Rents are right about where Naperville'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 $2,236 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
January. Asking rents in Naperville usually run 1% below trend in January and 1.3% above it in June, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Naperville is 0.5% below its high of $2,247 in May 2026, at $2,236 as of September 2026.
Rent in Naperville changed +2.0% 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 Naperville rose 38.7% while median household income rose 23.2% ($125,926 to $155,105). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Naperville is 42.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($155,105) is $3,878 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,600).
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Naperville, 60564 ($2,801/mo), costs 34% more than the cheapest, 60563 ($2,095/mo).
Lisle, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,919/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Naperville. 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
Naperville, IL is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 72.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Naperville, IL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Naperville, IL has climbed 35.9% since 2021, going from about $1,645 per month to roughly $2,236 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $135,772 in 2021 to $155,105 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 21.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 149,013 to 150,692 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.1% change. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Naperville, IL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Naperville is $2,236/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,978/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,388/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,113/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,068/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($155,105/yr), Naperville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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