ZIP 60645
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 60645 usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in July, about $47 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 60645 is 0.2% below its high of $1,900 in July 2026, at $1,897 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 60645 changed +4.2% 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 60645 rose 31% while median household income rose 32.1% ($57,572 to $76,045). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 60645 is 45.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($76,045) is $1,901 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,710); a 2-bedroom is $1,930.
26th cheapest of 51 ZIP codes in Chicago.
ZIP 60656, 7 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,611/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 60645. 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 60645 (Chicago, IL) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, 45.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 60645 in Chicago, IL has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 60645 in Chicago, IL has increased by $572 per month, settling near $1,897 after starting the period at $1,325. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $63,488 in 2021 to $76,045 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 23.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 46.2% of households rent today, against 49.1% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 60645 in Chicago, IL market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 60645 covers Chicago, IL. The median rent here is $1,897/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,710/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,930/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($76,045/yr), ZIP 60645 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.2% over the past year.
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