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Cities in Illinois by median gross rent (monthly)

Campton Hills, IL had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 225 cities in 2022, at $3,406. East St. Louis, IL had the lowest, at $585. The median was $1,254 and the figure for Illinois was $1,179. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,406Campton Hills, IL
Lowest585East St. Louis, IL
Median1,254225 cities
Illinois1,179History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Campton Hills, IL: 3,406 USDCampton Hills, IL3,406Lincolnwood, IL: 3,272 USDLincolnwood, IL3,272Burr Ridge, IL: 2,371 USDBurr Ridge, IL2,371Frankfort, IL: 2,265 USDFrankfort, IL2,265Deerfield, IL: 2,225 USDDeerfield, IL2,225Morton Grove, IL: 2,217 USDMorton Grove, IL2,217Northbrook, IL: 1,998 USDNorthbrook, IL1,998Buffalo Grove, IL: 1,988 USDBuffalo Grove, IL1,988Shorewood, IL: 1,970 USDShorewood, IL1,970Glenview, IL: 1,950 USDGlenview, IL1,950Lake Forest, IL: 1,948 USDLake Forest, IL1,948Bartlett, IL: 1,918 USDBartlett, IL1,918Wilmette, IL: 1,918 USDWilmette, IL1,918Highland Park, IL: 1,904 USDHighland Park, IL1,904Hinsdale, IL: 1,875 USDHinsdale, IL1,875Vernon Hills, IL: 1,873 USDVernon Hills, IL1,873Western Springs, IL: 1,871 USDWestern Springs, IL1,871South Holland, IL: 1,866 USDSouth Holland, IL1,866Plainfield, IL: 1,847 USDPlainfield, IL1,847Elmhurst, IL: 1,843 USDElmhurst, IL1,843Algonquin, IL: 1,805 USDAlgonquin, IL1,805Naperville, IL: 1,787 USDNaperville, IL1,787Channahon, IL: 1,785 USDChannahon, IL1,785Oswego, IL: 1,778 USDOswego, IL1,778Lindenhurst, IL: 1,771 USDLindenhurst, IL1,771Romeoville, IL: 1,760 USDRomeoville, IL1,760Streamwood, IL: 1,760 USDStreamwood, IL1,760Lombard, IL: 1,741 USDLombard, IL1,741Barrington, IL: 1,726 USDBarrington, IL1,726Darien, IL: 1,719 USDDarien, IL1,719Geneva, IL: 1,704 USDGeneva, IL1,704Pingree Grove, IL: 1,698 USDPingree Grove, IL1,698Palos Heights, IL: 1,696 USDPalos Heights, IL1,696Lake Zurich, IL: 1,693 USDLake Zurich, IL1,693Schaumburg, IL: 1,680 USDSchaumburg, IL1,680Westchester, IL: 1,680 USDWestchester, IL1,680St. Charles, IL: 1,678 USDSt. Charles, IL1,678Wheaton, IL: 1,673 USDWheaton, IL1,673Hoffman Estates, IL: 1,661 USDHoffman Estates, IL1,661Arlington Heights, IL: 1,660 USDArlington Heights, IL1,660Campton Hills, IL: 3,406 USDCampton Hills, IL3,406Lincolnwood, IL: 3,272 USDLincolnwood, IL3,272Burr Ridge, IL: 2,371 USDBurr Ridge, IL2,371Frankfort, IL: 2,265 USDFrankfort, IL2,265Deerfield, IL: 2,225 USDDeerfield, IL2,225Morton Grove, IL: 2,217 USDMorton Grove, IL2,217Northbrook, IL: 1,998 USDNorthbrook, IL1,998Buffalo Grove, IL: 1,988 USDBuffalo Grove, IL1,988Shorewood, IL: 1,970 USDShorewood, IL1,970Glenview, IL: 1,950 USDGlenview, IL1,950Lake Forest, IL: 1,948 USDLake Forest, IL1,948Bartlett, IL: 1,918 USDBartlett, IL1,918Wilmette, IL: 1,918 USDWilmette, IL1,918Highland Park, IL: 1,904 USDHighland Park, IL1,904Hinsdale, IL: 1,875 USDHinsdale, IL1,875Vernon Hills, IL: 1,873 USDVernon Hills, IL1,873Western Springs, IL: 1,871 USDWestern Springs, IL1,871South Holland, IL: 1,866 USDSouth Holland, IL1,866Plainfield, IL: 1,847 USDPlainfield, IL1,847Elmhurst, IL: 1,843 USDElmhurst, IL1,843Algonquin, IL: 1,805 USDAlgonquin, IL1,805Naperville, IL: 1,787 USDNaperville, IL1,787Channahon, IL: 1,785 USDChannahon, IL1,785Oswego, IL: 1,778 USDOswego, IL1,778Lindenhurst, IL: 1,771 USDLindenhurst, IL1,771Romeoville, IL: 1,760 USDRomeoville, IL1,760Streamwood, IL: 1,760 USDStreamwood, IL1,760Lombard, IL: 1,741 USDLombard, IL1,741Barrington, IL: 1,726 USDBarrington, IL1,726Darien, IL: 1,719 USDDarien, IL1,719Geneva, IL: 1,704 USDGeneva, IL1,704Pingree Grove, IL: 1,698 USDPingree Grove, IL1,698Palos Heights, IL: 1,696 USDPalos Heights, IL1,696Lake Zurich, IL: 1,693 USDLake Zurich, IL1,693Schaumburg, IL: 1,680 USDSchaumburg, IL1,680Westchester, IL: 1,680 USDWestchester, IL1,680St. Charles, IL: 1,678 USDSt. Charles, IL1,678Wheaton, IL: 1,673 USDWheaton, IL1,673Hoffman Estates, IL: 1,661 USDHoffman Estates, IL1,661Arlington Heights, IL: 1,660 USDArlington Heights, IL1,660
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Campton Hills, IL3,406+19%
2Lincolnwood, IL3,272+36.4%
3Burr Ridge, IL2,371+1.8%
4Frankfort, IL2,265+21.6%
5Deerfield, IL2,225+9.7%
6Morton Grove, IL2,217+5.9%
7Northbrook, IL1,998+3.5%
8Buffalo Grove, IL1,988+10.4%
9Shorewood, IL1,970+20.3%
10Glenview, IL1,950+3%
11Lake Forest, IL1,948+3.5%
12Bartlett, IL1,918+7.8%
12Wilmette, IL1,918+31%
14Highland Park, IL1,904+5.1%
15Hinsdale, IL1,875+2.4%
16Vernon Hills, IL1,873+4.6%
17Western Springs, IL1,871-16.2%
18South Holland, IL1,866+9.7%
19Plainfield, IL1,847+8.9%
20Elmhurst, IL1,843+13.8%
21Algonquin, IL1,805+4.6%
22Naperville, IL1,787+8.6%
23Channahon, IL1,785+10.7%
24Oswego, IL1,778+14.6%
25Lindenhurst, IL1,771+8%
26Romeoville, IL1,760+5.5%
26Streamwood, IL1,760+3.3%
28Lombard, IL1,741+11.9%
29Barrington, IL1,726+12.7%
30Darien, IL1,719+9.8%
31Geneva, IL1,704+1.2%
32Pingree Grove, IL1,698-4.2%
33Palos Heights, IL1,696+25.6%
34Lake Zurich, IL1,693+1.2%
35Schaumburg, IL1,680+8.5%
35Westchester, IL1,680+5.9%
37St. Charles, IL1,678+11%
38Wheaton, IL1,673+8.4%
39Hoffman Estates, IL1,661+11.5%
40Arlington Heights, IL1,660+10.2%
41Bolingbrook, IL1,658+12.4%
42Wood Dale, IL1,656+6.8%
43Winnetka, IL1,650+0.1%
44La Grange, IL1,640+20.3%
45South Elgin, IL1,637+6.4%
46Country Club Hills, IL1,629+2.5%
47Evanston, IL1,625+6.5%
48Minooka, IL1,622-0.7%
49Warrenville, IL1,614+6.7%
50Markham, IL1,595+8%
51North Aurora, IL1,585+18.1%
52Bloomingdale, IL1,580+13.1%
53Lake in the Hills, IL1,579+0.4%
54Montgomery, IL1,561+9.6%
55Plano, IL1,555+2.5%
56Elk Grove Village, IL1,541+8.4%
56Lockport, IL1,541+11.9%
58Downers Grove, IL1,535+2.2%
58Gurnee, IL1,535+12%
60Mundelein, IL1,499+3.6%
61Homer Glen, IL1,496+24.1%
62Glendale Heights, IL1,488+9.6%
63Park Ridge, IL1,487-1.5%
64Norridge, IL1,486+3.4%
65Lisle, IL1,485+7%
66Round Lake, IL1,481+8.3%
67Rolling Meadows, IL1,476+5.2%
68Wheeling, IL1,474+9.3%
69Hazel Crest, IL1,470+12.2%
69Roselle, IL1,470+5.2%
69Skokie, IL1,470+14.2%
72Hanover Park, IL1,463+4.6%
73Aurora, IL1,462+7.6%
74Woodridge, IL1,460+2.5%
75McHenry, IL1,456+3.3%
76Libertyville, IL1,453+3.4%
77Yorkville, IL1,449-2.5%
78Palatine, IL1,427+7.5%
79Winfield, IL1,424-32.1%
80Matteson, IL1,420+10.2%
81Round Lake Beach, IL1,410+5.9%
82Oak Park, IL1,409+8.1%
83Tinley Park, IL1,399+11.7%
84Carol Stream, IL1,398+5.4%
84La Grange Park, IL1,398+11.9%
86Orland Park, IL1,396+4.2%
87Grayslake, IL1,389+8.9%
88Carpentersville, IL1,380+7%
89Park Forest, IL1,370+4.6%
90Mount Prospect, IL1,368+10.4%
91Mokena, IL1,360+9.5%
92Westmont, IL1,359+11%
93North Chicago, IL1,357+4.6%
94Crystal Lake, IL1,353+1.3%
95River Forest, IL1,347-2%
96Crest Hill, IL1,346+9.4%
96Huntley, IL1,346-1.5%
98West Chicago, IL1,345+9.6%
99Bensenville, IL1,333+10.5%
100Homewood, IL1,320+9%
101Chicago, IL1,314+8.7%
102Prospect Heights, IL1,313+5.4%
102Villa Park, IL1,313+7.5%
104Dolton, IL1,301-1.1%
105Des Plaines, IL1,300+11%
106Cary, IL1,299-6.6%
107Oak Lawn, IL1,285+12.3%
108Lemont, IL1,276+7.8%
109Forest Park, IL1,271+9.2%
110Elmwood Park, IL1,269+6.2%
111O'Fallon, IL1,264+12%
112Oak Forest, IL1,262+11.9%
113Wauconda, IL1,254-1.7%
114Roscoe, IL1,249+1.8%
115Palos Hills, IL1,248+7.5%
116River Grove, IL1,244+6.5%
117Batavia, IL1,240+6.1%
118Mahomet, IL1,238+26.6%
118Riverdale, IL1,238+5.8%
120Richton Park, IL1,236+15.3%
121Addison, IL1,226+8.6%
122Burbank, IL1,223+7.1%
122Glen Ellyn, IL1,223+5.2%
124Niles, IL1,217+6%
125Lansing, IL1,212+13%
125Schiller Park, IL1,212+3.9%
127Evergreen Park, IL1,209+4.2%
128Swansea, IL1,208+12.9%
129New Lenox, IL1,207+1%
130Brookfield, IL1,199+10.7%
131Elgin, IL1,190+6.6%
132Beach Park, IL1,189+19.4%
133Justice, IL1,185+7.9%
134Joliet, IL1,174+6.3%
135Bradley, IL1,166+5.5%
