Chicago Rent Report — March 2026
A permanent record of Chicago rents for March 2026 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.
This month in Chicago
As of March 2026, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,300 per month, up +2.8% 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 Deerfield (+55.3%), Lincoln Square (+28.6%), Gold Coast (+28.3%).
West Loop is the most expensive area tracked at $3,500 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,318.
Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated
Neighborhood medians, March 2026
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Loop | $3,500 | $2,800 | $3,625 | +17.6% | +16.7% | — |
| Streeterville | $3,200 | $2,903 | $3,700 | +3.2% | +10.3% | — |
| River Grove | $3,195 | — | — | +8.3% | — | — |
| Wrigleyville | $3,195 | — | — | +25.3% | +18.3% | — |
| Near West Side | $3,068 | $2,800 | $3,300 | +6.2% | +5.8% | — |
| River West | $3,050 | — | — | +14.0% | -1.6% | — |
| Deerfieldsuburb | $3,050 | $2,257 | $3,050 | +3.2% | +55.3% | — |
| Lincoln Park | $3,038 | $2,629 | $3,625 | +16.8% | +8.5% | 1 |
| Bucktown | $3,000 | — | — | +15.9% | +14.3% | — |
| Loop | $2,950 | $2,350 | $3,400 | +3.5% | +13.7% | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,950 | — | — | +23.2% | +28.3% | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,884 | — | $2,825 | +9.9% | +6.1% | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,823 | — | — | +0.8% | -0.9% | — |
| Near North Side | $2,805 | $2,600 | $3,750 | +3.9% | +3.9% | — |
| Old Town | $2,800 | $2,704 | $3,700 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| Lake View | $2,795 | $2,195 | $2,995 | +11.8% | +11.8% | — |
| River North | $2,750 | $2,600 | $3,793 | +1.9% | 0.0% | — |
| United Center | $2,700 | — | — | — | -5.3% | — |
| Printers Row | $2,606 | $2,606 | $3,548 | -2.3% | +1.6% | — |
| Logan Square | $2,600 | $2,048 | $2,800 | +5.1% | +13.0% | — |
| North Center | $2,600 | — | $2,523 | -8.0% | -13.2% | — |
| Near South Side | $2,600 | $2,300 | $3,000 | -5.5% | -7.1% | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $2,600 | — | — | -18.6% | -10.3% | — |
| West Town | $2,595 | $2,250 | $2,500 | +1.8% | +3.8% | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $2,580 | — | — | +7.5% | +20.0% | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,565 | — | — | +22.1% | — | — |
| Douglas | $2,550 | — | — | — | — | 43 |
| South Loop | $2,508 | $2,508 | $3,470 | -0.5% | -1.1% | — |
| Little Italy | $2,500 | — | — | -3.7% | +2.0% | — |
| East Village | $2,498 | — | $2,685 | -12.3% | -5.7% | — |
| Lakeview | $2,495 | $2,495 | $3,295 | +2.0% | +6.2% | — |
| Rush & Division | $2,475 | $2,459 | — | +5.3% | +5.8% | — |
| Garfield Ridge | $2,450 | — | — | — | — | 41 |
| Avondale | $2,400 | — | $2,400 | -2.0% | +14.3% | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $2,400 | — | — | — | +23.1% | — |
| Kenwood | $2,350 | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,327 | $2,105 | $2,327 | — | — | — |
| Buena Park | $2,325 | — | — | +16.3% | +10.7% | — |
| Ukrainian Village | $2,300 | — | $2,300 | -2.1% | +4.5% | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,300 | — | $2,295 | +1.6% | +2.2% | — |
| Lincoln Square | $2,250 | — | $2,700 | +7.8% | +28.6% | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,250 | $2,195 | $2,200 | -10.0% | -4.3% | — |
| Irving Park | $2,175 | — | $2,175 | +14.5% | +11.5% | — |
| Boystown | $2,170 | — | — | +8.5% | — | — |
| Bronzeville | $2,150 | — | — | -10.4% | -6.5% | — |
| Norwood Park | $2,148 | — | — | — | — | 29 |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,146 | $2,146 | — | -3.5% | -6.0% | — |
| Woodlawn | $2,100 | — | — | +2.4% | +7.7% | — |
| Lower West Side | $2,050 | — | $1,975 | +2.5% | +18.8% | — |
| Montclare | $2,025 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| Aurorasuburb | $2,016 | $1,713 | $2,028 | +4.2% | +2.2% | — |
| Uptown | $2,000 | $1,800 | $2,425 | +8.1% | +4.5% | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,000 | — | — | -20.0% | -10.1% | — |
| Pilsen | $1,975 | — | $1,975 | +1.3% | +16.2% | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $1,973 | — | — | — | -10.2% | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $1,964 | $1,964 | $2,349 | +5.5% | -14.6% | — |
| Portage Park | $1,950 | — | — | +20.0% | +5.4% | — |
| Albany Park | $1,925 | — | $2,000 | — | +13.6% | — |
| Downers Grove | $1,900 | — | — | -15.6% | -20.0% | — |
| West Ridge | $1,900 | — | $1,800 | 0.0% | +12.1% | — |
| Washington Heights | $1,900 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| Andersonville | $1,895 | $1,895 | $2,395 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Jefferson Park | $1,863 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Park | $1,800 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
| Rogers Park | $1,775 | $1,523 | $1,950 | -0.6% | +3.0% | — |
| North Lawndale | $1,775 | — | — | +7.6% | +4.4% | — |
| Austin | $1,750 | — | — | +9.4% | +4.5% | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,750 | — | — | — | +9.4% | — |
| Chicago Lawn | $1,750 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| Edgewater | $1,696 | $1,750 | $2,400 | -14.5% | -0.2% | — |
| Bridgeport | $1,645 | — | — | -6.0% | -17.8% | — |
| La Grange Parksuburb | $1,640 | $1,640 | — | +4.4% | +7.0% | — |
| North Park | $1,638 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
| Belmont Cragin | $1,623 | — | — | -1.6% | -5.9% | — |
| Humboldt Park | $1,613 | — | $1,613 | +11.2% | -10.4% | — |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,594 | — | — | -3.5% | — | — |
| Lake Bluffsuburb | $1,590 | $1,590 | — | — | — | — |
| Ohare | $1,589 | $1,589 | $1,904 | -1.8% | -4.0% | — |
| Wheatonsuburb | $1,588 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hermosa | $1,565 | — | $1,565 | — | -0.9% | — |
| West Englewood | $1,520 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| Brighton Park | $1,500 | — | — | — | — | 52 |
| South Lawndale | $1,500 | — | — | — | +11.1% | — |
| Little Village | $1,500 | — | — | — | +11.1% | — |
| South Shore | $1,450 | — | — | +11.5% | +4.5% | — |
| Clearing | $1,400 | — | — | — | — | 41 |
| Justicesuburb | $1,318 | $1,096 | $1,318 | +16.4% | +2.6% | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology