ZIP 60625
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 60625 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 1.3% above it in June, about $59 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 60625 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 60625 changed +7.0% 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 60625 rose 27.5% while median household income rose 24.6% ($68,770 to $85,703). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 60625 is 41.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 13 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($85,703) is $2,143 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,100); a 3-bedroom is $2,700.
30th cheapest of 51 ZIP codes in Chicago.
ZIP 60659, 1 mile away, rents for 11% less ($1,752/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60625. 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 60625 (Chicago, IL) is majority renter-occupied, 55.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60625 in Chicago, IL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 60625 in Chicago, IL paid around $1,378 a month. That figure now sits near $1,969, up 42.9% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $85,703 today, compared with $76,088 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 60625 in Chicago, IL losing about 3,268 residents over the five-year window, down 4.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 52.1% to 55.4% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 60625 covers Chicago, IL. The median rent here is $1,969/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,860/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,100/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($85,703/yr), ZIP 60625 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.0% over the past year.
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At $1,969/mo, rent takes ~28% of ZIP 60625's median household income ($85,703/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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