Chicago Rent Report — November 2025
A permanent record of Chicago rents for November 2025 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.
This month in Chicago
As of November 2025, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,238 per month, up +2.3% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,210, a median discount of +1.3% ($28/month) off asking.
In Chicago right now, the average listing leases in 15 days and 7,277 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are South Shore (+27.4%), Skokie (+25.0%), Edgewater (+22.6%).
Streeterville is the most expensive area tracked at $2,913 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,085.
Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated
Neighborhood medians, November 2025
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streeterville | $2,913 | $2,601 | $4,185 | +0.5% | +10.3% | — |
| Near West Side | $2,900 | $2,450 | $3,300 | +3.6% | +5.5% | — |
| Fulton Market | $2,880 | $2,797 | — | -19.3% | — | — |
| Lakeshore East | $2,870 | $2,798 | $3,795 | +2.9% | — | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,867 | — | $2,875 | +3.4% | +15.7% | — |
| Fulton River District | $2,843 | $2,843 | — | +3.7% | — | — |
| Near South Side | $2,800 | — | $2,850 | +12.0% | +17.7% | — |
| West Town | $2,784 | — | $2,756 | +4.4% | +11.4% | — |
| West Loop | $2,749 | $2,512 | $3,541 | +0.3% | +1.7% | — |
| Lincoln Park | $2,737 | $2,608 | $3,727 | +4.6% | -11.7% | — |
| Old Town | $2,666 | $3,055 | $4,500 | -10.0% | -32.1% | — |
| River West | $2,634 | $2,606 | — | -16.2% | — | — |
| River North | $2,631 | $2,647 | $3,787 | -2.6% | -8.0% | — |
| Sauganash & Forest Glen | $2,625 | — | — | — | — | 53 |
| Near North Side | $2,615 | $2,721 | $3,300 | -13.4% | -2.9% | — |
| Bucktown | $2,603 | $2,475 | — | +4.5% | +5.9% | — |
| Forest Glen | $2,600 | — | — | — | — | 44 |
| Logan Square | $2,550 | $2,435 | $2,752 | +12.7% | +22.3% | — |
| Loop | $2,539 | $2,389 | $3,437 | -6.7% | +2.9% | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,526 | $2,769 | $2,950 | +7.4% | +21.6% | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,500 | — | $2,385 | +15.4% | +8.7% | — |
| Lake View | $2,495 | $2,150 | $2,800 | +1.8% | -0.2% | — |
| South Loop | $2,441 | $2,441 | $3,667 | -0.8% | +7.7% | — |
| Lakeview | $2,408 | $2,459 | $3,426 | -3.7% | +18.1% | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,363 | $2,347 | — | +2.2% | — | — |
| La Grange | $2,345 | — | — | — | — | 39 |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,342 | — | — | +5.4% | +6.1% | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,328 | $2,402 | $3,786 | -1.8% | +7.6% | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,309 | — | $2,351 | -13.9% | -10.5% | — |
| Lislesuburb | $2,298 | — | $2,430 | +14.9% | — | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,279 | $1,725 | $2,226 | -0.4% | +7.5% | — |
| Mount Prospectsuburb | $2,272 | — | — | -4.9% | — | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $2,250 | — | — | — | +25.0% | — |
| Printers Row | $2,225 | $2,394 | $3,374 | -7.2% | -9.0% | — |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,212 | $2,230 | — | +6.4% | — | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,192 | $1,777 | $2,132 | -2.4% | +18.1% | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,167 | $2,255 | $3,255 | +3.9% | -2.4% | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,140 | $2,116 | — | -6.8% | — | — |
| Andersonville | $2,133 | — | — | +7.9% | — | — |
| Buena Park | $2,100 | — | — | +32.2% | — | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $2,058 | $1,610 | — | +15.4% | — | — |
| Pilsen | $2,015 | $2,159 | $2,304 | +11.0% | +8.8% | — |
| Bronzeville | $2,000 | — | — | +5.4% | -20.0% | — |
| Kenwood | $2,000 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
| Woodlawn | $2,000 | — | — | -2.4% | +9.6% | — |
| Avondale | $2,000 | — | $1,925 | -5.9% | +5.5% | — |
| Wheatonsuburb | $2,000 | — | — | +1.8% | — | — |
| Lincoln Square | $1,998 | — | — | +14.5% | +5.2% | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $1,976 | $1,799 | $1,965 | -10.0% | — | — |
| North Center | $1,950 | — | — | -30.4% | -17.1% | — |
| Irving Park | $1,900 | — | $1,948 | +5.8% | +11.8% | — |
| Lower West Side | $1,898 | — | $1,895 | +11.6% | +11.6% | — |
| North Park | $1,873 | — | — | — | — | 60 |
| Aurorasuburb | $1,826 | $1,636 | $1,944 | -12.5% | +20.1% | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,818 | $1,473 | $2,095 | +2.8% | -6.9% | — |
| Norwood Park | $1,800 | — | — | — | — | 40 |
| Washington Park | $1,800 | — | — | — | — | 59 |
| Mckinley Park | $1,798 | — | — | — | — | 47 |
| Douglas | $1,738 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| Edgewater | $1,736 | $1,581 | $2,300 | -0.5% | +22.6% | — |
| Albany Park | $1,723 | — | — | +9.7% | -0.7% | — |
| Uptown | $1,710 | $1,769 | $2,740 | -3.1% | +10.3% | — |
| West Ridge | $1,700 | — | $1,560 | -2.9% | +1.5% | — |
| Garfield Ridge | $1,673 | — | — | — | — | 48 |
| Portage Park | $1,650 | — | — | -2.9% | -21.4% | — |
| Englewood | $1,600 | — | — | — | — | 47 |
| Roseland | $1,600 | — | — | — | — | 51 |
| Greater Grand Crossing | $1,600 | — | — | — | — | 46 |
| Grand Crossing | $1,600 | — | — | — | — | 46 |
| Hermosa | $1,585 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clearing | $1,550 | — | — | — | — | 71 |
| Brighton Park | $1,548 | — | — | — | — | 56 |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,545 | $1,418 | $1,565 | +0.1% | +14.3% | — |
| O'Hare | $1,534 | $1,537 | $1,995 | -9.8% | — | — |
| Humboldt Park | $1,525 | — | $1,500 | +3.4% | -22.3% | — |
| West Englewood | $1,525 | — | — | — | — | 41 |
| Austin | $1,475 | — | — | -18.1% | — | — |
| South Shore | $1,450 | — | — | +3.6% | +27.4% | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,413 | — | — | +0.9% | — | — |
| Chicago Lawn | $1,350 | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| Hyde Park | $1,251 | $1,308 | $1,794 | -17.2% | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,085 | $1,015 | $1,085 | -17.2% | -12.9% | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology