Chicago Rent Report — April 2025
A permanent record of Chicago rents for April 2025 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.
This month in Chicago
As of April 2025, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,414 per month, up +9.4% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,400, a median discount of +0.6% ($14/month) off asking.
In Chicago right now, the average listing leases in 16 days and 4,903 rentals are actively listed.
Sheffield & DePaul is the most expensive area tracked at $3,750 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,310.
Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated
Neighborhood medians, April 2025
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield & DePaul | $3,750 | — | — | +14.5% | — | — |
| Mount Prospectsuburb | $3,525 | — | — | +50.8% | — | — |
| Wilmette | $3,495 | — | — | -7.1% | — | — |
| East Village | $3,398 | — | $3,200 | +28.3% | — | — |
| Old Town | $3,341 | $2,789 | $4,290 | +15.4% | — | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $3,182 | — | $3,214 | +33.6% | — | — |
| Lincoln Park | $3,154 | $2,797 | $4,004 | +13.5% | — | — |
| Fulton Market | $3,103 | $2,834 | — | +14.2% | — | — |
| Glenviewsuburb | $3,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,953 | $2,625 | $2,900 | +9.1% | — | — |
| Near North Side | $2,931 | $2,696 | $4,006 | +0.5% | — | — |
| West Loop | $2,908 | $2,649 | $4,017 | +2.9% | — | — |
| Streeterville | $2,904 | $2,468 | $3,869 | +5.6% | — | — |
| River North | $2,868 | $2,776 | $4,040 | -1.3% | — | — |
| Lakeshore East | $2,800 | $2,774 | $4,008 | +6.3% | — | — |
| Near South Side | $2,795 | $2,200 | $2,950 | -0.2% | — | — |
| West Town | $2,757 | $2,439 | $3,051 | +9.1% | — | — |
| Near West Side | $2,750 | $2,495 | $3,000 | -5.2% | — | — |
| United Center | $2,700 | — | — | -5.3% | — | — |
| Downers Grove | $2,700 | — | — | +13.7% | — | — |
| Ukrainian Village | $2,695 | — | $2,100 | +22.5% | — | — |
| River West | $2,691 | $2,502 | $3,516 | -6.1% | — | — |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,691 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fulton River District | $2,674 | $2,715 | $3,808 | +0.2% | — | — |
| Bucktown | $2,654 | $2,647 | $3,057 | -9.3% | — | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,641 | — | $2,804 | — | — | — |
| Lake View | $2,600 | $2,195 | $2,800 | +4.0% | — | — |
| Wrigleyville | $2,590 | — | — | -4.1% | — | — |
| Avondale | $2,575 | — | $2,450 | +22.6% | — | — |
| South Loop | $2,560 | $2,538 | $3,288 | +1.4% | — | — |
| Loop | $2,525 | $2,437 | $3,743 | 0.0% | — | — |
| North Center | $2,500 | — | $2,500 | -16.5% | — | — |
| River Grove | $2,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roscoe Village | $2,500 | — | $2,400 | -8.3% | — | — |
| Lakeview | $2,486 | $2,470 | $3,550 | +2.5% | — | — |
| Rush & Division | $2,438 | $2,245 | — | +4.2% | — | — |
| Printers Row | $2,433 | $2,468 | $3,623 | -4.8% | — | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,432 | $1,797 | $2,215 | +2.3% | — | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,414 | $2,404 | $3,606 | -0.1% | — | — |
| Logan Square | $2,413 | $2,309 | $2,425 | -6.0% | — | — |
| Lincoln Square | $2,400 | $1,700 | $2,500 | +46.2% | — | — |
| Little Italy | $2,400 | — | $2,500 | -2.0% | — | — |
| University Village | $2,400 | — | $2,425 | +1.1% | — | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,383 | $2,282 | $2,881 | -2.2% | — | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,337 | $1,979 | $2,613 | +6.2% | — | — |
| Grand Boulevard | $2,300 | — | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,298 | $1,986 | $2,386 | +1.4% | — | — |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,280 | $2,197 | $2,990 | +6.4% | — | — |
| Jefferson Park | $2,250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pilsen | $2,217 | $1,952 | $2,295 | +24.1% | — | — |
| Dunning | $2,200 | — | — | +10.0% | — | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,184 | — | $2,200 | -2.9% | — | — |
| Wheelingsuburb | $2,150 | $1,970 | $2,210 | +8.0% | — | — |
| Bridgeport | $2,148 | — | $2,150 | +7.4% | — | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $2,134 | $1,474 | $2,099 | +3.5% | — | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,097 | $2,307 | $3,247 | -7.0% | — | — |
| New City | $2,075 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ravenswood | $2,067 | $1,812 | $2,650 | -7.4% | — | — |
| Buena Park | $2,059 | $1,831 | — | +9.3% | — | — |
| Deerfieldsuburb | $2,050 | — | — | +1.5% | — | — |
| Lislesuburb | $2,048 | $2,035 | — | +9.8% | — | — |
| Wheatonsuburb | $2,045 | $1,830 | $2,160 | +17.9% | — | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $2,013 | — | $2,055 | +4.5% | — | — |
| Woodlawn | $2,000 | — | — | +2.6% | — | — |
| Albany Park | $2,000 | — | $1,963 | +5.5% | — | — |
| Humboldt Park | $2,000 | — | — | +11.1% | — | — |
| Boystown | $1,995 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronzeville | $1,992 | — | $1,710 | -13.4% | — | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $1,975 | — | — | +1.3% | — | — |
| Belmont Cragin | $1,950 | — | — | +13.0% | — | — |
| Uptown | $1,938 | $1,876 | $2,797 | +4.8% | — | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $1,928 | $1,625 | — | -12.7% | — | — |
| Irving Park | $1,925 | $1,300 | $1,925 | -1.3% | — | — |
| Lower West Side | $1,898 | $1,585 | $1,800 | +10.0% | — | — |
| Andersonville | $1,895 | $1,895 | $2,595 | — | — | — |
| Lake Bluffsuburb | $1,832 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,784 | — | $1,841 | — | — | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,776 | $1,539 | $2,125 | -0.9% | — | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,704 | $1,568 | $2,108 | +7.5% | — | — |
| Portage Park | $1,700 | $1,398 | $1,700 | -8.1% | — | — |
| Austin | $1,700 | — | — | +1.5% | — | — |
| Edgewater | $1,654 | $1,665 | $2,476 | -8.0% | — | — |
| West Ridge | $1,650 | — | $1,650 | -2.7% | — | — |
| North Lawndale | $1,650 | — | $1,321 | -2.9% | — | — |
| Ohare | $1,632 | $1,675 | — | -6.8% | — | — |
| La Grange Parksuburb | $1,530 | $1,499 | — | -1.0% | — | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,525 | — | $1,488 | +13.0% | — | — |
| Little Village | $1,525 | — | $1,488 | +13.0% | — | — |
| South Shore | $1,450 | — | — | +4.5% | — | — |
| Auburn Gresham | $1,375 | — | — | -8.3% | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,310 | $1,120 | $1,315 | +1.2% | — | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology