Chicago Rent Report — September 2025
A permanent record of Chicago rents for September 2025 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.
This month in Chicago
As of September 2025, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,249 per month, up +3.5% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,231, a median discount of +0.8% ($18/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 Lincoln Square (+13.1%), Bridgeport (+11.6%), Hermosa (+8.5%).
Old Town is the most expensive area tracked at $3,091 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,120.
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
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Town | $3,091 | $2,845 | $4,288 | +6.1% | — | — |
| Roscoe Village | $3,025 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilmette | $2,975 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,859 | $2,795 | — | +1.2% | — | — |
| Lincoln Park | $2,821 | $2,598 | $4,278 | +3.5% | — | — |
| Near West Side | $2,800 | $2,450 | $3,325 | -0.9% | +3.7% | — |
| Fulton Market | $2,797 | $2,824 | — | -1.3% | — | — |
| Near North Side | $2,794 | $2,400 | $3,700 | -5.7% | — | — |
| Streeterville | $2,776 | $2,610 | $4,220 | +0.1% | — | — |
| Fulton River District | $2,743 | $2,793 | — | +4.0% | — | — |
| West Loop | $2,727 | $2,566 | $3,653 | -1.4% | — | — |
| River West | $2,727 | $2,720 | — | -7.8% | — | — |
| Downers Grove | $2,725 | — | — | -2.6% | — | — |
| Loop | $2,720 | $2,499 | $3,396 | +3.1% | — | — |
| River North | $2,717 | $2,724 | $4,043 | -4.6% | — | — |
| Near South Side | $2,700 | $2,250 | $2,875 | +3.8% | +8.0% | — |
| Lakeshore East | $2,660 | $2,660 | $3,925 | -16.2% | — | — |
| West Town | $2,607 | $2,225 | $2,475 | -9.9% | — | — |
| Deerfieldsuburb | $2,604 | — | $2,778 | +15.8% | — | — |
| North Center | $2,600 | — | $1,988 | 0.0% | -18.8% | — |
| River Grove | $2,600 | — | — | +28.4% | -42.2% | — |
| Printers Row | $2,545 | $2,485 | $3,482 | -0.9% | — | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $2,520 | — | $2,025 | +6.8% | — | — |
| Bucktown | $2,516 | — | — | -4.3% | — | — |
| South Loop | $2,486 | $2,485 | $3,199 | -0.5% | — | — |
| Lake View | $2,450 | $1,995 | $2,700 | +2.3% | +2.1% | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,434 | $1,845 | $2,309 | +8.1% | — | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,415 | $1,951 | $2,564 | +17.3% | — | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,392 | — | $2,467 | +13.0% | — | — |
| Mount Prospectsuburb | $2,345 | — | — | -4.0% | — | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,330 | $2,359 | $3,722 | -1.1% | — | — |
| Lakeview | $2,321 | $2,321 | $3,682 | +1.5% | — | — |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,318 | — | $2,318 | +1.8% | — | — |
| Logan Square | $2,315 | $2,410 | $2,728 | +0.5% | — | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,312 | $2,060 | $2,897 | +3.9% | — | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,309 | $2,224 | — | +0.7% | — | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,300 | — | — | -6.6% | +3.4% | — |
| Rush & Division | $2,300 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Boulevard | $2,295 | — | — | +16.2% | 0.0% | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,259 | $2,414 | $2,150 | +3.7% | — | — |
| Ravenswood | $2,250 | — | — | +1.4% | — | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,225 | — | $2,200 | -10.8% | +2.4% | — |
| East Village | $2,198 | — | — | -0.1% | — | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $2,195 | $1,540 | $2,252 | -0.1% | — | — |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,167 | $2,315 | — | -10.2% | — | — |
| Wheatonsuburb | $2,082 | — | $2,368 | +7.7% | — | — |
| Lincoln Square | $2,048 | — | $2,050 | -11.9% | +13.1% | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $2,014 | $1,744 | $2,077 | +5.7% | — | — |
| Lislesuburb | $2,010 | $1,970 | $2,335 | -6.1% | — | — |
| East Garfield Park | $1,988 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lower West Side | $1,973 | — | $1,895 | +6.6% | +3.3% | — |
| Pilsen | $1,964 | $1,996 | $2,267 | -7.3% | — | — |
| Bronzeville | $1,944 | — | $2,100 | +2.7% | — | — |
| Buena Park | $1,928 | $1,582 | — | +2.0% | — | — |
| Wheelingsuburb | $1,918 | $1,905 | — | -23.2% | — | — |
| Avondale | $1,900 | — | $1,900 | -5.0% | -6.2% | — |
| Woodlawn | $1,895 | — | $1,495 | -4.1% | -13.9% | — |
| Irving Park | $1,860 | — | $2,000 | +9.4% | +0.5% | — |
| Uptown | $1,827 | $1,872 | $2,559 | +6.5% | — | — |
| Bridgeport | $1,800 | — | — | +6.2% | +11.6% | — |
| Albany Park | $1,775 | — | $1,925 | -5.2% | +6.7% | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,741 | $1,402 | $1,966 | +0.1% | — | — |
| Garfield Park | $1,700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edgewater | $1,696 | $1,729 | $2,200 | +2.1% | — | — |
| West Ridge | $1,695 | — | $1,745 | -7.0% | -0.3% | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $1,690 | $1,645 | — | -19.3% | — | — |
| Lake Bluffsuburb | $1,680 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Humboldt Park | $1,650 | — | $1,580 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Portage Park | $1,600 | — | $1,650 | -13.5% | -5.6% | — |
| Hermosa | $1,600 | — | — | -13.5% | +8.5% | — |
| Ohare | $1,600 | $1,588 | $1,998 | +4.6% | — | — |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,593 | — | $1,618 | -9.6% | — | — |
| La Grange Parksuburb | $1,560 | $1,521 | — | -3.0% | — | — |
| Austin | $1,550 | — | — | — | +7.0% | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,424 | $1,452 | $1,862 | -18.1% | — | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,400 | — | — | -5.1% | — | — |
| Little Village | $1,400 | — | — | -5.1% | — | — |
| Belmont Cragin | $1,380 | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Shore | $1,373 | — | — | +5.6% | -11.4% | — |
| South Chicago | $1,325 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,120 | $1,110 | — | -13.5% | — | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology