What is the median rent in Algonquin Township, IL?

Name: Median rent in Algonquin Township, IL, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Algonquin Township, IL is $1,520 (±$94) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,715 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Algonquin Township, the median gross rent went from $1,331 in 2015–2019 to $1,520 in 2020–2024 (+14.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,520 (±$94)
Rented homes: 5,715 (±655)
$2,000 or more: 19.8%
Since 2015–2019: +14.2%

How much rent costs in Algonquin Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Algonquin Township	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	2.8% (±1.3 points)	4.6%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.4% (±3.5 points)	13.6%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.6% (±5.7 points)	39.5%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	31.5% (±6.1 points)	26.5%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	13.6% (±3.9 points)	11.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.2% (±2.7 points)	3.0%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±1.2 points)	1.4%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 34.6% of renting households.

19.8% of rented homes in Algonquin Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Algonquin Township against McHenry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Algonquin Township	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,520 (±$94)	$1,401 (±$41)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,715 (±655)	19,548 (±1,113)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Algonquin Township, median gross rent is higher than in McHenry County ($1,401).

It is also higher than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In McHenry County, Algonquin Township ranks 19 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 222 of 2,063.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Algonquin Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,331 (±$57)	$1,520 (±$94)	+14.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	18.7% (±1.4 points)	17.9% (±2.0 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.4% (±2.0 points)	4.8% (±2.8 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Algonquin Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Algonquin Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Algonquin Township	—	$1,520 (±$94)	—
Cary	1.7 mi	$1,428 (±$258)	Not measurably different
Lake in the Hills	2.4 mi	$1,689 (±$127)	Higher
Fox River Grove	3.2 mi	$2,210 (±$645)	Higher
Algonquin	3.6 mi	$1,723 (±$210)	Not measurably different
Crystal Lake	3.8 mi	$1,468 (±$94)	Not measurably different
Oakwood Hills	3.9 mi	$1,886 (±$210)	Higher
Prairie Grove	5.2 mi	$1,917 (±$540)	Not measurably different
Port Barrington	5.2 mi	$1,900 (±$559)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lake in the Hills, IL ($1,689), Fox River Grove, IL ($2,210), Oakwood Hills, IL ($1,886).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across McHenry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
13	Union	$1,692 (±$207)
14	Lake in the Hills	$1,689 (±$127)
15	Coral Township	$1,671 (±$338)
16	Alden Township	$1,638 (±$220)
17	Huntley	$1,622 (±$188)
18	McHenry	$1,553 (±$110)
19	Algonquin Township	$1,520 (±$94)
20	Crystal Lake	$1,468 (±$94)
21	McCullom Lake	$1,443 (±$210)
22	Cary	$1,428 (±$258)
23	McHenry Township	$1,396 (±$83)
24	Greenwood	$1,366 (±$48)
25	Richmond Township	$1,242 (±$104)

Showing 13 of 39 places in McHenry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Algonquin Township

What is the average rent in Algonquin Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Algonquin Township is $1,520 (±$94) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Algonquin Township?

In Algonquin Township, the median gross rent went from $1,331 in 2015–2019 to $1,520 in 2020–2024 (+14.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Algonquin Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

19.8% of rented homes in Algonquin Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Algonquin Township higher than in McHenry County?

In Algonquin Township, median gross rent is higher than in McHenry County ($1,401).

It is also higher than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Algonquin township, McHenry County, Illinois (county subdivision:00698, in state:17 county:111).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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