ZIP 60409
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 60409 is 1.7% below its high of $1,562 in June 2026, at $1,536 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 60409 changed +1.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 172 Illinois ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.7%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($55,369) is $1,384 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,290); a 2-bedroom is $1,450.
ZIP 60827, 5 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,290/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60409. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 60409 (Calumet City, IL) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 21.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60409 in Calumet City, IL has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in ZIP 60409 in Calumet City, IL has climbed from $1,236 to $1,536, a 24.3% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $52,994 to $55,369 across the same window, up 4.5% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 2.7% since 2021, moving from about 36,065 residents to roughly 35,100. Renters now make up 44.3% of households, compared with 41.3% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 21.4% of adults here, versus 19% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 60409 in Calumet City, IL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 60409 covers Calumet City, IL. The median rent here is $1,536/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,290/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,450/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($55,369/yr), ZIP 60409 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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