What is the average rent for a 2-bedroom in Illinois?

About $994 a month: the median of the typical rents in 1,544 ZIP codes, which range from $156–$3,500+.

What is the average rent for a 1-bedroom in Illinois?

About $830 a month: the median of the typical rents in 1,544 ZIP codes, which range from $179–$3,500+.

What is the average rent for a 3-bedroom in Illinois?

About $1,288 a month: the median of the typical rents in 1,544 ZIP codes, which range from $440–$3,900.

Which city in Illinois has the highest rent?

Of the cities we cover, Lincolnwood has the highest typical 2-bedroom rent ($3,260 a month) and Cairo the lowest ($156).

Where do these Illinois rent figures come from?

HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents (Oct 1, 2026), Census ACS 5-year median gross rent (Dec 31, 2024) and HUD county Fair Market Rents (Oct 1, 2026).

Rent in Illinois by city

We have rent figures for 1,278 cities and 1,544 ZIP codes in Illinois. Across those ZIPs, the median typical 2-bedroom rent is $994 a month. By city, typical 2-bedroom rent runs from $156 in Cairo to $3,260 in Lincolnwood.

1,278 Illinois cities

Typical 2-bedroom rent

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent for a 2-bedroom in Illinois?: About $994 a month: the median of the typical rents in 1,544 ZIP codes, which range from $156–$3,500+.
What is the average rent for a 1-bedroom in Illinois?: About $830 a month: the median of the typical rents in 1,544 ZIP codes, which range from $179–$3,500+.
What is the average rent for a 3-bedroom in Illinois?: About $1,288 a month: the median of the typical rents in 1,544 ZIP codes, which range from $440–$3,900.
Which city in Illinois has the highest rent?: Of the cities we cover, Lincolnwood has the highest typical 2-bedroom rent ($3,260 a month) and Cairo the lowest ($156).
Where do these Illinois rent figures come from?: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents (Oct 1, 2026), Census ACS 5-year median gross rent (Dec 31, 2024) and HUD county Fair Market Rents (Oct 1, 2026).