Wheaton Rent Report: November 2024
Welcome to the Apartment List November 2024 Rent Report for Wheaton, IL. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $2,047, roughly the same as last month. Prices and are now up 7.0% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Wheaton rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Chicago metro area and the nation as a whole.
Wheaton rents are flat month-over-month and up 7.0% year-over-year
The median rent in Wheaton rose by 0.4% over the course of October, and has now increased by a total of 7.0% over the past 12 months. Wheaton’s rent growth over the past year has has outpaced both state (2.2%) and national (-0.7%) averages.
Wheaton rent growth in 2024 pacing similar last year
Ten months into the year, rents in Wheaton have risen 4.9%. This is a similar rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to October 2023 rents had increased 5.2%.
Wheaton rents are 27.0% higher than the metro-wide median
If we expand our view to the wider Chicago metro area, the median rent is $1,611 meaning that the median price in Wheaton ($2,047) is 27.0% greater than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at 2.4%, below the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 10 cities in the Chicago metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Lombard is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $2,130. Waukegan is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,327. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Westmont (8.6%) while the slowest is in Chicago (1.6%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Methodology
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