Chicago Rent Report — July 2026
A permanent record of Chicago rents for July 2026 from the Abode Rent Index. These figures are final.
This month in Chicago
As of July 2026, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,539 per month, up +8.5% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,522, a median discount of +0.7% ($17/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 Deerfield (+42.9%), Streeterville (+40.4%), Skokie (+39.3%).
Lakeshore East is the most expensive area tracked at $3,540 median, while Justice is the most affordable at $1,358.
Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated
Neighborhood medians, July 2026
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore East | $3,540 | $2,985 | $4,359 | +6.1% | +35.0% | — |
| Fulton Market | $3,434 | $3,173 | $4,666 | +1.7% | -5.1% | — |
| Old Town | $3,223 | $3,039 | $4,397 | +2.1% | +9.3% | — |
| Streeterville | $3,119 | $2,726 | $4,522 | +10.5% | +40.4% | — |
| River West | $3,114 | $2,863 | $4,095 | -3.0% | +3.6% | — |
| Ukrainian Village | $3,099 | — | — | +4.7% | — | — |
| Lincoln Park | $3,073 | $2,907 | $4,682 | +6.0% | +9.6% | — |
| Near North Side | $3,051 | $3,050 | $5,034 | +1.5% | +8.5% | — |
| Fulton River District | $3,007 | $3,008 | $4,333 | +1.7% | -9.1% | — |
| River North | $2,954 | $2,876 | $4,368 | +0.5% | +3.7% | — |
| North Center | $2,938 | — | $2,900 | +6.8% | +6.8% | — |
| Deerfieldsuburb | $2,917 | $2,362 | $3,047 | -1.6% | +42.9% | — |
| Printers Row | $2,900 | $2,932 | $4,032 | -0.4% | +8.7% | — |
| Wrigleyville | $2,895 | — | — | -9.5% | +15.8% | — |
| Itascasuburb | $2,869 | — | $2,955 | -6.6% | — | — |
| West Loop | $2,867 | $2,791 | $3,985 | -6.2% | -3.2% | — |
| Bucktown | $2,846 | $2,845 | $3,750 | -6.4% | +5.7% | — |
| West Town | $2,832 | $2,608 | $3,215 | +1.4% | +11.2% | — |
| Loop | $2,832 | $2,738 | $3,738 | +3.2% | +7.5% | — |
| East Village | $2,823 | — | $2,600 | -11.8% | -0.1% | — |
| Lake View | $2,800 | $2,228 | $3,200 | -5.1% | +3.7% | — |
| Roscoe Village | $2,775 | — | — | — | -13.3% | — |
| Near West Side | $2,750 | $2,500 | $3,200 | -8.3% | -5.2% | — |
| Near South Side | $2,748 | $2,300 | $2,938 | -11.4% | +3.7% | — |
| Skokiesuburb | $2,727 | $2,364 | $3,035 | +1.2% | +39.3% | — |
| Grand Boulevard | $2,725 | — | — | +6.3% | +22.5% | — |
| South Loop | $2,709 | $2,689 | $3,558 | -0.4% | +7.9% | — |
| Lakeview | $2,682 | $2,687 | $3,795 | +2.3% | +17.3% | — |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,676 | $2,385 | $3,212 | +7.9% | -1.9% | — |
| Logan Square | $2,674 | $2,512 | $3,215 | +4.7% | +14.2% | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,609 | $2,799 | $2,650 | -0.3% | -0.5% | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,585 | $2,564 | $4,026 | +3.7% | +28.6% | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,572 | $2,105 | $2,674 | +7.4% | +6.4% | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,564 | $1,962 | $2,363 | +2.4% | -1.7% | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,557 | $2,401 | $3,074 | +1.8% | +5.9% | — |
| Glenviewsuburb | $2,534 | $2,198 | $2,957 | -24.2% | — | — |
| Mount Prospectsuburb | $2,483 | $2,472 | $3,422 | -1.3% | — | — |
| University Village | $2,480 | — | — | -0.6% | +7.8% | — |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,470 | -7.7% | +11.2% | — |
| Little Italy | $2,450 | $2,000 | $2,450 | -3.9% | -2.0% | — |
| Ravenswood | $2,431 | $1,944 | $2,695 | +5.4% | +24.4% | — |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,388 | $2,361 | $3,111 | -3.1% | — | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,359 | — | $2,314 | -1.3% | -0.2% | — |
| Avondale | $2,350 | — | $2,425 | -3.1% | +6.8% | — |
| Lake Bluffsuburb | $2,321 | $1,950 | $2,450 | +1.8% | — | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,313 | $2,551 | $3,363 | +3.1% | -9.1% | — |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,310 | $2,288 | $3,159 | -6.1% | +1.2% | — |
| Woodlawn | $2,300 | — | — | +4.6% | +15.3% | — |
| Irving Park | $2,250 | — | $2,300 | +26.9% | +21.6% | — |
| West Ridge | $2,200 | — | $1,825 | +8.6% | +29.8% | — |
| Downers Grove | $2,200 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Square | $2,126 | $1,873 | $2,193 | -1.5% | +2.4% | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,124 | $2,024 | $2,529 | -10.9% | +1.5% | — |
| Bronzeville | $2,093 | — | — | +2.4% | +11.4% | — |
| Buena Park | $2,047 | $1,825 | $2,075 | -3.1% | -4.3% | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $2,033 | $1,768 | $2,088 | +0.6% | +5.5% | — |
| Wheatonsuburb | $2,000 | $1,892 | $2,142 | +1.6% | — | — |
| Uptown | $1,989 | $2,090 | $3,124 | +1.2% | -9.9% | — |
| Lislesuburb | $1,986 | $2,029 | $2,857 | +4.6% | — | — |
| Palatinesuburb | $1,985 | $2,009 | $2,218 | -15.7% | -25.0% | — |
| Wheelingsuburb | $1,959 | $1,878 | $2,412 | +1.3% | — | — |
| Pilsen | $1,913 | $2,281 | $1,800 | -5.5% | -20.3% | — |
| Portage Park | $1,900 | — | — | +2.7% | +7.0% | — |
| Albany Park | $1,890 | $1,642 | $1,875 | -3.4% | +22.6% | — |
| Edgewater | $1,876 | $1,870 | $2,461 | +6.6% | +8.5% | — |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $1,835 | $1,645 | $1,950 | -17.9% | — | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,833 | $1,638 | $1,943 | -5.6% | +13.4% | — |
| Bridgeport | $1,800 | — | $1,895 | +2.9% | +2.9% | — |
| South Lawndale | $1,800 | — | — | +6.5% | -2.7% | — |
| Little Village | $1,800 | — | — | +6.5% | -2.7% | — |
| Rogers Park | $1,792 | $1,597 | $2,061 | -1.0% | -0.6% | — |
| Andersonville | $1,784 | $1,784 | $2,442 | +0.6% | — | — |
| Lower West Side | $1,750 | — | $1,800 | -12.5% | -11.4% | — |
| Hermosa | $1,650 | — | — | 0.0% | +4.8% | — |
| South Shore | $1,602 | $1,565 | — | -1.8% | — | — |
| La Grange Parksuburb | $1,578 | $1,593 | — | -2.5% | +3.1% | — |
| Humboldt Park | $1,575 | — | — | -12.5% | -14.9% | — |
| Austin | $1,550 | — | — | +10.7% | — | — |
| O'Hare | $1,530 | $1,524 | $1,950 | -7.9% | -1.8% | — |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,502 | $1,478 | $1,948 | -13.1% | -15.1% | — |
| Mayfair | $1,454 | — | $1,680 | +9.6% | -6.7% | — |
| South Chicago | $1,425 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,358 | $1,129 | $1,358 | 0.0% | -6.1% | — |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology