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Rent Trends in Illinois: 2015 to 2026

Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 184 cities in Illinois. The average across tracked cities is $1,892/month in 2026, up from $1,157 in 2015 (+63.5%). That sits $73 below (-3.7% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,965 (June 2026)

Avg tracked city · 2026
$1,892
Change since 2015
+63.5%
2025 → 2026
+8.6%
Vs U.S. typical
-3.7%

What the Illinois rent trend shows

This page follows market rents in Illinois from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Illinois and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,965/month in June 2026, up from $1,362 in January 2019 on our national series).

Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Illinois has risen from about $1,565 to $1,892 (+20.9%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +8.6% ($1,742 $1,892).

Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Rockford (+104.4%, $591 → $1,208). 12 of 184 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.

For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.

City-level breakdown in Illinois

Lowest 2026 rents

  1. Charleston$730
  2. Carbondale$749
  3. Rantoul$808
  4. Pekin$843
  5. Danville$867

Highest 2026 rents

  1. Lake Forest$5,171
  2. Wilmette$3,703
  3. Northbrook$3,067
  4. Orland Park$3,018
  5. South Holland$2,995

Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.

All Illinois cities — yearly rent table

184 of 184 cities
CityMetro'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26% Chg
ChicagoChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,518$1,569$1,597$1,638$1,676$1,728$1,642$1,819$1,952$2,048$2,144$2,409+58.7%
AuroraChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,329$1,372$1,397$1,437$1,481$1,512$1,609$1,771$1,918$2,036$2,155$2,287+72.1%
RockfordRockford, IL$591$612$638$661$687$724$790$858$913$1,018$1,073$1,208+104.4%
NapervilleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,368$1,423$1,436$1,489$1,538$1,581$1,628$1,825$1,956$2,085$2,154$2,310+68.9%
JolietChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$916$943$966$1,007$1,026$1,074$1,116$1,203$1,290$1,339$1,478$1,614+76.2%
ElginChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,045$1,079$1,094$1,138$1,163$1,212$1,251$1,395$1,512$1,663$1,787$1,909+82.7%
SpringfieldSpringfield, IL$709$726$743$766$808$884$941$1,027$1,067$1,176+65.9%
PeoriaPeoria, IL$728$739$746$768$821$890$1,016$1,109$1,150$1,236+69.8%
PlainfieldChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,620$1,682$1,701$1,755$1,816$1,846$1,994$2,204$2,388$2,546$2,755$2,898+78.9%
ChampaignChampaign-Urbana, IL$844$871$891$906$950$972$984$1,095$1,162$1,215$1,312$1,410+67.1%
WaukeganChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$983$1,004$1,033$1,064$1,136$1,221$1,321$1,421$1,520$1,648+67.7%
BloomingtonBloomington, IL$763$768$796$823$844$1,008$1,131$1,205$1,275$1,368+79.3%
CiceroChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,105$1,229+11.2%
DecaturDecatur, IL$838$867$940$1,019+21.6%
Arlington HeightsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,291$1,258$1,335$1,316$1,496$1,685$1,758$1,891$1,949+51.0%
Des PlainesChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,267$1,289$1,358$1,373$1,416$1,501$1,618$1,791$1,879$2,031+60.3%
EvanstonChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,484$1,553$1,563$1,663$1,723$1,787$1,847$1,977$2,128$2,267$2,364$2,562+72.6%
SchaumburgChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,250$1,267$1,303$1,333$1,376$1,415$1,486$1,623$1,786$1,880$1,994$2,099+67.9%
BolingbrookChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,034$2,185$2,347$2,524$2,693+32.4%
PalatineChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,185$1,217$1,242$1,282$1,329$1,354$1,368$1,475$1,675$1,770$1,855$1,990+67.9%
Orland ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,505$2,679$2,705$3,018+20.5%
SkokieChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,578$1,713$1,911$1,968$2,053$2,250+42.6%
Downers GroveChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,766$1,863$1,992$2,072$2,264+28.2%
Oak LawnChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,600$1,652$1,732$1,848+15.5%
Tinley ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,090$2,269+8.6%
WheatonChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,529$1,692$1,844$1,989$2,121$2,169+41.9%
Mount ProspectChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,168$1,305$1,478$1,531$1,630$1,718+47.1%
GlenviewChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,643$1,672$1,722$1,809$1,910$2,063$2,210$2,379$2,520+53.4%
BerwynChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$965$985$990$1,067$1,118$1,203$1,290$1,382$1,472+52.5%
Oak ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,459$1,514$1,554$1,599$1,620$1,593$1,751$1,837$1,933$1,983$2,160+48.0%
Crystal LakeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,869$1,948$2,112+13.0%
LombardChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,560$1,503$1,487$1,688$1,690$1,851$1,988$2,086+33.7%
NormalBloomington, IL$1,029$1,126$1,236$1,326$1,403+36.3%
BellevilleSt. Louis, MO-IL$584$607$628$645$664$697$787$833$909$948$1,048+79.5%
QuincyQuincy, IL-MO$1,071$1,256+17.3%
Hoffman EstatesChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,528$1,724$1,857$1,907$2,032+33.0%
ElmhurstChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,702$1,798$1,976$2,036$2,253$2,302$2,449+43.9%
UrbanaChampaign-Urbana, IL$739$745$809$807$845$883$903$933$1,006$1,086$1,181$1,249+69.0%
DekalbChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,105$1,143$1,226$1,371+24.1%
MolineDavenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$857$873$933$998+16.5%
OswegoChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,960$2,247$2,249$2,415+23.2%
