Chicago Rent Report — September 2026
A permanent record of Chicago rents for September 2026 from the Abode Rent Index. This is the most recent month; figures are preliminary and may be revised as late leases report.
This month in Chicago
As of September 2026, the median asking rent in Chicago, IL is $2,505 per month, up +12.1% from a year earlier.
Advertised net-effective rent — asking less advertised concessions — is $2,483, a median discount of +0.9% ($22/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 Avondale (+18.4%), Lake View (+14.3%), Irving Park (+11.6%).
Fulton River District is the most expensive area tracked at $3,148 median, while Brighton Park is the most affordable at $1,378.
Source: the Abode Rent Index, computed from leased listings across MLS and Abode-managed communities, updated monthly. How these numbers are calculated
Neighborhood medians, September 2026
| Neighborhood | Median rent | 1 bed | 2 bed | MoM | YoY | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton River District | $3,148 | $3,129 | $4,390 | +7.6% | — | — |
| Lincoln Park | $3,139 | $3,460 | $5,253 | -1.2% | — | — |
| Lakeshore East | $3,037 | $3,091 | $4,372 | +6.3% | — | — |
| Fulton Market | $3,022 | $3,091 | $4,467 | -1.8% | — | — |
| Old Town | $2,966 | $3,461 | $4,859 | -16.1% | — | — |
| River North | $2,946 | $2,848 | $4,731 | +0.6% | — | — |
| Warrenvillesuburb | $2,937 | — | $2,684 | +12.8% | — | 16 |
| West Loop | $2,922 | $2,925 | $3,823 | +3.4% | — | — |
| Loop | $2,901 | $2,704 | $4,124 | +8.4% | — | — |
| West Town | $2,853 | $2,871 | $3,302 | -3.3% | — | — |
| Wicker Park | $2,841 | $2,880 | — | +4.0% | — | — |
| Deerfieldsuburb | $2,821 | $2,407 | $3,037 | +2.5% | — | — |
| Illinois Medical District | $2,802 | $2,730 | $3,478 | +14.6% | — | — |
| Lake View | $2,800 | $2,350 | $3,400 | 0.0% | +14.3% | — |
| Near West Side | $2,775 | — | $3,200 | -4.3% | -0.9% | — |
| River West | $2,772 | $2,840 | $4,060 | -5.5% | — | — |
| Near South Side | $2,750 | — | $2,900 | +5.8% | +1.9% | — |
| South Loop | $2,747 | $2,690 | $3,408 | +0.4% | — | — |
| Streeterville | $2,708 | $3,055 | $4,511 | -18.5% | — | — |
| Lakeview | $2,645 | $2,598 | $3,630 | -6.0% | — | — |
| Woodridgesuburb | $2,593 | $2,000 | $2,598 | +17.9% | — | 30 |
| Des Plainessuburb | $2,586 | $2,503 | $2,836 | -3.1% | — | — |
| Printers Row | $2,579 | $2,750 | $3,905 | -6.9% | — | 12 |
| Logan Square | $2,564 | $2,512 | $2,908 | -3.3% | — | — |
| Near North Side | $2,526 | $2,797 | $4,738 | -19.5% | — | — |
| Gold Coast | $2,526 | $2,595 | $4,456 | +0.7% | — | — |
| Mount Prospectsuburb | $2,525 | — | — | +1.7% | — | — |
| Bucktown | $2,513 | $2,759 | $4,331 | -13.3% | — | — |
| Oak Parksuburb | $2,481 | $2,476 | $3,449 | +0.2% | — | — |
| Itascasuburb | $2,475 | — | $2,550 | -1.0% | — | — |
| Glenviewsuburb | $2,396 | — | — | +14.2% | — | — |
| Wheelingsuburb | $2,385 | $2,060 | $2,460 | +12.3% | — | — |
| Schaumburgsuburb | $2,384 | $2,121 | $2,488 | -1.6% | — | — |
| Andersonville | $2,363 | $1,925 | $2,565 | +32.5% | — | 8 |
| Palatinesuburb | $2,297 | $2,074 | $2,297 | +7.7% | — | — |
| Evanstonsuburb | $2,253 | $2,638 | $3,277 | -12.4% | — | — |
| Avondale | $2,250 | — | — | +9.8% | +18.4% | — |
| Arlington Heightssuburb | $2,234 | $2,182 | $2,672 | -13.6% | — | — |
| Lake Bluffsuburb | $2,224 | $1,947 | $2,338 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Lislesuburb | $2,219 | $2,152 | $3,288 | +10.5% | — | — |
| Napervillesuburb | $2,200 | $1,802 | $2,297 | -16.4% | — | — |
| North Park | $2,200 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Garfield Ridge | $2,200 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| Lincolnwoodsuburb | $2,187 | $2,127 | $2,989 | -17.0% | — | — |
| Norwood Park | $2,150 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Lincoln Square | $2,099 | — | — | -0.8% | — | — |
| Bronzeville | $2,079 | — | — | -8.5% | — | — |
| Irving Park | $2,075 | — | — | -2.4% | +11.6% | — |
| Uptown | $2,072 | $2,291 | $3,406 | -7.3% | — | — |
| Pilsen | $2,035 | — | — | +3.5% | — | — |
| Ravenswood | $2,034 | $1,952 | $2,655 | -8.2% | — | — |
| Wheatonsuburb | $2,000 | $1,930 | $2,135 | -4.4% | — | — |
| Aurorasuburb | $1,968 | $1,735 | $2,060 | +1.6% | — | — |
| Washington Park | $1,900 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
| Hoffman Estatessuburb | $1,895 | $1,645 | $1,950 | +0.8% | — | — |
| Buena Park | $1,808 | $1,800 | — | -14.0% | — | — |
| Albany Park | $1,772 | — | $1,886 | -9.5% | — | — |
| Edgewater | $1,733 | $1,813 | $2,595 | -7.5% | — | — |
| Kenwood | $1,695 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Mayfair | $1,680 | — | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Westmontsuburb | $1,654 | $1,646 | $1,696 | -7.1% | — | — |
| Roseland | $1,625 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| Rogers Park | $1,622 | $1,547 | $2,450 | -8.8% | — | — |
| Ohare | $1,514 | $1,501 | $1,973 | -2.6% | — | — |
| Hyde Park | $1,475 | $1,735 | $3,768 | -10.5% | — | — |
| Justicesuburb | $1,395 | — | $1,395 | +5.2% | — | — |
| Brighton Park | $1,378 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Source: MLS (leased rental listings) + Abode managed communities (Dynamics 365). Neighborhoods with samples below the publishing threshold are omitted for this month. Methodology