Rent Trends / IL
Rent Trends in Illinois: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 180 cities in Illinois. The average across tracked cities is $1,852/month in 2026, up from $1,158 in 2015 (+59.9%). That sits $110 below (-5.6% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962.
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,962 (June 2026)
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 ($1,962/month in June 2026, up from $1,357 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Illinois has risen from about $1,555 to $1,852 (+19.1%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +6.4% ($1,740 → $1,852).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Rockford (+103.7%, $591 → $1,204). 12 of 180 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
- Carbondale — $699
- Charleston — $732
- Macomb — $786
- Rock Falls — $825
- Rantoul — $853
Highest 2026 rents
- Wilmette — $3,693
- Lincolnshire — $3,167
- Highland Park — $3,034
- Northbrook — $3,020
- Plainfield — $2,970 (+80.9% since 2015)
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Illinois cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $1,501 | $1,551 | $1,580 | $1,621 | $1,659 | $1,710 | $1,624 | $1,799 | $1,931 | $2,026 | $2,121 | $2,395 | +59.6% | |
| Aurora | $1,327 | $1,368 | $1,394 | $1,433 | $1,479 | $1,508 | $1,605 | $1,764 | $1,916 | $2,034 | $2,151 | $2,289 | +72.5% | |
| Rockford | $591 | $612 | $638 | $660 | $686 | $722 | $788 | $858 | $910 | $1,015 | $1,068 | $1,204 | +103.7% | |
| Naperville | $1,360 | $1,416 | $1,428 | $1,481 | $1,532 | $1,572 | $1,621 | $1,816 | $1,948 | $2,073 | $2,145 | $2,298 | +69.0% | |
| Joliet | $909 | $936 | $959 | $999 | $1,018 | $1,065 | $1,108 | $1,197 | $1,281 | $1,329 | $1,470 | $1,621 | +78.3% | |
| Elgin | $1,061 | $1,097 | $1,113 | $1,156 | $1,183 | $1,231 | $1,270 | $1,423 | $1,533 | $1,686 | $1,811 | $1,925 | +81.4% | |
| Springfield | — | — | $697 | $714 | $732 | $754 | $795 | $869 | $925 | $1,006 | $1,046 | $1,151 | +65.1% | |
| Peoria | — | — | $727 | $739 | $744 | $766 | $819 | $889 | $1,014 | $1,104 | $1,148 | $1,239 | +70.4% | |
| Plainfield | $1,642 | $1,704 | $1,723 | $1,778 | $1,840 | $1,868 | $2,021 | $2,234 | $2,418 | $2,578 | $2,790 | $2,970 | +80.9% | |
| Champaign | $868 | $896 | $917 | $934 | $979 | $1,003 | $1,015 | $1,129 | $1,199 | $1,256 | $1,354 | $1,465 | +68.8% | |
| Waukegan | — | — | $998 | $1,018 | $1,049 | $1,081 | $1,154 | $1,241 | $1,347 | $1,444 | $1,547 | $1,678 | +68.1% | |
| Bloomington | — | — | $767 | $770 | $797 | $824 | $846 | $1,009 | $1,134 | $1,207 | $1,277 | $1,363 | +77.7% | |
| Cicero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,174 | $1,314 | +11.9% | |
| Decatur | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $817 | $848 | $916 | $995 | +21.8% | |
| Arlington Heights | — | — | — | $1,284 | $1,254 | $1,331 | $1,312 | $1,495 | $1,684 | $1,759 | $1,888 | $1,959 | +52.6% | |
| Des Plaines | — | — | $1,315 | $1,338 | $1,409 | $1,424 | $1,471 | $1,557 | $1,679 | $1,850 | $1,941 | $2,108 | +60.3% | |
| Evanston | $1,484 | $1,553 | $1,563 | $1,662 | $1,725 | $1,787 | $1,842 | $1,972 | $2,125 | $2,260 | $2,354 | $2,552 | +72.0% | |
| Schaumburg | $1,262 | $1,279 | $1,315 | $1,345 | $1,386 | $1,431 | $1,498 | $1,637 | $1,801 | $1,897 | $2,009 | $2,119 | +67.9% | |
| Bolingbrook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,047 | $2,188 | $2,357 | $2,535 | $2,759 | +34.8% | |
| Palatine | $1,172 | $1,203 | $1,228 | $1,267 | $1,315 | $1,339 | $1,352 | $1,459 | $1,654 | $1,750 | $1,834 | $1,977 | +68.7% | |
| Orland Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,447 | $2,614 | $2,640 | $2,957 | +20.8% | |
| Skokie | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,465 | $1,597 | $1,780 | $1,830 | $1,915 | $2,132 | +45.5% | |
| Downers Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,783 | $1,882 | $2,007 | $2,093 | $2,286 | +28.2% | |
| Oak Lawn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,546 | $1,598 | $1,677 | $1,808 | +16.9% | |
| Tinley Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,342 | $2,506 | +7.0% | |
| Wheaton | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,519 | $1,679 | $1,831 | $1,971 | $2,102 | $2,174 | +43.1% | |
| Mount Prospect | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,188 | $1,330 | $1,503 | $1,556 | $1,658 | $1,756 | +47.8% | |
| Glenview | — | — | — | $1,654 | $1,682 | $1,728 | $1,815 | $1,915 | $2,066 | $2,215 | $2,380 | $2,492 | +50.7% | |
| Berwyn | — | — | — | $932 | $952 | $956 | $1,034 | $1,080 | $1,161 | $1,243 | $1,332 | $1,424 | +52.8% | |
| Oak Park | — | $1,405 | $1,458 | $1,498 | $1,541 | $1,561 | $1,543 | $1,685 | $1,766 | $1,860 | $1,911 | $2,086 | +48.5% | |
| Crystal Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,802 | $1,866 | $2,039 | +13.2% | |
| Lombard | — | — | — | — | $1,566 | $1,512 | $1,496 | $1,696 | $1,700 | $1,861 | $1,997 | $2,088 | +33.3% | |
| Normal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $918 | $1,007 | $1,104 | $1,184 | $1,267 | +38.0% | |
| Belleville | — | $608 | $631 | $653 | $671 | $691 | $724 | $816 | $864 | $943 | $983 | $1,078 | +77.3% | |
| Quincy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,074 | $1,272 | +18.4% | |
| Hoffman Estates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,545 | $1,743 | $1,877 | $1,929 | $2,063 | +33.5% | |
| Elmhurst | — | — | — | — | — | $1,701 | $1,792 | $1,968 | $2,027 | $2,245 | $2,292 | $2,468 | +45.1% | |
| Urbana | $719 | $725 | $788 | $784 | $824 | $860 | $881 | $911 | $982 | $1,061 | $1,153 | $1,253 | +74.3% | |
| Dekalb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,146 | $1,183 | $1,268 | $1,394 | +21.6% | |
| Moline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $910 | $928 | $992 | $1,065 | +17.0% | |
| Oswego | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,931 | $2,211 | $2,214 | $2,380 | +23.3% | |
| Saint Charles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,461 | $1,572 | $1,630 | $1,757 | $1,928 | +32.0% | |
| Northbrook | — | — | — | — | — | $1,956 | $2,046 | $2,314 | $2,451 | $2,599 | $2,806 | $3,020 | +54.4% | |
| Carol Stream | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,383 | $1,575 | $1,656 | $1,708 | $1,834 | +32.6% | |
| Danville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $652 | $721 | $779 | $866 | +32.8% | |
| Bartlett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,456 | +0.0% | |
| Streamwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,384 | $2,492 | +4.5% | |
| Park Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,613 | +0.0% | |
| Pekin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $926 | +0.0% | |
| Mundelein | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,071 | $2,218 | $2,372 | +14.5% | |
| Addison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,951 | +0.0% | |
| Romeoville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,629 | $1,758 | $1,890 | $1,975 | $2,124 | +30.4% | |
| Buffalo Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,994 | $2,164 | $2,244 | $2,413 | +21.0% | |
| Glen Ellyn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,173 | +0.0% | |
| Rock Island | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $753 | $825 | $911 | +21.0% | |
| Wheeling | — | — | — | — | $1,415 | $1,525 | $1,535 | $1,640 | $1,767 | $1,889 | $1,998 | $2,103 | +48.6% | |
| Hanover Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,168 | $2,273 | $2,450 | +13.0% | |
| Kankakee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,164 | $1,249 | +7.3% | |
| Carpentersville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,357 | +0.0% | |
| Gurnee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,514 | $1,610 | $1,667 | $1,780 | $1,944 | +28.4% | |
| Calumet City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,217 | $1,333 | $1,446 | $1,577 | +29.6% | |
| West Chicago | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,598 | +0.0% | |
| Niles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,329 | +0.0% | |
| Woodstock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,415 | +0.0% | |
| Collinsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $952 | $1,018 | $1,057 | $1,203 | +26.4% | |
| Elk Grove Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,560 | $1,623 | $1,713 | $1,758 | +12.7% | |
| Granite City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,011 | +0.0% | |
| Edwardsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,280 | $1,337 | $1,431 | $1,505 | +17.6% | |
| Woodridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,368 | $1,469 | $1,589 | $1,638 | $1,725 | +26.1% | |
| Lansing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,665 | +0.0% | |
| O Fallon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,329 | $1,397 | $1,469 | $1,517 | $1,648 | +24.0% | |
| Libertyville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,593 | +0.0% | |
| Glendale Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,295 | $1,500 | — | $1,749 | $1,857 | $1,948 | +50.4% | |
| Geneva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,658 | $1,769 | $1,876 | $2,150 | +29.7% | |
| Batavia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,774 | +0.0% | |
| Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,188 | +0.0% | |
| Freeport | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $975 | +0.0% | |
| Lisle | — | — | — | — | — | $1,353 | $1,436 | $1,514 | $1,648 | $1,764 | $1,824 | $1,981 | +46.4% | |
| Carbondale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $624 | $635 | $674 | $699 | +12.0% | |
| Bourbonnais | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,550 | +0.0% | |
| Algonquin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,318 | +0.0% | |
| Lake in the Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,183 | +0.0% | |
| Huntley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,650 | +0.0% | |
| Lockport | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,548 | $1,718 | $1,822 | $1,889 | $2,132 | +37.7% | |
| Highland Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,662 | $2,664 | $3,034 | +14.0% | |
| Marion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $885 | $953 | $1,065 | +20.3% | |
| Burbank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,247 | +0.0% | |
| Villa Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,348 | +0.0% | |
| Wilmette | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,693 | +0.0% | |
| Antioch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,193 | +0.0% | |
| McHenry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,997 | +0.0% | |
| Morton Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,497 | +0.0% | |
| Oak Forest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,193 | +0.0% | |
| Round Lake Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,230 | +0.0% | |
| Yorkville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,232 | +0.0% | |
| Alton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $872 | $977 | +12.0% | |
| Elmwood Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,602 | +0.0% | |
| Roselle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,437 | +0.0% | |
| Vernon Hills | — | — | — | — | $1,593 | $1,615 | $1,617 | $1,853 | $1,959 | $2,073 | $2,141 | $2,420 | +51.9% | |
| Bloomingdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,481 | +0.0% | |
| Rolling Meadows | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,643 | $1,860 | $2,061 | $1,989 | +21.1% | |
| Ottawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,287 | +0.0% | |
| Westmont | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,530 | $1,654 | $1,733 | $1,836 | $1,988 | +29.9% | |
| Maywood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,519 | +0.0% | |
| Zion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,507 | +0.0% | |
| Sycamore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,435 | +0.0% | |
| Darien | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,171 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $918 | +0.0% | |
| Dixon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,091 | +0.0% | |
| Morris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,352 | +0.0% | |
| Roscoe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,658 | +0.0% | |
| Deerfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,529 | +0.0% | |
| Blue Island | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,336 | +0.0% | |
| Charleston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $732 | +0.0% | |
| Loves Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,541 | +0.0% | |
| Mattoon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $907 | +0.0% | |
| Alsip | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,605 | +0.0% | |
| Dolton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,037 | $2,287 | +12.3% | |
| Homewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,991 | +0.0% | |
| Brookfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,864 | +0.0% | |
| Evergreen Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,081 | +0.0% | |
| Grayslake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,428 | +0.0% | |
| Bensenville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,851 | +0.0% | |
| Harvey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,693 | +0.0% | |
| Park Forest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,806 | +0.0% | |
| Macomb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $786 | +0.0% | |
| Shiloh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,235 | $1,360 | $1,453 | +17.7% | |
| Prospect Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,727 | +0.0% | |
| Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,550 | +0.0% | |
| Willowbrook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,545 | $1,635 | $1,712 | $1,939 | $2,003 | +29.6% | |
| Lake Villa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,155 | +0.0% | |
| Hickory Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,058 | +0.0% | |
| La Grange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,119 | $2,374 | +12.0% | |
| Forest Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,320 | $1,396 | $1,515 | $1,592 | +20.6% | |
| Fairview Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,412 | +0.0% | |
| Warrenville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,966 | $1,988 | $2,130 | $2,299 | +16.9% | |
| Rantoul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $715 | $787 | $853 | +19.3% | |
| Chicago Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,518 | +0.0% | |
| North Aurora | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,244 | +0.0% | |
| La Grange Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,728 | +0.0% | |
| Rock Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $825 | +0.0% | |
| Lincolnwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,668 | +0.0% | |
| Swansea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,507 | +0.0% | |
| Troy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,317 | +0.0% | |
| Round Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,375 | +0.0% | |
| Richton Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,241 | +0.0% | |
| Mahomet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,781 | +0.0% | |
| Cahokia Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,312 | +0.0% | |
| Schiller Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,550 | +0.0% | |
| Riverdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,223 | +0.0% | |
| Carterville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,300 | +0.0% | |
| Itasca | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,261 | $2,381 | +5.3% | |
| Chatham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,704 | +0.0% | |
| Wood River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,081 | +0.0% | |
| Mascoutah | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,403 | +0.0% | |
| River Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,141 | +0.0% | |
| Bethalto | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,097 | +0.0% | |
| Worth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,508 | +0.0% | |
| Milan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $925 | +0.0% | |
| Clarendon Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,585 | +0.0% | |
| Riverside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,698 | +0.0% | |
| Herrin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $938 | +0.0% | |
| Lincolnshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,167 | +0.0% | |
| Broadview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,345 | +0.0% | |
| Steger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,365 | +0.0% | |
| Barrington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,452 | +0.0% | |
| Lake Bluff | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,133 | +0.0% | |
| Sauk Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,915 | +0.0% | |
| Willow Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,360 | +0.0% | |
| Pontoon Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,200 | +0.0% | |
| Calumet Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,299 | +0.0% | |
| Orland Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,700 | +0.0% | |
| West Dundee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,075 | $2,131 | $2,249 | +8.4% | |
| Savoy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,505 | +0.0% | |
| Peoria Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,206 | +0.0% | |
| Highwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,333 | +0.0% | |
| Fox River Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,100 | +0.0% | |
| New Baden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,663 | +0.0% | |
| Oakbrook Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,996 | +0.0% | |
| Volo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,655 | +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 180 tracked Illinois cities is about $1,852/month — $110 below (-5.6% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962. Use the city table for local prices; the national typical rent is $1,962/month as of June 2026.
What city in Illinois has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Carbondale is the lowest at about $699/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Charleston ($732), Macomb ($786), Rock Falls ($825).
What city in Illinois has the most expensive rent?
Wilmette leads our sample at about $3,693/month in 2026, followed by Lincolnshire ($3,167) and Highland Park ($3,034).
How much have rents in Illinois changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,158 in 2015 to $1,852 in 2026 (+59.9%). 12 of 180 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Rockford (+103.7%).
Are rents in Illinois still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Illinois cities went from about $1,740 to $1,852 (+6.4%). Since 2023 ($1,555), that is +19.1%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.
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