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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 60611 usually run 1.9% below trend in January and 2.2% above it in July, about $121 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 60611 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 60611 changed +4.6% 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 60611 rose 13.8% while median household income rose 17.6% ($106,906 to $125,675). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 60611 is 26% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 17 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($125,675) is $3,142 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,670); a 3-bedroom is $3,440.
49th cheapest of 51 ZIP codes in Chicago.
ZIP 60602, 1 mile away, rents for 18% less ($2,438/mo), about $6,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60611. 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 60611 (Chicago, IL) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 88.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60611 in Chicago, IL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 60611 in Chicago, IL stood at $2,136 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,956, reflecting a 38.4% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $117,344 to $125,675 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.1% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 9.1% since 2021, moving from about 34,562 residents to roughly 37,705. Renters now make up 60% of households, compared with 53.8% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 60611 in Chicago, 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 60611 covers Chicago, IL. The median rent here is $2,956/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,370/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,670/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($125,675/yr), ZIP 60611 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.6% over the past year.
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