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December 2019 St. Charles Rent Report
Welcome to the December 2019 St. Charles Rent Report. St. Charles rents increased over the past month. In this report, we'll evaluate trends in the St. Charles rental market, including comparisons to cities throughout the metro, state, and nation.
December 2019 St. Charles Rent Report
Welcome to the December 2019 St. Charles Rent Report. St. Charles rents increased over the past month. In this report, we'll evaluate trends in the St. Charles rental market, including comparisons to cities throughout the metro, state, and nation.
St. Charles rents increase sharply over the past month
St. Charles rents have increased 0.7% over the past month, but are down moderately by 0.8% in comparison to the same time last year. Currently, median rents in St. Charles stand at $1,246 for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,465 for a two-bedroom. St. Charles' year-over-year rent growth lags the state average of 0.8%, as well as the national average of 1.4%.
Rents rising across the Chicago Metro
While rent prices have decreased in St. Charles over the past year, the rest of the metro is seeing the opposite trend. Rents have risen in 8 of the largest 10 cities in the Chicago metro for which we have data. Here's a look at how rents compare across some of the largest cities in the metro.
- Naperville has the most expensive rents in the Chicago metro, with a two-bedroom median of $1,750; however, the city has also seen rents fall by 0.6% over the past year, the biggest drop in the metro.
- Waukegan has seen the fastest rent growth in the metro, with a year-over-year increase of 2.5%. The median two-bedroom there costs $1,018, while one-bedrooms go for $865.
Many large cities nationwide show more affordable rents compared to St. Charles
As rents have fallen moderately in St. Charles, many large cities nationwide have seen prices increase, in some cases substantially. Compared to most large cities across the country, St. Charles is less affordable for renters.
- Other cities across the state have seen rents slightly increase, with Illinois as a whole logging rent growth of 0.8% over the past year. For example, rents have grown by 0.7% in Rockford.
- St. Charles' median two-bedroom rent of $1,465 is above the national average of $1,191. Nationwide, rents have grown by 1.4% over the past year compared to the 0.8% decline in St. Charles.
- While rents in St. Charles fell moderately over the past year, many cities nationwide saw increases, including Columbus (+1.7%), DC (+1.4%), and New York (+1.3%).
- Renters will generally find more expensive prices in St. Charles than most large cities. For example, Springfield has a median 2BR rent of $722, where St. Charles is more than twice that price.
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Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. Our methodology also allows us to construct a picture of rent growth over an extended period of time, with estimates that are updated each month.
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