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Cities in Illinois by median gross rent (monthly)

Lincolnwood, IL had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 225 cities in 2023, at $3,501. East St. Louis, IL had the lowest, at $597. The median was $1,310 and the figure for Illinois was $1,227. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,501Lincolnwood, IL
Lowest597East St. Louis, IL
Median1,310225 cities
Illinois1,227History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Lincolnwood, IL: 3,501 USDLincolnwood, IL3,501Burr Ridge, IL: 3,000 USDBurr Ridge, IL3,000Deerfield, IL: 2,345 USDDeerfield, IL2,345Northbrook, IL: 2,334 USDNorthbrook, IL2,334Morton Grove, IL: 2,210 USDMorton Grove, IL2,210Frankfort, IL: 2,175 USDFrankfort, IL2,175Palos Heights, IL: 2,138 USDPalos Heights, IL2,138Lake Forest, IL: 2,120 USDLake Forest, IL2,120Shorewood, IL: 2,087 USDShorewood, IL2,087Buffalo Grove, IL: 2,042 USDBuffalo Grove, IL2,042Glenview, IL: 2,027 USDGlenview, IL2,027Hinsdale, IL: 1,981 USDHinsdale, IL1,981Wilmette, IL: 1,968 USDWilmette, IL1,968Western Springs, IL: 1,932 USDWestern Springs, IL1,932South Holland, IL: 1,914 USDSouth Holland, IL1,914Highland Park, IL: 1,903 USDHighland Park, IL1,903Montgomery, IL: 1,897 USDMontgomery, IL1,897Romeoville, IL: 1,892 USDRomeoville, IL1,892Plainfield, IL: 1,889 USDPlainfield, IL1,889Barrington, IL: 1,886 USDBarrington, IL1,886Elmhurst, IL: 1,877 USDElmhurst, IL1,877Bartlett, IL: 1,857 USDBartlett, IL1,857Vernon Hills, IL: 1,855 USDVernon Hills, IL1,855Naperville, IL: 1,852 USDNaperville, IL1,852Streamwood, IL: 1,849 USDStreamwood, IL1,849Lindenhurst, IL: 1,836 USDLindenhurst, IL1,836Lombard, IL: 1,834 USDLombard, IL1,834Oswego, IL: 1,823 USDOswego, IL1,823Geneva, IL: 1,805 USDGeneva, IL1,805Algonquin, IL: 1,800 USDAlgonquin, IL1,800St. Charles, IL: 1,788 USDSt. Charles, IL1,788Lake Zurich, IL: 1,782 USDLake Zurich, IL1,782Minooka, IL: 1,780 USDMinooka, IL1,780Schaumburg, IL: 1,774 USDSchaumburg, IL1,774Westchester, IL: 1,767 USDWestchester, IL1,767Hoffman Estates, IL: 1,764 USDHoffman Estates, IL1,764Warrenville, IL: 1,759 USDWarrenville, IL1,759Winnetka, IL: 1,750 USDWinnetka, IL1,750Homer Glen, IL: 1,737 USDHomer Glen, IL1,737Wheaton, IL: 1,731 USDWheaton, IL1,731Lincolnwood, IL: 3,501 USDLincolnwood, IL3,501Burr Ridge, IL: 3,000 USDBurr Ridge, IL3,000Deerfield, IL: 2,345 USDDeerfield, IL2,345Northbrook, IL: 2,334 USDNorthbrook, IL2,334Morton Grove, IL: 2,210 USDMorton Grove, IL2,210Frankfort, IL: 2,175 USDFrankfort, IL2,175Palos Heights, IL: 2,138 USDPalos Heights, IL2,138Lake Forest, IL: 2,120 USDLake Forest, IL2,120Shorewood, IL: 2,087 USDShorewood, IL2,087Buffalo Grove, IL: 2,042 USDBuffalo Grove, IL2,042Glenview, IL: 2,027 USDGlenview, IL2,027Hinsdale, IL: 1,981 USDHinsdale, IL1,981Wilmette, IL: 1,968 USDWilmette, IL1,968Western Springs, IL: 1,932 USDWestern Springs, IL1,932South Holland, IL: 1,914 USDSouth Holland, IL1,914Highland Park, IL: 1,903 USDHighland Park, IL1,903Montgomery, IL: 1,897 USDMontgomery, IL1,897Romeoville, IL: 1,892 USDRomeoville, IL1,892Plainfield, IL: 1,889 USDPlainfield, IL1,889Barrington, IL: 1,886 USDBarrington, IL1,886Elmhurst, IL: 1,877 USDElmhurst, IL1,877Bartlett, IL: 1,857 USDBartlett, IL1,857Vernon Hills, IL: 1,855 USDVernon Hills, IL1,855Naperville, IL: 1,852 USDNaperville, IL1,852Streamwood, IL: 1,849 USDStreamwood, IL1,849Lindenhurst, IL: 1,836 USDLindenhurst, IL1,836Lombard, IL: 1,834 USDLombard, IL1,834Oswego, IL: 1,823 USDOswego, IL1,823Geneva, IL: 1,805 USDGeneva, IL1,805Algonquin, IL: 1,800 USDAlgonquin, IL1,800St. Charles, IL: 1,788 USDSt. Charles, IL1,788Lake Zurich, IL: 1,782 USDLake Zurich, IL1,782Minooka, IL: 1,780 USDMinooka, IL1,780Schaumburg, IL: 1,774 USDSchaumburg, IL1,774Westchester, IL: 1,767 USDWestchester, IL1,767Hoffman Estates, IL: 1,764 USDHoffman Estates, IL1,764Warrenville, IL: 1,759 USDWarrenville, IL1,759Winnetka, IL: 1,750 USDWinnetka, IL1,750Homer Glen, IL: 1,737 USDHomer Glen, IL1,737Wheaton, IL: 1,731 USDWheaton, IL1,731
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Lincolnwood, IL Estimated3,501+7%
2Burr Ridge, IL3,000+26.5%
3Deerfield, IL2,345+5.4%
4Northbrook, IL2,334+16.8%
5Morton Grove, IL2,210-0.3%
6Frankfort, IL2,175-4%
7Palos Heights, IL2,138+26.1%
8Lake Forest, IL2,120+8.8%
9Shorewood, IL2,087+5.9%
10Buffalo Grove, IL2,042+2.7%
11Glenview, IL2,027+3.9%
12Hinsdale, IL1,981+5.7%
13Wilmette, IL1,968+2.6%
14Western Springs, IL1,932+3.3%
15South Holland, IL1,914+2.6%
16Highland Park, IL1,903-0.1%
17Montgomery, IL1,897+21.5%
18Romeoville, IL1,892+7.5%
19Plainfield, IL1,889+2.3%
20Barrington, IL1,886+9.3%
21Elmhurst, IL1,877+1.8%
22Bartlett, IL1,857-3.2%
23Vernon Hills, IL1,855-1%
24Naperville, IL1,852+3.6%
25Streamwood, IL1,849+5.1%
26Lindenhurst, IL1,836+3.7%
27Lombard, IL1,834+5.3%
28Oswego, IL1,823+2.5%
29Geneva, IL1,805+5.9%
30Algonquin, IL1,800-0.3%
31St. Charles, IL1,788+6.6%
32Lake Zurich, IL1,782+5.3%
33Minooka, IL1,780+9.7%
34Schaumburg, IL1,774+5.6%
35Westchester, IL1,767+5.2%
36Hoffman Estates, IL1,764+6.2%
37Warrenville, IL1,759+9%
38Winnetka, IL1,750+6.1%
39Homer Glen, IL1,737+16.1%
40Wheaton, IL1,731+3.5%
41Arlington Heights, IL1,727+4%
42Bolingbrook, IL1,718+3.6%
42Channahon, IL1,718-3.8%
44Evanston, IL1,698+4.5%
45Markham, IL1,689+5.9%
46La Grange, IL1,679+2.4%
47Country Club Hills, IL1,677+2.9%
48Darien, IL1,671-2.8%
49Wood Dale, IL1,652-0.2%
50Lake in the Hills, IL1,634+3.5%
51South Elgin, IL1,619-1.1%
51Yorkville, IL1,619+11.7%
53Bloomingdale, IL1,607+1.7%
54North Aurora, IL1,596+0.7%
55Gurnee, IL1,594+3.8%
56Plano, IL1,590+2.3%
57Downers Grove, IL1,589+3.5%
58Wheeling, IL1,578+7.1%
59Elk Grove Village, IL1,574+2.1%
60Mundelein, IL1,564+4.3%
61Rolling Meadows, IL1,563+5.9%
62Glendale Heights, IL1,562+5%
63Woodridge, IL1,547+6%
64Lisle, IL1,540+3.7%
65Libertyville, IL1,537+5.8%
66Aurora, IL1,535+5%
67Tinley Park, IL1,518+8.5%
68Park Ridge, IL1,511+1.6%
69McHenry, IL1,508+3.6%
70Lockport, IL1,503-2.5%
71Roselle, IL1,496+1.8%
72Round Lake, IL1,494+0.9%
73Skokie, IL1,491+1.4%
74Hanover Park, IL1,478+1%
75Palatine, IL1,467+2.8%
76Carol Stream, IL1,465+4.8%
77Cary, IL1,456+12.1%
77Oak Park, IL1,456+3.3%
79Mount Prospect, IL1,454+6.3%
80Hazel Crest, IL1,439-2.1%
81Des Plaines, IL1,435+10.4%
82Grayslake, IL1,434+3.2%
83Crystal Lake, IL1,431+5.8%
84Westmont, IL1,427+5%
85Evergreen Park, IL1,425+17.9%
86Campton Hills, IL1,424-58.2%
87La Grange Park, IL1,423+1.8%
88Homewood, IL1,422+7.7%
89Norridge, IL1,421-4.4%
90Carpentersville, IL1,420+2.9%
91Orland Park, IL1,415+1.4%
92River Forest, IL1,411+4.8%
93Mokena, IL1,405+3.3%
94Dolton, IL1,399+7.5%
95Villa Park, IL1,398+6.5%
96North Chicago, IL1,392+2.6%
97Prospect Heights, IL1,391+5.9%
98Matteson, IL1,390-2.1%
99Crest Hill, IL1,386+3%
100Huntley, IL1,385+2.9%
101Round Lake Beach, IL1,382-2%
102Winfield, IL1,381-3%
103Chicago, IL1,380+5%
104West Chicago, IL1,376+2.3%
105Bensenville, IL1,374+3.1%
106Forest Park, IL1,352+6.4%
107Roscoe, IL1,349+8%
108Park Forest, IL1,341-2.1%
109Brookfield, IL1,328+10.8%
110Glen Ellyn, IL1,326+8.4%
111Richton Park, IL1,313+6.2%
112O'Fallon, IL1,312+3.8%
113Oak Lawn, IL1,310+1.9%
114Wauconda, IL1,304+4%
115Crestwood, IL1,300+15.5%
116Elmwood Park, IL1,295+2%
117Oak Forest, IL1,287+2%
118Lansing, IL1,271+4.9%
119Palos Hills, IL1,267+1.5%
120Elgin, IL1,260+5.9%
121Batavia, IL1,255+1.2%
122Niles, IL1,247+2.5%
123New Lenox, IL1,244+3.1%
124Burbank, IL1,241+1.5%
125Addison, IL1,238+1%
126Joliet, IL1,237+5.4%
127Beach Park, IL1,235+3.9%
128Edwardsville, IL1,231+9.6%
129River Grove, IL1,230-1.1%
130Bellwood, IL1,221+7.1%
131Manhattan, IL1,220+24.2%
132Pingree Grove, IL1,219-28.2%
133Schiller Park, IL1,214+0.2%
134Lemont, IL1,211-5.1%
135Riverdale, IL1,204-2.7%
136Maywood, IL1,203+5.2%
137Mahomet, IL1,202-2.9%
137Midlothian, IL1,202+4.3%
139Chicago Ridge, IL1,198+3.2%
139Justice, IL1,198+1.1%
141Melrose Park, IL1,194+4.5%
142Bradley, IL1,181+1.3%
143Swansea, IL1,178-2.5%
144Fairview Heights, IL1,177+5%
145Berwyn, IL1,175+6.2%
146Woodstock, IL1,174+2.5%
147Northlake, IL1,164+6.3%
147Worth, IL1,164+2.7%
149Waukegan, IL1,163+2.7%
150Chatham, IL1,157+2.1%
151Lyons, IL1,154+8.4%
152Morris, IL1,141+0.5%
153Bridgeview, IL1,139+7.7%
153Zion, IL1,139+6.7%
155Calumet City, IL1,138+5.1%
156Bourbonnais, IL1,132+1.8%
157Cicero, IL1,121+2.5%
158Antioch, IL1,118+1.5%
159Hickory Hills, IL1,112+9.2%
160Godfrey, IL1,111+2%
161Machesney Park, IL1,109-0.4%
162Champaign, IL1,103+4.5%
162Franklin Park, IL1,103-1.3%
164Alsip, IL1,102+2.3%
164Loves Park, IL1,102+10.3%
166Shiloh, IL1,098-1.9%
167Columbia, IL1,089+4%
168Glen Carbon, IL1,088-2.1%
169Washington, IL1,087-0.1%
170Blue Island, IL1,071+4.5%
171Sycamore, IL1,062+1.8%
172Troy, IL1,060+7%
173Fox Lake, IL1,059+1.7%
174Chicago Heights, IL1,035-1.1%
175DeKalb, IL1,030+2.7%
176Herrin, IL1,016+17.9%
177Summit, IL1,012-0.3%
178Bloomington, IL1,004+4.7%
179Morton, IL1,001+2%
180Kankakee, IL986+3.2%
181Collinsville, IL979+3.5%
182Normal, IL974+5.4%
183Harvey, IL968-0.8%
184Cahokia Heights, IL959+2.3%
185Rockford, IL954+5.3%
186Peoria, IL951+3.7%
186Urbana, IL951+4.5%
188Alton, IL948+4.4%
189Belleville, IL947+2.4%
190Springfield, IL945+3.5%
191Belvidere, IL943+3.2%
192Ottawa, IL922+6.1%
193Wood River, IL915+2.8%
194Rantoul, IL899+1.2%
195East Peoria, IL894+6%
196Mount Vernon, IL893+2.4%
197Moline, IL887+0.5%
198Marion, IL878+6.7%
199Waterloo, IL873+2.8%
200Dixon, IL865+10.5%
201East Moline, IL826+6.4%
202Quincy, IL824+6.2%
203Charleston, IL819-0.5%
203Rock Island, IL819+2.4%
205Pontiac, IL818+1.7%
206Canton, IL814+7.5%
207Danville, IL809+6.4%
208Lincoln, IL804+7.1%
209Decatur, IL796+3.4%
210Pekin, IL792+7.6%
211Sterling, IL780+3%
212Streator, IL779+5.3%
213Highland, IL776-2.5%
214Centralia, IL775+7.9%
214Kewanee, IL775+3.2%
216Mattoon, IL764+3.2%
217Granite City, IL761-3.1%
218Freeport, IL760+0.5%
219Carbondale, IL750-0.5%
220Taylorville, IL738+5.1%
221Macomb, IL733+8.8%
222Galesburg, IL719+5.9%
223Jacksonville, IL703+5.4%
224Effingham, IL696+1.5%
225East St. Louis, IL597+2.1%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/illinois-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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