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Chicago Rent Report — August 2025

A permanent record of Chicago rents for August 2025 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.

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This month in Chicago

As of August 2025, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,200 per month, up +7.8% 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 Hyde Park (+42.1%), Lakeshore East (+35.2%), Oak Park (+31.7%).

Lakeshore East is the most expensive area tracked at $3,650 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,295.

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 2025

NeighborhoodMedian rent1 bed2 bedMoMYoYDays on market
Lakeshore East$3,650+15.9%+35.2%
River West$3,295$3,300-5.2%+3.9%
Wicker Park$3,095$2,990+6.2%+19.0%
West Loop$2,950$2,650$3,330-4.8%+5.4%
Wrigleyville$2,900+16.0%+20.8%
River North$2,872$2,500$3,688+6.4%+14.9%
Streeterville$2,850$2,488$3,850+21.3%-3.4%
Wheelingsuburb$2,850+14.0%
Near West Side$2,825$2,575$3,000-2.6%+7.6%
Near North Side$2,800$2,475$3,700+5.7%+14.3%
Glenviewsuburb$2,800-9.7%
Downers Grove$2,799
Fulton Market$2,775$2,750-30.6%-0.5%
Bucktown$2,766$2,516-5.7%+20.3%
United Center$2,733+14.0%+3.1%
West Town$2,695$1,895$2,900+7.0%+12.3%
Printers Row$2,688$2,688$3,602-3.1%+13.6%
Old Town$2,675$2,498$3,500-0.9%+11.6%
Hoffman Estatessuburb$2,675+7.0%-0.9%
Loop$2,673$2,350$3,295+0.9%+3.1%
Lincoln Park$2,600$2,450$3,450-5.0%+4.0%
North Center$2,600$2,575-5.5%+8.6%
Near South Side$2,600$2,300$2,950-1.9%+8.3%
Sheffield & DePaul$2,600-26.8%-13.3%
University Village$2,575+12.0%
Napervillesuburb$2,550$2,200-15.0%-8.9%
Evanstonsuburb$2,500$1,445$2,500+8.7%-1.9%
Little Italy$2,500$2,5000.0%+25.0%
Schaumburgsuburb$2,495$2,200+4.0%+13.4%
South Loop$2,489$2,489$3,295-0.7%+6.2%
Gold Coast$2,450+16.7%+11.4%
Warrenvillesuburb$2,422$2,078$2,422+11.2%+16.0%
Des Plainessuburb$2,400-9.4%-12.7%
Lake View$2,395$1,900$3,000-11.3%+6.4%
Lincoln Square$2,325$2,275+10.7%+29.2%
Lakeview$2,286$2,286$2,978-0.6%+3.8%
Lincolnwoodsuburb$2,244$2,244$3,472-1.6%+1.9%
Deerfieldsuburb$2,214+3.4%
East Village$2,200-22.1%
Logan Square$2,195$1,775$2,150-12.0%-0.2%
Arlington Heightssuburb$2,150-21.8%-18.7%
Palatinesuburb$2,150$2,100-10.4%+16.2%
Oak Parksuburb$2,075-5.7%+31.7%
Woodridgesuburb$2,041$2,041+1.1%+9.7%
Aurorasuburb$2,035$1,712$2,035+2.4%+4.8%
River Grove$2,025+3.8%-10.0%
Hyde Park$2,025+19.3%+42.1%
Avondale$2,000$1,998-9.1%+5.3%
Skokiesuburb$1,990$1,970+10.9%-0.5%
Woodlawn$1,975-1.0%-7.1%
Bronzeville$1,975-10.2%-12.2%
Grand Boulevard$1,975-11.2%-16.8%
Pilsen$1,950$1,588$2,000-11.2%+2.6%
Buena Park$1,950$2,000-17.0%-3.1%
Ukrainian Village$1,925$2,150-12.5%-19.8%
Albany Park$1,875+21.0%-6.3%
Lower West Side$1,850$1,600$1,975-6.3%0.0%
Hermosa$1,850+17.5%+28.7%
Portage Park$1,850+4.2%+3.1%
West Ridge$1,823$1,713+7.6%+7.2%
Westmontsuburb$1,814$1,814+3.4%
Dunning$1,800-34.5%
Lislesuburb$1,800+2.9%0.0%
Edgewater$1,750$1,775$2,300-2.7%+6.1%
Boystown$1,748-0.1%
Rogers Park$1,700$1,460$1,898-0.6%+6.9%
Irving Park$1,700$1,800-8.1%-9.2%
North Lawndale$1,7000.0%
Bridgeport$1,695$1,595-3.1%-7.1%
Uptown$1,675$1,746$2,775-23.7%-4.3%
Humboldt Park$1,650-10.8%+3.1%
Ohare$1,569$1,569$2,080+0.5%+5.7%
South Lawndale$1,475$1,438-20.3%+18.0%
Little Village$1,475$1,438-20.3%+18.0%
La Grange Parksuburb$1,429-4.7%
South Shore$1,3000.0%+13.0%
Justicesuburb$1,295$1,295-10.4%+0.4%

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