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Chicago Rent Report — November 2025

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

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This month in Chicago

As of November 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 South Shore (+27.4%), Skokie (+25.0%), Edgewater (+22.6%).

West Loop is the most expensive area tracked at $3,000 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,132.

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

NeighborhoodMedian rent1 bed2 bedMoMYoYDays on market
West Loop$3,000$2,495$3,400+4.3%+1.7%
Near West Side$2,900$2,450$3,300+3.6%+5.5%
Wicker Park$2,834$2,875+3.1%+15.7%
Near South Side$2,800$2,850+12.0%+17.7%
Bucktown$2,800+9.8%+5.9%
West Town$2,785$2,500-0.5%+11.4%
Logan Square$2,752$2,752+25.1%+22.3%
Streeterville$2,650$2,4000.0%+1.9%
Loop$2,600$2,300$3,250-3.7%+2.9%
River North$2,600$2,450$3,375+4.0%-8.0%
Arlington Heightssuburb$2,598+3.9%+18.1%
Near North Side$2,573$2,400$3,300+2.9%-2.9%
Napervillesuburb$2,500$2,150-1.8%+7.5%
Schaumburgsuburb$2,500$2,385-2.5%+8.7%
Hoffman Estatessuburb$2,500+31.6%
Lake View$2,495$2,150$2,800+1.8%-0.2%
Lincoln Park$2,473$2,413$3,195-11.5%-11.7%
Lakeview$2,438$2,438$3,426+0.2%+18.1%
South Loop$2,438$2,438$3,645+2.4%+7.7%
Evanstonsuburb$2,425$2,950+21.3%+21.6%
Woodridgesuburb$2,351$2,351-12.4%-10.5%
Warrenvillesuburb$2,347+5.7%+6.1%
Old Town$2,325-20.8%-32.1%
Lincolnwoodsuburb$2,320$2,320+4.1%
Gold Coast$2,3000.0%+7.6%
Andersonville$2,295+28.6%
Skokiesuburb$2,250+25.0%
Printers Row$2,158$2,394$3,374-9.3%-9.0%
Des Plainessuburb$2,150+2.4%
Buena Park$2,100+40.0%
Oak Parksuburb$2,050+13.1%-2.4%
Edgewater$2,023$1,500$2,300+6.8%+22.6%
Avondale$2,000$1,925-5.9%+5.5%
Woodlawn$2,000-2.4%+9.6%
Bronzeville$2,000-1.1%-20.0%
Lincoln Square$1,998+14.5%+5.2%
North Center$1,950-30.4%-17.1%
Palatinesuburb$1,950$1,925-11.4%
Aurorasuburb$1,944$1,636$1,944-2.1%+20.1%
Irving Park$1,900$1,948+5.8%+11.8%
Lower West Side$1,898$1,895+11.6%+11.6%
Pilsen$1,850$2,000+8.8%+8.8%
Albany Park$1,723+8.0%-0.7%
Uptown$1,704$1,650-2.6%+10.3%
West Ridge$1,700$1,5600.0%+1.5%
Portage Park$1,650-2.9%-21.4%
Rogers Park$1,606$1,473$1,912-2.7%-6.9%
Hermosa$1,585
Westmontsuburb$1,565$1,418$1,565+1.8%+14.3%
Ohare$1,537$1,537$1,995-5.5%
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$1,175-21.7%
Justicesuburb$1,132$1,015$1,132-13.9%-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