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 $2,342 per month, up +4.5% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,327, a median discount of +0.6% ($15/month) off asking.
In Chicago right now, the average listing leases in 16 days and 4,903 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are Lake View (+23.0%), Near West Side (+16.2%), Lincoln Square (-27.5%).
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sheffield & DePaul | $3,550 | — | — | -1.3% | — | — |
| Fulton Market | $3,319 | $2,789 | $4,064 | -2.4% | — | — |
| Roscoe Village | $3,200 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenviewsuburb | $3,100 | — | — | -9.5% | — | — |
| Old Town | $3,064 | $2,911 | $4,318 | +0.3% | — | — |
| River West | $3,002 | $2,600 | $4,289 | -4.7% | — | — |
| Rush & Division | $3,000 | $2,350 | — | +25.0% | — | — |
| Lakeshore East | $2,974 | $2,866 | $4,163 | +7.0% | — | — |
| Near North Side | $2,972 | $2,935 | $3,675 | +2.5% | — | — |
| Fulton River District | $2,970 | $2,752 | $3,934 | +11.0% | — | — |
| Near West Side | $2,900 | $2,680 | $2,900 | +7.4% | +16.2% | — |
| Lincoln Park | $2,880 | $2,806 | $3,961 | +2.9% | — | — |
| East Village | $2,825 | — | — | -5.8% | — | — |
| West Loop | $2,813 | $2,712 | $3,668 | -1.8% | — | — |
| Bucktown | $2,805 | $2,769 | $2,695 | +6.2% | — | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,795 | — | $2,857 | -2.5% | — | — |
| River North | $2,792 | $2,733 | $3,993 | -4.9% | — | — |
| North Center | $2,750 | — | $2,595 | +17.0% | — | — |
| Lake View | $2,700 | $2,100 | $2,999 | -1.7% | +23.0% | — |
| Near South Side | $2,650 | $2,150 | $2,950 | -5.4% | — | — |
| Mount Prospectsuburb | $2,650 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Streeterville | $2,610 | $2,653 | $4,032 | -7.8% | — | — |
| South Loop | $2,580 | $2,531 | $3,277 | +2.6% | — | — |
| Loop | $2,579 | $2,469 | $3,654 | -3.6% | — | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,553 | $2,492 | — | -0.4% | — | — |
| Printers Row | $2,528 | $2,774 | $3,669 | -2.0% | — | — |
| Wrigleyville | $2,500 | — | — | -13.0% | — | — |
| Little Italy | $2,500 | — | $2,250 | +8.7% | — | — |
| West Town | $2,482 | $2,275 | $3,091 | -6.4% | — | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,474 | $2,049 | $2,350 | +21.8% | — | — |
| Logan Square | $2,457 | $2,262 | $2,759 | +10.4% | — | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $2,431 | — | $2,484 | +38.9% | — | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,415 | $1,812 | $2,279 | -2.5% | — | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,411 | $2,262 | $2,997 | +0.7% | — | — |
| United Center | $2,398 | — | $2,700 | -0.1% | — | — |
| Wheelingsuburb | $2,349 | $2,000 | — | +6.8% | — | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,349 | $2,281 | — | +12.1% | — | — |
| Lakeview | $2,332 | $2,350 | $3,447 | -4.5% | — | — |
| Deerfieldsuburb | $2,331 | $2,082 | $2,715 | +11.6% | — | — |
| University Village | $2,300 | — | — | -7.8% | — | — |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,275 | $2,128 | $2,645 | +3.1% | — | — |
| Libertyville | $2,250 | — | — | -29.7% | — | — |
| Ravenswood | $2,236 | $2,126 | $2,487 | -6.6% | — | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,229 | $2,019 | $2,528 | +3.8% | — | — |
| Grand Boulevard | $2,225 | — | — | -3.3% | — | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,216 | — | $2,138 | +2.3% | — | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $2,211 | $2,050 | $1,912 | -5.9% | — | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,205 | $1,964 | $3,264 | +0.1% | — | — |
| Avondale | $2,200 | — | $2,200 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Ukrainian Village | $2,200 | — | $2,200 | -21.7% | — | — |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,138 | $2,135 | $2,178 | -4.3% | — | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,127 | $2,219 | $3,470 | -6.3% | — | — |
| Lincoln Square | $2,100 | — | $2,200 | -4.3% | -27.5% | — |
| Buena Park | $2,096 | $2,006 | $2,178 | +19.3% | — | — |
| Wheatonsuburb | $2,055 | $1,930 | $2,110 | +7.8% | — | — |
| Pilsen | $2,048 | — | $2,070 | +2.7% | — | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $2,027 | $1,605 | $1,942 | +6.7% | — | — |
| Andersonville | $2,012 | — | — | +6.2% | — | — |
| Uptown | $2,011 | $1,921 | $2,761 | +4.7% | — | — |
| Woodlawn | $1,995 | — | — | -1.5% | — | — |
| Lower West Side | $1,975 | $1,625 | $1,925 | +12.9% | — | — |
| Garfield Park | $1,975 | — | — | +10.8% | — | — |
| River Grove | $1,950 | — | — | -16.1% | — | — |
| Jefferson Park | $1,950 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronzeville | $1,918 | — | — | +1.8% | — | — |
| Lislesuburb | $1,896 | $1,935 | $2,585 | +10.2% | — | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $1,891 | $1,738 | $1,992 | +2.6% | — | — |
| Irving Park | $1,850 | $1,520 | $1,850 | -6.2% | — | — |
| Humboldt Park | $1,850 | — | $1,700 | +5.7% | — | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,850 | — | $1,700 | +9.1% | — | — |
| Little Village | $1,850 | — | $1,700 | +9.1% | — | — |
| Portage Park | $1,775 | — | $1,850 | +7.7% | — | — |
| Bridgeport | $1,750 | — | $1,700 | -35.2% | — | — |
| North Lawndale | $1,700 | — | — | -2.9% | — | — |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,696 | — | $1,754 | +7.3% | — | — |
| West Ridge | $1,695 | — | $1,713 | -5.8% | — | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,673 | $1,566 | $1,704 | -9.6% | — | — |
| La Grange Parksuburb | $1,659 | — | — | +4.9% | — | — |
| Edgewater | $1,640 | $1,671 | $2,450 | -1.1% | — | — |
| Auburn Gresham | $1,625 | — | — | -5.8% | — | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,593 | $1,456 | $2,064 | -9.3% | — | — |
| Belmont Cragin | $1,585 | — | — | +15.3% | — | — |
| Ohare | $1,576 | $1,561 | $2,115 | +1.2% | — | — |
| Hermosa | $1,575 | — | — | +3.3% | — | — |
| Mayfair | $1,575 | — | — | +8.6% | — | — |
| Albany Park | $1,550 | — | $1,700 | -22.4% | — | — |
| New City | $1,498 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,446 | — | $1,446 | +11.7% | — | — |
| South Shore | $1,300 | — | — | -18.8% | — | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology