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 16 days and 4,903 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are South Shore (+27.4%), Skokie (+25.0%), Near South Side (+17.7%).
Streeterville is the most expensive area tracked at $2,913 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,045.
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% | — | — |
| 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% | — | — |
| 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% | — | — |
| West Loop | $2,749 | $2,512 | $3,541 | +0.3% | — | — |
| Lincoln Park | $2,737 | $2,608 | $3,727 | +5.5% | — | — |
| Old Town | $2,666 | $3,055 | $4,500 | -10.0% | — | — |
| River West | $2,634 | $2,606 | — | -16.2% | — | — |
| River North | $2,631 | $2,647 | $3,787 | -2.6% | — | — |
| Near North Side | $2,615 | $2,721 | $3,300 | -13.4% | — | — |
| Bucktown | $2,603 | $2,475 | — | +4.5% | — | — |
| Logan Square | $2,550 | $2,435 | $2,752 | +12.7% | — | — |
| Loop | $2,539 | $2,389 | $3,437 | -6.7% | — | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,526 | $2,769 | $2,950 | +7.4% | — | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,500 | — | $2,385 | +15.4% | +8.7% | — |
| Lake View | $2,495 | $2,150 | $2,800 | +1.8% | -0.2% | — |
| South Loop | $2,443 | $2,444 | $3,686 | -2.7% | — | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,399 | $2,370 | — | +2.6% | — | — |
| Lakeview | $2,383 | $2,476 | $3,426 | -5.7% | — | — |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,338 | — | — | +5.2% | — | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,328 | $2,402 | $3,786 | -1.8% | — | — |
| Lislesuburb | $2,298 | — | $2,430 | +14.9% | — | — |
| Printers Row | $2,281 | $2,394 | $3,374 | -5.7% | — | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,279 | $1,725 | $2,226 | -0.4% | — | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,273 | — | $2,351 | -15.2% | — | — |
| Mount Prospectsuburb | $2,272 | — | — | -4.9% | — | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $2,250 | — | — | — | +25.0% | — |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,212 | $2,230 | — | +6.4% | — | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,192 | $1,777 | $2,132 | -2.4% | — | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,167 | $2,255 | $3,255 | +3.9% | — | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,140 | $2,116 | — | -6.8% | — | — |
| Buena Park | $2,100 | — | — | +32.2% | — | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $2,058 | $1,610 | — | +15.4% | — | — |
| Pilsen | $2,015 | $2,159 | $2,304 | +11.0% | — | — |
| Woodlawn | $2,000 | — | — | -2.4% | +9.6% | — |
| Wheatonsuburb | $2,000 | — | — | +1.8% | — | — |
| Bronzeville | $2,000 | — | — | +5.4% | -20.0% | — |
| Avondale | $2,000 | — | $1,925 | -5.9% | +5.5% | — |
| Lincoln Square | $1,998 | — | — | +14.5% | +5.2% | — |
| Andersonville | $1,995 | — | — | -6.8% | — | — |
| 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% | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,818 | $1,473 | $2,095 | +2.8% | — | — |
| Edgewater | $1,736 | $1,581 | $2,300 | -0.5% | — | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $1,726 | $1,636 | $1,944 | -14.3% | — | — |
| Albany Park | $1,723 | — | — | +9.7% | -0.7% | — |
| Uptown | $1,710 | $1,769 | $2,740 | -3.1% | — | — |
| West Ridge | $1,700 | — | $1,560 | -2.9% | +1.5% | — |
| Portage Park | $1,650 | — | — | -2.9% | -21.4% | — |
| Hermosa | $1,585 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ohare | $1,532 | $1,537 | $1,995 | -10.9% | — | — |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,528 | $1,418 | $1,565 | -1.3% | — | — |
| Humboldt Park | $1,525 | — | $1,500 | +3.4% | -22.3% | — |
| Austin | $1,475 | — | — | -18.1% | — | — |
| South Shore | $1,450 | — | — | +3.6% | +27.4% | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,413 | — | — | +0.9% | — | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,251 | $1,308 | $1,794 | -17.2% | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,045 | $1,015 | $1,045 | -19.9% | — | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology