ZIP 60639
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 60639 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in June, about $35 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 60639 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2016.
Rent in ZIP 60639 changed +7.7% 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 60639 rose 30.3% while median household income rose 32.5% ($46,107 to $61,089). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 60639 is 51.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,089) is $1,527 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,380); a 2-bedroom is $1,560.
17th cheapest of 51 ZIP codes in Chicago.
ZIP 60644, 3 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,312/mo), about $5,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60639. 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 60639 (Chicago, IL) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 16.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60639 in Chicago, IL has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 60639 in Chicago, IL has increased 41.0% since 2021, going from about $1,234 per month to roughly $1,740 today. Median household income grew from $53,197 to $61,089 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.8% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 26.2 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 89,037 to 84,240 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.4% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 60639 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 60639 covers Chicago, IL. The median rent here is $1,740/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,380/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,560/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($61,089/yr), ZIP 60639 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.7% over the past year.
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