
| West Loop | $3,000 | $2,500 | $3,350 | +3.4% | — | — |
| North Center | $2,995 | — | $2,325 | +26.1% | — | — |
| Near West Side | $2,900 | $2,375 | $3,151 | +11.5% | — | — |
| Streeterville | $2,900 | $2,350 | $3,950 | +18.4% | — | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $2,900 | — | — | +10.5% | — | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,850 | — | $2,200 | +1.8% | — | — |
| United Center | $2,850 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Old Town | $2,800 | $2,500 | $3,750 | +10.9% | — | — |
| Near South Side | $2,800 | $2,250 | $2,925 | +5.7% | — | — |
| Lincoln Park | $2,799 | $2,425 | $3,500 | -2.6% | — | — |
| River North | $2,750 | $2,400 | $3,673 | +3.8% | — | — |
| Roscoe Village | $2,725 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,718 | — | — | -21.8% | — | — |
| Near North Side | $2,700 | $2,364 | $3,750 | +8.0% | -28.9% | — |
| Wrigleyville | $2,700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Village | $2,648 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bucktown | $2,625 | — | $2,575 | -11.5% | — | — |
| Lakeshore East | $2,597 | $2,338 | — | -30.3% | — | — |
| Loop | $2,595 | $2,300 | $3,000 | -18.9% | — | — |
| Printers Row | $2,564 | $2,564 | $3,533 | +3.1% | +8.7% | — |
| South Loop | $2,535 | $2,535 | $3,134 | +2.3% | +10.4% | — |
| Lake View | $2,500 | $2,095 | $2,748 | +5.8% | — | — |
| West Town | $2,500 | $2,200 | $2,500 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Little Italy | $2,450 | — | $2,450 | +5.4% | — | — |
| University Village | $2,375 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Downers Grove | $2,375 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,350 | — | $2,350 | +11.9% | — | — |
| Lakeview | $2,350 | $2,350 | $3,071 | +5.4% | +15.5% | — |
| Rush & Division | $2,340 | $2,325 | — | +6.4% | — | — |
| Logan Square | $2,300 | $1,999 | $2,300 | -7.6% | — | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,300 | $2,250 | — | -8.0% | — | — |
| Ravenswood | $2,300 | — | — | +27.1% | — | — |
| Bronzeville | $2,300 | — | — | +8.2% | — | — |
| Grand Boulevard | $2,300 | — | — | +7.6% | — | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,300 | — | $2,300 | +17.6% | -3.2% | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,282 | — | — | -1.5% | -26.4% | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,250 | — | $2,100 | +2.3% | — | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,225 | — | — | -11.0% | — | — |
| Ukrainian Village | $2,200 | — | $2,250 | -1.1% | — | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,198 | — | $2,300 | +4.7% | — | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $2,150 | — | — | -23.9% | — | — |
| Avondale | $2,100 | — | $2,000 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Buena Park | $2,100 | $2,100 | — | +14.8% | — | — |
| Dunning | $2,000 | — | — | -9.5% | — | — |
| Bridgeport | $2,000 | — | — | +11.1% | — | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $1,972 | $1,718 | $1,972 | -6.0% | +1.8% | — |
| Deerfieldsuburb | $1,964 | — | — | -7.5% | — | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $1,950 | — | $1,950 | -25.0% | — | — |
| Irving Park | $1,950 | — | $1,800 | +5.4% | — | — |
| Woodlawn | $1,950 | — | — | -11.2% | — | — |
| Uptown | $1,913 | $1,713 | $2,550 | +6.3% | — | — |
| Portage Park | $1,850 | — | $1,850 | +10.4% | — | — |
| Humboldt Park | $1,800 | — | $1,550 | +5.9% | — | — |
| Lincoln Square | $1,750 | $1,595 | $1,900 | -5.4% | — | — |
| Lower West Side | $1,725 | — | $1,695 | -6.8% | — | — |
| Belmont Cragin | $1,725 | — | $1,725 | -9.2% | — | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,723 | $1,523 | $1,900 | -2.9% | +2.9% | — |
| Edgewater | $1,700 | $1,650 | $2,200 | -2.9% | — | — |
| Pilsen | $1,700 | — | $1,673 | +3.0% | — | — |
| North Lawndale | $1,700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chatham | $1,700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albany Park | $1,695 | — | $1,700 | -19.3% | — | — |
| West Ridge | $1,695 | $1,395 | $1,695 | +0.6% | — | — |
| Austin | $1,675 | — | — | +1.5% | — | — |
| Ohare | $1,655 | $1,655 | $2,189 | +7.5% | +10.3% | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,600 | $1,525 | — | -25.4% | — | — |
| Hermosa | $1,580 | — | $1,580 | +10.9% | — | — |
| La Grange Parksuburb | $1,533 | $1,533 | — | +4.4% | — | — |
| Auburn Gresham | $1,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Shore | $1,388 | — | — | -4.3% | — | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Little Village | $1,350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,285 | — | $1,285 | -11.1% | -8.9% | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology