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 15 days and 9,301 rentals are actively listed.
The fastest-rising neighborhoods year over year are Deerfield (+55.3%), Gold Coast (+28.3%), Lincoln Square (+25.7%).
West Loop is the most expensive area tracked at $3,500 median, while Chatham is the most affordable at $1,225.
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 | $2,825 | $3,625 | +16.7% | +16.7% | — |
| River Grove | $3,195 | — | $3,195 | +8.3% | — | — |
| Wrigleyville | $3,195 | — | — | +25.3% | +18.3% | — |
| Streeterville | $3,150 | $2,805 | $3,700 | +1.6% | +8.6% | — |
| Near West Side | $3,093 | $2,800 | $3,350 | +6.7% | +6.7% | — |
| 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% | — |
| Near North Side | $2,800 | $2,600 | $3,768 | +3.7% | +3.7% | — |
| 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% | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,795 | — | $2,323 | -0.2% | -1.9% | — |
| River North | $2,750 | $2,600 | $3,800 | +1.9% | 0.0% | — |
| Near South Side | $2,700 | $2,300 | $3,000 | -1.8% | -3.6% | — |
| 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% | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $2,600 | — | — | -18.6% | -10.3% | — |
| West Town | $2,595 | $2,250 | $2,500 | +0.9% | +3.8% | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,565 | — | — | +22.1% | — | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $2,515 | — | — | +4.8% | +17.0% | — |
| 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% | — |
| Avondale | $2,400 | — | $2,448 | -2.0% | +14.3% | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $2,400 | — | — | +20.4% | +23.1% | — |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,327 | $2,105 | $2,327 | — | — | — |
| Buena Park | $2,325 | — | — | +16.3% | +10.7% | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,300 | — | $2,273 | +1.6% | +2.2% | — |
| Ukrainian Village | $2,300 | — | $2,300 | -2.1% | +4.5% | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,250 | $2,195 | $2,200 | -6.3% | -4.3% | — |
| Lincoln Square | $2,200 | — | $2,450 | +5.4% | +25.7% | — |
| Irving Park | $2,175 | — | $2,175 | +14.5% | +11.5% | — |
| Boystown | $2,170 | — | — | +8.5% | — | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,146 | $2,146 | — | -3.5% | -6.0% | — |
| Bronzeville | $2,100 | — | — | -11.6% | -8.7% | — |
| Lower West Side | $2,050 | — | $1,975 | +2.5% | +18.8% | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $2,016 | $1,713 | $2,028 | +4.2% | +2.2% | — |
| Uptown | $2,000 | $1,800 | $2,425 | +8.1% | +4.5% | — |
| Woodlawn | $2,000 | — | — | -2.4% | +2.6% | — |
| Grand Boulevard | $2,000 | — | — | -6.5% | -13.0% | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,000 | — | — | -20.0% | -10.1% | — |
| Andersonville | $1,999 | $1,895 | $2,395 | +5.5% | — | — |
| Pilsen | $1,975 | — | $1,975 | +1.3% | +16.2% | — |
| 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% | — |
| Jefferson Park | $1,925 | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Ridge | $1,900 | — | $1,800 | 0.0% | +12.1% | — |
| Downers Grove | $1,900 | — | — | -15.6% | -20.0% | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $1,845 | — | — | — | -16.1% | — |
| North Lawndale | $1,775 | — | — | +7.6% | +4.4% | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,763 | $1,523 | $1,950 | -1.8% | +2.3% | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,750 | — | — | — | +9.4% | — |
| Austin | $1,725 | — | — | +3.0% | +3.0% | — |
| Edgewater | $1,697 | $1,750 | $2,400 | -14.5% | -0.2% | — |
| Belmont Cragin | $1,695 | — | — | +2.7% | -1.7% | — |
| Bridgeport | $1,645 | — | — | -6.0% | -17.8% | — |
| La Grange Parksuburb | $1,640 | $1,640 | — | +4.4% | +7.0% | — |
| 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% | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,500 | — | — | — | +11.1% | — |
| Little Village | $1,500 | — | — | — | +11.1% | — |
| South Shore | $1,450 | — | — | +9.4% | +4.5% | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,318 | $1,096 | $1,318 | +16.4% | +2.6% | — |
| Chatham | $1,225 | — | — | — | -27.9% | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology