ZIP 60628
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 60628 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in May, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 60628 is 0.9% below its high of $1,740 in July 2026, at $1,725 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 60628 changed +7.3% 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 60628 rose 40.6% while median household income rose 32.7% ($41,169 to $54,644). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 60628 is 62.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($54,644) is $1,366 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,320); a 2-bedroom is $1,490.
16th cheapest of 51 ZIP codes in Chicago.
ZIP 60827, 3 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,290/mo), about $5,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60628. 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 60628 (Chicago, IL) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 23.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60628 in Chicago, IL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 60628 in Chicago, IL has shifted from $1,124 to $1,725, up 53.5% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $46,665 to $54,644 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.1% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 60628 in Chicago, IL losing about 4,058 residents over the five-year window, down 6.3% on net. The renter share has eased from 42.8% to 39.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 60628 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 60628 covers Chicago, IL. The median rent here is $1,725/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,320/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,490/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($54,644/yr), ZIP 60628 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.3% over the past year.
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