Saint CharlesChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,440$1,548$1,611$1,735$1,884+30.8%
NorthbrookChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,979$2,074$2,347$2,484$2,634$2,845$3,067+55.0%
Carol StreamChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,365$1,549$1,635$1,685$1,822+33.5%
DanvilleDanville, IL$648$717$775$867+33.8%
BartlettChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,162+0.0%
StreamwoodChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,405$2,475+2.9%
Park RidgeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,598+0.0%
PekinPeoria, IL$843+0.0%
MundeleinChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,091$2,235$2,356+12.7%
AddisonChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,853+0.0%
RomeovilleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,646$1,770$1,899$1,982$2,089+26.9%
Buffalo GroveChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,002$2,173$2,252$2,418+20.8%
Glen EllynChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,480+0.0%
Rock IslandDavenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$771$849$918+19.1%
WheelingChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,414$1,518$1,540$1,648$1,775$1,897$2,007$2,103+48.7%
Hanover ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,168$2,275$2,440+12.5%
KankakeeKankakee, IL$1,074$1,160+8.0%
GurneeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,536$1,639$1,693$1,808$1,965+27.9%
Calumet CityChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,274$1,400$1,518$1,629+27.9%
NilesChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,160+0.0%
WoodstockChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,492+0.0%
BelvidereRockford, IL$1,673+0.0%
CollinsvilleSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,049$1,118$1,162$1,255+19.6%
Elk Grove VillageChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,579$1,646$1,736$1,781+12.8%
Melrose ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,433+0.0%
Granite CitySt. Louis, MO-IL$1,013+0.0%
EdwardsvilleSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,305$1,363$1,471$1,525+16.9%
WoodridgeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,363$1,466$1,585$1,634$1,718+26.0%
LansingChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,715+0.0%
O FallonSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,298$1,368$1,438$1,482$1,599+23.2%
LibertyvilleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,776+0.0%
Glendale HeightsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,276$1,475$1,729$1,837$1,949+52.7%
GenevaChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,754$1,872$1,982$2,221+26.6%
MontgomeryChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,276+0.0%
FreeportFreeport, IL$1,013+0.0%
LisleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,330$1,416$1,487$1,620$1,737$1,794$1,939+45.8%
CarbondaleCarbondale-Marion, IL$671$683$726$749+11.6%
BourbonnaisKankakee, IL$1,511+0.0%
AlgonquinChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,311+0.0%
Lake in the HillsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,160+0.0%
HuntleyChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,700+0.0%
LockportChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,485$1,648$1,748$1,811$2,029+36.6%
Highland ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,626$2,646$2,980+13.5%
MarionCarbondale-Marion, IL$881$949$1,071+21.6%
BurbankChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,650+0.0%
Villa ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,324+0.0%
WilmetteChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$3,703+0.0%
AntiochChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,274+0.0%
McHenryChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,893+0.0%
LemontChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,628+0.0%
Morton GroveChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,483+0.0%
Oak ForestChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,024+0.0%
Round Lake BeachChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,142+0.0%
YorkvilleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,372+0.0%
AltonSt. Louis, MO-IL$872$985+13.0%
Elmwood ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,671+0.0%
RoselleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,447+0.0%
Vernon HillsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,612$1,635$1,637$1,872$1,983$2,097$2,165$2,436+51.1%
BloomingdaleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,538+0.0%
Rolling MeadowsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,660$1,868$2,071$1,984+19.5%
OttawaOttawa, IL$1,391+0.0%
WestmontChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,471$1,589$1,660$1,760$1,928+31.1%
WashingtonPeoria, IL$1,324+0.0%
MaywoodChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,424+0.0%
ZionChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,526+0.0%
SycamoreChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,543+0.0%
DarienChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,158+0.0%
South HollandChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,995+0.0%
South ElginChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,192+0.0%
DixonDixon, IL$1,133+0.0%
MattesonChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,621+0.0%
MorrisChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,433+0.0%
RoscoeRockford, IL$1,653+0.0%
DeerfieldChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,499+0.0%
Blue IslandChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,258+0.0%
CharlestonCharleston-Mattoon, IL$730+0.0%
Machesney ParkRockford, IL$1,469+0.0%
Loves ParkRockford, IL$1,616+0.0%
MattoonCharleston-Mattoon, IL$884+0.0%
AlsipChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,544+0.0%
DoltonChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,023$2,337+15.5%
HomewoodChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,524+0.0%
East MolineDavenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$1,034+0.0%
BrookfieldChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,828+0.0%
Evergreen ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,353+0.0%
GrayslakeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,461+0.0%
BensenvilleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,865+0.0%
Park ForestChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,981+0.0%
Lake ForestChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$5,171+0.0%
MacombMacomb, IL$919+0.0%
ShilohSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,172$1,287$1,382+17.9%
Prospect HeightsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,781+0.0%
Glen CarbonSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,720+0.0%
MidlothianChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,375+0.0%
Crest HillChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,162+0.0%
WillowbrookChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,554$1,646$1,725$1,953$2,005+29.0%
Lake VillaChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,110+0.0%
Hickory HillsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,390+0.0%
La GrangeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,107$2,386+13.2%
Country Club HillsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,575+0.0%
Forest ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,331$1,412$1,531$1,620+21.7%
Fairview HeightsSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,379+0.0%
WarrenvilleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,046$2,062$2,225$2,423+18.4%
RantoulChampaign-Urbana, IL$673$755$808+20.1%
WinnetkaChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,004+0.0%
Hazel CrestChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,503+0.0%
Chicago RidgeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,519+0.0%
North AuroraChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,263+0.0%
La Grange ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,751+0.0%
LincolnwoodChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,752+0.0%
SwanseaSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,484+0.0%
TroySt. Louis, MO-IL$1,425+0.0%
SandwichChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$995+0.0%
Round LakeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,350+0.0%
LindenhurstChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,500+0.0%
Richton ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,244+0.0%
Cahokia HeightsSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,191+0.0%
Schiller ParkChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,579+0.0%
RiverdaleChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,232+0.0%
ItascaChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,187$2,228+1.9%
PeruOttawa, IL$1,020+0.0%
ChathamSpringfield, IL$1,713+0.0%
LyonsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,533+0.0%
Wood RiverSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,000+0.0%
MascoutahSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,447+0.0%
River GroveChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,471+0.0%
BethaltoSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,117+0.0%
MilanDavenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$1,050+0.0%
Clarendon HillsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,644+0.0%
RiversideChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,823+0.0%
GilbertsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,990+0.0%
HerrinCarbondale-Marion, IL$1,006+0.0%
Pingree GroveChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,350+0.0%
BroadviewChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,343+0.0%
BarringtonChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,487+0.0%
Lake BluffChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,068+0.0%
Fox LakeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$1,675+0.0%
Willow SpringsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,241+0.0%
Pontoon BeachSt. Louis, MO-IL$1,175+0.0%
West DundeeChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,043$2,112$2,208+8.1%
SavoyChampaign-Urbana, IL$1,557+0.0%
HighwoodChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,332+0.0%
Oakbrook TerraceChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$2,106+0.0%

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Frequently asked questions — Illinois rent

Is Illinois cheap to rent in 2026?

It depends which city you pick. The average across 184 tracked Illinois cities is about $1,892/month — $73 below (-3.7% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965. Use the city table for local prices; the national typical rent is $1,965/month as of June 2026.

What city in Illinois has the cheapest rent?

Among cities in our ZORI sample, Charleston is the lowest at about $730/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Carbondale ($749), Rantoul ($808), Pekin ($843).

What city in Illinois has the most expensive rent?

Lake Forest leads our sample at about $5,171/month in 2026, followed by Wilmette ($3,703) and Northbrook ($3,067).

How much have rents in Illinois changed since 2015?

Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,157 in 2015 to $1,892 in 2026 (+63.5%). 12 of 184 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Rockford (+104.4%).

Are rents in Illinois still rising year over year?

From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Illinois cities went from about $1,742 to $1,892 (+8.6%). Since 2023 ($1,565), that is +20.9%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.

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