Rents are 6% below what Romeoville's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $2,073 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 Romeoville usually run 1.5% below trend in December and 1.7% above it in August, about $66 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Romeoville is 1.8% below its high of $2,110 in May 2026, at $2,073 as of September 2026.
Rent in Romeoville changed +1.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 94 Illinois cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.0%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($106,325) is $2,658 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,310); a 3-bedroom is $2,970.
Joliet, 6 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,675/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Romeoville. 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
Romeoville, IL is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 28.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Romeoville, IL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Romeoville, IL has shifted from $1,544 to $2,073, up 34.3% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $88,205 in 2021 to $106,325 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Romeoville, IL adding about 1,053 residents over the five-year window, up 2.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 15.6% to 19.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 21.9% to 28.3% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Romeoville, IL market of 2021.
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Romeoville rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Romeoville is $2,073/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,910/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,310/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,050/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,970/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($106,325/yr), Romeoville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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