Chicago Rent Report — July 2025
A permanent record of Chicago rents for July 2025 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.
This month in Chicago
As of July 2025, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,304 per month, up +7.2% 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 Pilsen (+35.1%), Uptown (+34.3%), Buena Park (+25.3%).
Wilmette is the most expensive area tracked at $4,500 median, while South Shore is the most affordable at $1,300.
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 2025
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmette | $4,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fulton Market | $4,000 | — | — | +2.6% | — | — |
| Sheffield & DePaul | $3,550 | — | — | -1.3% | -21.1% | — |
| River West | $3,475 | — | — | -3.5% | +12.6% | — |
| Fulton River District | $3,300 | — | — | — | +18.9% | — |
| Roscoe Village | $3,200 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lakeshore East | $3,148 | — | — | +18.8% | — | — |
| West Loop | $3,100 | $2,775 | $3,400 | +1.7% | +3.3% | — |
| Glenviewsuburb | $3,100 | — | — | -9.5% | — | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $3,000 | — | $2,250 | +3.6% | +9.1% | — |
| Rush & Division | $3,000 | $2,350 | — | +25.0% | — | — |
| Bucktown | $2,934 | — | $2,695 | +22.5% | +8.9% | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,913 | — | $2,857 | -2.9% | +8.0% | — |
| Near West Side | $2,900 | $2,680 | $2,900 | +7.4% | +7.4% | — |
| East Village | $2,825 | — | — | -5.8% | +8.7% | — |
| Printers Row | $2,774 | $2,774 | $3,669 | -1.0% | +6.0% | — |
| North Center | $2,750 | — | $2,595 | +17.0% | +5.8% | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,748 | — | — | +37.4% | +25.1% | — |
| Lincoln Park | $2,736 | $2,339 | $3,395 | -8.8% | +14.0% | — |
| Lake View | $2,700 | $2,100 | $2,999 | -1.7% | +24.1% | — |
| River North | $2,700 | $2,450 | $3,500 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Old Town | $2,700 | $2,500 | $3,850 | -7.2% | +17.4% | — |
| Near North Side | $2,650 | $2,398 | $3,675 | -1.9% | +1.9% | — |
| Loop | $2,650 | $2,300 | $3,250 | -1.9% | 0.0% | — |
| Near South Side | $2,650 | $2,150 | $2,950 | -5.4% | +1.9% | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,650 | — | — | -0.8% | +11.6% | — |
| Mount Prospectsuburb | $2,650 | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Town | $2,518 | $2,125 | $2,497 | -3.2% | -6.8% | — |
| South Loop | $2,506 | $2,506 | $3,264 | +0.6% | +2.7% | — |
| Little Italy | $2,500 | — | $2,250 | +8.7% | +2.0% | — |
| Wrigleyville | $2,500 | — | — | -13.0% | -12.3% | — |
| Wheelingsuburb | $2,500 | — | — | +13.6% | — | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $2,500 | — | — | +11.1% | 0.0% | — |
| Logan Square | $2,495 | $2,100 | $2,400 | +8.5% | +18.8% | — |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,400 | — | $2,150 | +17.1% | — | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $2,400 | — | — | -11.1% | +9.1% | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,400 | — | $2,138 | +6.7% | -11.1% | — |
| United Center | $2,398 | — | $2,700 | -0.1% | — | — |
| Streeterville | $2,350 | $2,375 | $3,500 | -19.0% | -21.7% | — |
| Buena Park | $2,350 | $2,300 | $2,500 | +30.6% | +25.3% | — |
| University Village | $2,300 | — | — | -7.8% | -17.9% | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,300 | $1,948 | $2,148 | +2.2% | +5.8% | — |
| Lakeview | $2,300 | $2,300 | $3,164 | +3.5% | +9.5% | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,280 | $2,280 | — | +2.5% | +5.1% | — |
| Libertyville | $2,250 | — | — | -29.7% | -25.0% | — |
| Ravenswood | $2,250 | — | — | -2.0% | -10.9% | — |
| Grand Boulevard | $2,225 | — | — | -3.3% | +4.7% | — |
| Avondale | $2,200 | — | $2,200 | 0.0% | +7.4% | — |
| Bronzeville | $2,200 | — | — | -4.3% | +3.5% | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,200 | $1,475 | — | +11.5% | -4.3% | — |
| Ukrainian Village | $2,200 | — | $2,200 | -21.7% | -5.9% | — |
| Uptown | $2,195 | $1,783 | $2,400 | +9.8% | +34.3% | — |
| Pilsen | $2,195 | — | $2,070 | +23.7% | +35.1% | — |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,178 | $2,135 | $2,178 | -3.0% | +19.4% | — |
| Deerfieldsuburb | $2,141 | — | — | +0.8% | — | — |
| Lincoln Square | $2,100 | — | $2,200 | -4.3% | -20.8% | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,100 | $2,100 | — | -2.3% | 0.0% | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,019 | $2,019 | $2,528 | +2.4% | +6.8% | — |
| Woodlawn | $1,995 | — | — | -1.5% | +10.8% | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $1,988 | $1,738 | $1,988 | -3.0% | -4.4% | — |
| Lower West Side | $1,975 | $1,625 | $1,925 | +12.9% | +20.6% | — |
| Garfield Park | $1,975 | — | — | +10.8% | +16.2% | — |
| River Grove | $1,950 | — | — | -16.1% | — | — |
| Jefferson Park | $1,950 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Humboldt Park | $1,850 | — | $1,700 | +5.7% | +12.9% | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,850 | — | $1,700 | +9.1% | — | — |
| Little Village | $1,850 | — | $1,700 | +9.1% | — | — |
| Irving Park | $1,850 | $1,520 | $1,850 | -6.2% | +5.7% | — |
| Edgewater | $1,798 | $1,695 | $2,400 | +1.3% | +9.6% | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $1,795 | — | $1,848 | +2.6% | — | — |
| Portage Park | $1,775 | — | $1,850 | +7.7% | -1.4% | — |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,754 | — | $1,754 | +10.7% | +22.4% | — |
| Bridgeport | $1,750 | — | $1,700 | -35.2% | +7.8% | — |
| Lislesuburb | $1,750 | — | — | -5.1% | — | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,710 | $1,410 | $2,064 | -4.7% | +0.6% | — |
| North Lawndale | $1,700 | — | — | -2.9% | — | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,698 | $1,600 | — | -20.1% | -11.8% | — |
| West Ridge | $1,695 | — | $1,713 | -5.8% | +1.2% | — |
| Auburn Gresham | $1,625 | — | — | -5.8% | +4.3% | — |
| Belmont Cragin | $1,585 | — | — | +15.3% | — | — |
| Hermosa | $1,575 | — | — | +3.3% | — | — |
| Ohare | $1,561 | $1,561 | $2,115 | -2.1% | +4.1% | — |
| Albany Park | $1,550 | — | $1,700 | -22.4% | -10.1% | — |
| La Grange Parksuburb | $1,500 | — | — | -2.7% | -0.3% | — |
| Mayfair | $1,500 | — | — | +3.4% | — | — |
| New City | $1,498 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,446 | — | $1,446 | +0.1% | +13.1% | — |
| South Shore | $1,300 | — | — | -18.8% | +14.2% | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology