Rents are right about where Lombard's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,094 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
November. Asking rents in Lombard usually run 1.3% below trend in November and 0.9% above it in July, about $46 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Lombard is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2018.
Rent in Lombard changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 94 Illinois cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Lombard rose 27.7% while median household income rose 21.7% ($82,461 to $100,362). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Lombard is 34.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,362) is $2,509 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,150); a 3-bedroom is $2,760.
Addison, 4 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,854/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lombard. 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
Lombard, IL is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 49.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lombard, IL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Lombard, IL paid around $1,569 a month. That figure now sits near $2,094, up 33.5% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Lombard, IL now reports about $100,362, up from $89,079 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Lombard, IL losing about 692 residents over the five-year window, down 1.6% on net. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Lombard, IL reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lombard is $2,094/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,780/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,150/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,900/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,760/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($100,362/yr), Lombard ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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