ZIP 60619
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 60619 usually run 0.8% below trend in October and 0.7% above it in July, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 60619 is 1.2% below its high of $1,351 in June 2026, at $1,335 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 60619 changed +2.5% 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 60619 rose 31.9% while median household income rose 26.9% ($35,629 to $45,206). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 60619 is 48.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($45,206) is $1,130 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,200).
4th cheapest of 51 ZIP codes in Chicago.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60619. 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 60619 (Chicago, IL) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 28.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60619 in Chicago, IL has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 60619 in Chicago, IL has increased 35.4% since 2021, going from about $986 per month to roughly $1,335 today. Median household income grew from $43,329 to $45,206 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.3% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 31.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 63,481 to 59,503 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.3% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 60619 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 60619 covers Chicago, IL. The median rent here is $1,335/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 35% of local median household income ($45,206/yr), ZIP 60619 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.5% over the past year.
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At $1,335/mo, rent takes ~35% of ZIP 60619's median household income ($45,206/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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