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Chicago Rent Report — September 2025

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

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This month in Chicago

As of September 2025, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,100 per month, up 0.0% 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 (+35.7%), Humboldt Park (+26.9%), Aurora (+26.1%).

Old Town is the most expensive area tracked at $3,100 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,110.

Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated

Neighborhood medians, September 2025

NeighborhoodMedian rent1 bed2 bedMoMYoYDays on market
Old Town$3,100$2,500$4,000+15.9%+21.6%
Roscoe Village$3,025
Bucktown$2,993+8.2%+19.7%
Wicker Park$2,975-3.9%+8.2%
Wilmette$2,975
Streeterville$2,950$2,200+3.5%0.0%
Arlington Heightssuburb$2,900+34.9%+18.4%
West Loop$2,875$2,500$3,400-2.5%-2.5%
River West$2,850-13.5%-4.8%
Deerfieldsuburb$2,805+26.7%
Near West Side$2,800$2,450$3,325-0.9%+7.7%
Fulton River District$2,800
Napervillesuburb$2,798$2,200+9.7%+7.6%
Loop$2,750$2,175$3,200+2.9%+4.2%
Downers Grove$2,725-2.6%+13.5%
Near South Side$2,700$2,250$2,875+3.8%+8.0%
Near North Side$2,682$2,400$3,700-4.2%+3.2%
Lincoln Park$2,650$2,347$3,600+1.9%-1.9%
River North$2,650$2,400$3,600-7.7%-5.4%
Sauganash & Forest Glen$2,65024
North Center$2,600$1,9880.0%-1.9%
River Grove$2,600+28.4%-42.2%
La Grange$2,59548
Forest Glen$2,57524
West Town$2,500$2,225$2,475-7.2%+4.2%
Printers Row$2,485$2,485$3,482-7.6%+8.3%
Woodridgesuburb$2,467$2,467+20.9%-4.5%
Lake View$2,450$1,995$2,700+2.3%+11.4%
Mount Prospectsuburb$2,450
South Loop$2,436$2,436$3,187-2.1%+5.5%
Warrenvillesuburb$2,318$2,318-4.3%+2.9%
Gold Coast$2,300$2,300-6.1%0.0%
Rush & Division$2,300
Des Plainessuburb$2,300-4.2%+12.2%
Grand Boulevard$2,295+16.2%+1.0%
Ravenswood$2,250+4.7%
Schaumburgsuburb$2,250$2,200-9.8%+2.5%
Lakeview$2,238$2,238$3,672-2.1%+0.5%
Oak Parksuburb$2,235$2,150+7.7%-6.9%
Lincolnwoodsuburb$2,224$2,224-0.9%-27.1%
Logan Square$2,200$2,100+0.2%+2.3%
Kenwood$2,20056
Bronzeville$2,200$2,100+11.4%-6.2%
Grant Park$2,20011
East Village$2,198-0.1%
Palatinesuburb$2,195$2,173+2.1%-0.2%
Aurorasuburb$2,114$1,771$2,114+3.9%+26.1%
Hyde Park$2,103+3.9%+35.7%
Buena Park$2,088+7.1%-0.6%
Montclare$2,07517
Lincoln Square$2,048$2,050-11.9%+17.0%
Pilsen$2,000$1,923+2.6%+9.6%
Evanstonsuburb$1,998$1,545$2,275-20.1%-16.6%
East Garfield Park$1,988
Lower West Side$1,973$1,895+6.6%+19.6%
Skokiesuburb$1,950$2,025-2.0%-18.8%
Wheatonsuburb$1,950
Avondale$1,900$1,900-5.0%+5.6%
Woodlawn$1,895$1,495-4.1%-11.9%
Irving Park$1,860$2,000+9.4%+18.1%
North Park$1,85031
Norwood Park$1,82521
Uptown$1,800$1,650$2,390+7.5%+1.5%
Bridgeport$1,800+6.2%+6.0%
Douglas$1,79840
Albany Park$1,775$1,925-5.3%+7.6%
Edgewater$1,773$1,655$2,200+1.3%+7.5%
Garfield Park$1,700-4.9%
West Ridge$1,695$1,745-7.0%-2.5%
Lake Bluffsuburb$1,680+3.7%
Humboldt Park$1,650$1,5800.0%+26.9%
West Garfield Park$1,65041
Brighton Park$1,64046
Westmontsuburb$1,618$1,618-10.8%
Hermosa$1,600-13.5%+5.8%
Portage Park$1,600$1,650-13.5%-1.2%
Clearing$1,60061
Ohare$1,588$1,588$1,998+1.2%+5.5%
Washington Heights$1,57541
Austin$1,550+3.3%
La Grange Parksuburb$1,521$1,521+6.4%+1.1%
Washington Park$1,50038
Archer Heights$1,50025
Gage Park$1,50026
Rogers Park$1,498$1,541$1,862-11.9%-6.1%
South Lawndale$1,400-5.1%+20.4%
Little Village$1,400-5.1%+20.4%
South Chicago$1,40036
Chicago Lawn$1,40043
Belmont Cragin$1,380-20.0%
South Shore$1,373+5.6%-3.6%
West Englewood$1,34551
Justicesuburb$1,110$1,110-14.3%-16.5%

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