Rents are 8% below what Glendale Heights's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,920 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in Glendale Heights usually run 0.9% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in September, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Glendale Heights is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2020.
Rent in Glendale Heights changed +4.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 94 Illinois cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.0%.
Rent in Glendale Heights is 57.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($86,545) is $2,164 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,010); a 3-bedroom is $2,580.
Broadview, 12 miles away, rents for 31% less ($1,325/mo), about $7,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Glendale Heights. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Glendale Heights, IL is majority owner-occupied, 29.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Glendale Heights, IL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Glendale Heights, IL has shifted from $1,324 to $1,920, up 45.0% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $77,582 in 2021 to $86,545 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Glendale Heights, IL losing about 635 residents over the five-year window, down 1.9% on net. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Glendale Heights, IL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Glendale Heights is $1,920/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,660/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,010/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,780/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,580/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($86,545/yr), Glendale Heights ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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