136Chicago Ridge, IL1,161+13.3%
137Midlothian, IL1,152+3.2%
138Woodstock, IL1,145+2.3%
139Maywood, IL1,143+9.3%
139Melrose Park, IL1,143+1%
141Bellwood, IL1,140+8.1%
142Morris, IL1,135+6.8%
143Chatham, IL1,133+4.1%
143Worth, IL1,133+3.2%
145Waukegan, IL1,132+10.7%
146Crestwood, IL1,126+2.9%
147Edwardsville, IL1,123+6.1%
148Fairview Heights, IL1,121+10%
149Shiloh, IL1,119+12.8%
150Franklin Park, IL1,117+7%
151Machesney Park, IL1,113+8.3%
152Bourbonnais, IL1,112+13.6%
153Glen Carbon, IL1,111+11.1%
154Berwyn, IL1,106+4.4%
155Antioch, IL1,102+4.4%
156Northlake, IL1,095+10.8%
157Cicero, IL1,094+7.8%
158Godfrey, IL1,089+4%
159Washington, IL1,088+16.5%
160Calumet City, IL1,083+8.3%
161Alsip, IL1,077+8.8%
162Zion, IL1,067-3.2%
163Lyons, IL1,065+6.6%
164Bridgeview, IL1,058+8.8%
165Champaign, IL1,056+9%
166Columbia, IL1,047+10.4%
167Chicago Heights, IL1,046+8.7%
168Sycamore, IL1,043+10%
169Fox Lake, IL1,041-0.8%
170Blue Island, IL1,025+8.9%
171Hickory Hills, IL1,018+1%
172Summit, IL1,015+10.4%
173DeKalb, IL1,003+6.4%
174Loves Park, IL999+6.5%
175Troy, IL991+11.6%
176Manhattan, IL982+0.3%
177Morton, IL981+4.3%
178Harvey, IL976+6.8%
179Bloomington, IL959+8.5%
180Kankakee, IL955+8.2%
181Collinsville, IL946+6.8%
182Cahokia Heights, IL937n/a
183Belleville, IL925+8.4%
184Normal, IL924+7.7%
185Peoria, IL917+8.5%
186Belvidere, IL914+2.1%
187Springfield, IL913+7.2%
188Urbana, IL910+7.7%
189Alton, IL908+10.2%
190Rockford, IL906+9%
191Wood River, IL890+9.9%
192Rantoul, IL888+5%
193Moline, IL883+9.1%
194Mount Vernon, IL872+10.9%
195Ottawa, IL869+4.1%
196Herrin, IL862+12.7%
197Waterloo, IL849+4%
198East Peoria, IL843+10.1%
199Charleston, IL823+9.3%
199Marion, IL823+6.6%
201Pontiac, IL804+2.8%
202Rock Island, IL800+8.7%
203Highland, IL796+2.3%
204Granite City, IL785+9.6%
205Dixon, IL783+15.1%
206East Moline, IL776+4.7%
206Quincy, IL776+9.3%
208Decatur, IL770+8%
209Danville, IL760+7.5%
210Canton, IL757+17.7%
210Sterling, IL757+4.1%
212Freeport, IL756+9.2%
213Carbondale, IL754+3.9%
214Kewanee, IL751+9.5%
214Lincoln, IL751+4.2%
216Mattoon, IL740+10.1%
216Streator, IL740+7.1%
218Pekin, IL736+6.2%
219Centralia, IL718+9.1%
220Taylorville, IL702-1.7%
221Effingham, IL686+3.6%
222Galesburg, IL679+10.8%
223Macomb, IL674+2.3%
224Jacksonville, IL667+0.9%
225East St. Louis, IL585-3.9%

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Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by median gross rent (monthly), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/illinois-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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