What is the median rent in Alton Township, IL?

Name: Median rent in Alton Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Alton Township, IL is $1,015 (±$48) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,096 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Alton Township, the median gross rent went from $773 in 2015–2019 to $1,015 in 2020–2024 (+31.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,015 (±$48)
Rented homes: 4,096 (±372)
$2,000 or more: 2.9%
Since 2015–2019: +31.3%

How much rent costs in Alton Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Alton Township	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	11.8% (±3.3 points)	6.9%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	36.3% (±5.8 points)	40.9%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	42.9% (±5.8 points)	37.2%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.1% (±2.5 points)	10.3%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.4% (±1.2 points)	2.0%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.4% (±0.6 points)	0.7%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.1% (±0.9 points)	2.0%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 42.9% of renting households.

2.9% of rented homes in Alton Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Alton Township against Madison County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alton Township	Madison County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,015 (±$48)	$1,024 (±$23)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,096 (±372)	27,125 (±1,202)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Alton Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Madison County ($1,024).

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

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

In Madison County, Alton Township ranks 21 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 716 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Alton 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	$773 (±$28)	$1,015 (±$48)	+31.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	40.4% (±2.4 points)	40.1% (±2.9 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.3% (±2.8 points)	7.3% (±3.3 points)	−1.0 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 Alton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alton Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Alton Township	—	$1,015 (±$48)	—
Alton	0.0 mi	$1,015 (±$48)	Not measurably different
East Alton	2.7 mi	$881 (±$93)	Lower
West Alton	4.0 mi	$1,375 (±$257)	Higher
Wood River Township	4.4 mi	$922 (±$47)	Lower
Wood River	4.9 mi	$936 (±$52)	Lower
Foster Township (Madison County)	5.1 mi	$1,719 (±$104)	Higher
Godfrey	5.1 mi	$1,153 (±$158)	Not measurably different
Bethalto	5.7 mi	$981 (±$117)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Alton, IL ($881), Wood River Township, IL ($922), Wood River, IL ($936).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Alton, MO ($1,375), Foster Township (Madison County), IL ($1,719).

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

Median gross rent across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
15	Venice Township	$1,095 (±$110)
16	Collinsville Township	$1,072 (±$50)
17	Saline Township	$1,041 (±$263)
18	Collinsville	$1,038 (±$55)
19 (tie)	Alton	$1,015 (±$48)
19 (tie)	Venice	$1,015 (±$263)
19 (tie)	Alton Township	$1,015 (±$48)
22	Madison	$1,014 (±$474)
23	Hartford	$984 (±$118)
24	Bethalto	$981 (±$117)
25	Roxana	$975 (±$109)
26	Fort Russell Township	$968 (±$94)
27	Hamel	$954 (±$257)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Madison 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 Alton Township

What is the average rent in Alton Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Alton Township is $1,015 (±$48) 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 Alton Township?

In Alton Township, the median gross rent went from $773 in 2015–2019 to $1,015 in 2020–2024 (+31.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

2.9% of rented homes in Alton Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Alton Township higher than in Madison County?

In Alton Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Madison County ($1,024).

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

It is lower 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 Alton township, Madison County, Illinois (county subdivision:01127, in state:17 county:119).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.