What is the median rent in Beach Park, IL?

Name: Median rent in Beach Park, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Beach Park, IL is $1,254 (±$312) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 656 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Beach Park, the median gross rent went from $1,482 in 2015–2019 to $1,254 in 2020–2024 (−15.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,254 (±$312)
Rented homes: 656 (±205)
$2,000 or more: 5.8%
Since 2015–2019: −15.4%

How much rent costs in Beach Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Beach Park	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.6 points)	5.1%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	25.6% (±17.9 points)	14.9%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.8% (±18.9 points)	31.3%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.8% (±16.1 points)	26.2%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.5% (±6.2 points)	12.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.3% (±3.9 points)	4.6%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.6 points)	5.3%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 34.8% of renting households.

5.8% of rented homes in Beach Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Beach Park against Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Beach Park	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,254 (±$312)	$1,477 (±$29)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	656 (±205)	62,163 (±1,559)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Beach Park, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lake County ($1,477).

It is not measurably different from Illinois ($1,274).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Lake County, Beach Park ranks 54 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 399 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Beach Park 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	$1,482 (±$195)	$1,254 (±$312)	−15.4%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	16.3% (±4.9 points)	13.2% (±3.8 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.3% (±6.3 points)	0.0% (±5.4 points)	−4.3 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 Beach Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Beach Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Beach Park	—	$1,254 (±$312)	—
Benton Township (Lake County)	1.0 mi	$1,332 (±$74)	Not measurably different
Zion	1.7 mi	$1,186 (±$96)	Not measurably different
Zion Township	1.7 mi	$1,186 (±$96)	Not measurably different
Wadsworth	2.6 mi	$994 (±$427)	Not measurably different
Winthrop Harbor	3.5 mi	$1,313 (±$175)	Not measurably different
Newport Township	3.8 mi	$1,359 (±$487)	Not measurably different
Waukegan Township	4.9 mi	$1,135 (±$33)	Not measurably different
Waukegan	5.0 mi	$1,205 (±$38)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
48	Wauconda	$1,371 (±$113)
49	Newport Township	$1,359 (±$487)
50	Green Oaks	$1,356 (±$1,316)
51	Benton Township (Lake County)	$1,332 (±$74)
52	Grant Township (Lake County)	$1,331 (±$145)
53	Winthrop Harbor	$1,313 (±$175)
54	Beach Park	$1,254 (±$312)
55	Hainesville	$1,225 (±$207)
56	Waukegan	$1,205 (±$38)
57 (tie)	Zion	$1,186 (±$96)
57 (tie)	Zion Township	$1,186 (±$96)
59	Antioch Township	$1,159 (±$52)
60	Waukegan Township	$1,135 (±$33)

Showing 13 of 64 places in Lake 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 Beach Park

What is the average rent in Beach Park, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Beach Park is $1,254 (±$312) 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 Beach Park?

In Beach Park, the median gross rent went from $1,482 in 2015–2019 to $1,254 in 2020–2024 (−15.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Beach Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.8% of rented homes in Beach Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Beach Park higher than in Lake County?

In Beach Park, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lake County ($1,477).

It is not measurably different from Illinois ($1,274).

It is not measurably different from 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 Beach Park village, Illinois (place:04303, in state:17).

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.