ZIP 60504
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 60504 usually run 1.2% below trend in November and 1.1% above it in May, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 60504 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2015.
Rent in ZIP 60504 changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 172 Illinois ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.7%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 60504 rose 42.4% while median household income rose 15.9% ($84,598 to $98,008). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 60504 is 51.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($98,008) is $2,450 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,420); a 3-bedroom is $3,120.
3rd cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Aurora.
ZIP 60505, 3 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,619/mo), about $7,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60504. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 60504 (Aurora, IL) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 50.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60504 in Aurora, IL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 60504 in Aurora, IL paid around $1,605 a month. That figure now sits near $2,266, up 41.2% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $87,038 to $98,008 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.6% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 38.1% to 41%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 47.6% to 50.2% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 60504 in Aurora, IL reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 60504 covers Aurora, IL. The median rent here is $2,266/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,140/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,420/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($98,008/yr), ZIP 60504 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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At $2,266/mo, rent takes ~28% of ZIP 60504's median household income ($98,008/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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