ZIP 60615
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 60615 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.5% above it in June, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 60615 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2015.
Rent in ZIP 60615 changed +4.4% 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 60615 rose 18.8% while median household income rose 41.7% ($45,077 to $63,876). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 60615 is 28% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,876) is $1,597 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,790).
23rd cheapest of 51 ZIP codes in Chicago.
ZIP 60621, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,625/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60615. 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 60615 (Chicago, IL) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 63.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60615 in Chicago, IL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 60615 in Chicago, IL stood at $1,452 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,855, reflecting a 27.8% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $51,179 in 2021 to $63,876 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.9% since 2021, moving from about 41,767 residents to roughly 42,975. Renters now make up 67.8% of households, compared with 69.7% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 60615 in Chicago, IL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 60615 covers Chicago, IL. The median rent here is $1,855/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,920/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,160/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($63,876/yr), ZIP 60615 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.4% over the past year.
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