Chicago, IL (City) - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates (ApartmentList)

Updated on April 29, 2026.

According to data from ApartmentList.com, the apartment rental price estimate in Chicago, IL in April 2026 was $1,851 overall, $1,715 for one-bedroom apartments, and $1,868 for two-bedroom apartments.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the rental price estimate in Chicago for overall, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments for recent months.

You can see similar information for other Illinois cities, and for Illinois.

Note: The Rental Price Estimate is the estimate of the median rent paid for new leases in a given market.

Data Source: Apartment List.
Chicago, IL - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
Overall
1Br
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Chicago, IL - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
1 – 10 of 112
Month Overall Rent Estimate ($) 1Br Rent Estimate ($) 2Br Rent Estimate ($)
Jan 2017 1380 1279 1392
Feb 2017 1395 1294 1408
Mar 2017 1412 1309 1425
Apr 2017 1430 1325 1443
May 2017 1438 1333 1452
Jun 2017 1451 1345 1465
Jul 2017 1454 1347 1467
Aug 2017 1447 1342 1461
Sep 2017 1438 1333 1451
Oct 2017 1415 1312 1428
Nov 2017 1408 1305 1421
Dec 2017 1392 1291 1405
Jan 2018 1403 1301 1416
Feb 2018 1404 1302 1417
Mar 2018 1420 1317 1433
Apr 2018 1434 1329 1447
May 2018 1455 1349 1469
Jun 2018 1466 1359 1479
Jul 2018 1471 1363 1484
Aug 2018 1471 1363 1484
Sep 2018 1471 1364 1485
Oct 2018 1460 1353 1473
Nov 2018 1442 1337 1456
Dec 2018 1432 1328 1445
Jan 2019 1441 1336 1454
Feb 2019 1447 1342 1461
Mar 2019 1459 1352 1472
Apr 2019 1472 1364 1485
May 2019 1495 1386 1509
Jun 2019 1511 1401 1525
Jul 2019 1520 1409 1534
Aug 2019 1517 1406 1531
Sep 2019 1506 1396 1520
Oct 2019 1484 1376 1498
Nov 2019 1473 1366 1487
Dec 2019 1487 1378 1500
Jan 2020 1495 1386 1509
Feb 2020 1505 1395 1519
Mar 2020 1501 1392 1515
Apr 2020 1504 1394 1518
May 2020 1501 1392 1515
Jun 2020 1488 1379 1501
Jul 2020 1478 1370 1492
Aug 2020 1460 1354 1474
Sep 2020 1435 1330 1448
Oct 2020 1393 1292 1406
Nov 2020 1353 1254 1365
Dec 2020 1317 1221 1329
Jan 2021 1305 1210 1317
Feb 2021 1317 1221 1329
Mar 2021 1353 1254 1366
Apr 2021 1400 1298 1413
May 2021 1442 1337 1455
Jun 2021 1482 1374 1496
Jul 2021 1513 1402 1526
Aug 2021 1535 1423 1549
Sep 2021 1539 1427 1554
Oct 2021 1531 1419 1545
Nov 2021 1514 1403 1528
Dec 2021 1510 1400 1524
Jan 2022 1512 1402 1526
Feb 2022 1526 1414 1540
Mar 2022 1542 1430 1556
Apr 2022 1574 1459 1588
May 2022 1608 1491 1623
Jun 2022 1639 1519 1653
Jul 2022 1656 1535 1671
Aug 2022 1659 1538 1674
Sep 2022 1649 1529 1664
Oct 2022 1630 1511 1645
Nov 2022 1608 1491 1623
Dec 2022 1592 1476 1607
Jan 2023 1594 1478 1609
Feb 2023 1608 1491 1623
Mar 2023 1631 1512 1646
Apr 2023 1655 1534 1670
May 2023 1681 1558 1697
Jun 2023 1706 1582 1722
Jul 2023 1716 1590 1731
Aug 2023 1710 1585 1725
Sep 2023 1692 1568 1707
Oct 2023 1677 1554 1692
Nov 2023 1659 1538 1675
Dec 2023 1648 1528 1663
Jan 2024 1638 1518 1653
Feb 2024 1645 1525 1661
Mar 2024 1661 1539 1676
Apr 2024 1689 1566 1705
May 2024 1716 1590 1731
Jun 2024 1738 1611 1754
Jul 2024 1741 1614 1757
Aug 2024 1737 1610 1753
Sep 2024 1716 1591 1732
Oct 2024 1692 1568 1707
Nov 2024 1668 1546 1683
Dec 2024 1659 1537 1674
Jan 2025 1669 1547 1684
Feb 2025 1692 1569 1708
Mar 2025 1729 1603 1745
Apr 2025 1767 1637 1783
May 2025 1800 1669 1817
Jun 2025 1819 1686 1836
Jul 2025 1823 1689 1839
Aug 2025 1814 1682 1831
Sep 2025 1802 1671 1819
Oct 2025 1796 1665 1813
Nov 2025 1790 1659 1806
Dec 2025 1779 1649 1795
Jan 2026 1777 1647 1793
Feb 2026 1793 1662 1810
Mar 2026 1821 1688 1838
Apr 2026 1851 1715 1868