What is the median rent in Boulder Hill, IL?

Name: Median rent in Boulder Hill, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Boulder Hill, IL is $1,633 (±$112) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 406 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Boulder Hill, the median gross rent went from $1,588 in 2015–2019 to $1,633 in 2020–2024 (+2.8%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,633 (±$112)
Rented homes: 406 (±138)
$2,000 or more: 13.8%
Since 2015–2019: +2.8%

How much rent costs in Boulder Hill

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Boulder Hill	Kendall County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±8.8 points)	1.7%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.6% (±9.1 points)	10.5%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	29.3% (±13.9 points)	18.9%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	49.3% (±16.6 points)	33.7%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	13.8% (±9.8 points)	20.6%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±8.8 points)	11.6%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±8.8 points)	3.1%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 49.3% of renting households.

13.8% of rented homes in Boulder Hill cost $2,000 or more a month.

Boulder Hill against Kendall County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boulder Hill	Kendall County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,633 (±$112)	$1,781 (±$76)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	406 (±138)	7,121 (±795)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Boulder Hill, median gross rent is lower than in Kendall County ($1,781).

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

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

In Kendall County, Boulder Hill ranks 10 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 163 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Boulder Hill 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	$1,588 (±$117)	$1,633 (±$112)	+2.8%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	21.2% (±4.6 points)	13.7% (±4.1 points)	−7.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	7.2% (±6.9 points)	0.0% (±8.4 points)	−7.2 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 Boulder Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boulder Hill
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Boulder Hill	—	$1,633 (±$112)	—
Montgomery	1.5 mi	$1,984 (±$526)	Not measurably different
Oswego	1.9 mi	$1,860 (±$184)	Higher
Oswego Township	2.5 mi	$1,738 (±$90)	Not measurably different
Aurora Township	4.1 mi	$1,351 (±$35)	Lower
Aurora	4.3 mi	$1,596 (±$55)	Not measurably different
Bristol Township	5.6 mi	$1,901 (±$213)	Higher
Yorkville	5.9 mi	$1,662 (±$134)	Not measurably different
Sugar Grove Township	6.4 mi	$1,726 (±$346)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Aurora Township, IL ($1,351).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oswego, IL ($1,860), Bristol Township, IL ($1,901).

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

Median gross rent across Kendall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Oswego	$1,860 (±$184)
5	Oswego Township	$1,738 (±$90)
6	Lisbon Township	$1,737 (±$293)
7	Plano	$1,686 (±$165)
8	Little Rock Township	$1,667 (±$164)
9	Yorkville	$1,662 (±$134)
10	Boulder Hill	$1,633 (±$112)
11	Kendall Township	$1,290 (±$329)
12	Big Grove Township	$1,108 (±$169)
13	Newark	$1,006 (±$163)
14	Lisbon	$963 (±$609)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Kendall County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Boulder Hill is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Boulder Hill

What is the average rent in Boulder Hill, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Boulder Hill is $1,633 (±$112) 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 Boulder Hill?

In Boulder Hill, the median gross rent went from $1,588 in 2015–2019 to $1,633 in 2020–2024 (+2.8%).

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

How many rentals in Boulder Hill cost more than $2,000 a month?

13.8% of rented homes in Boulder Hill have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Boulder Hill higher than in Kendall County?

In Boulder Hill, median gross rent is lower than in Kendall County ($1,781).

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 Boulder Hill CDP, Illinois (place:07419, 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.