What is the median rent in Deer Park, IL?

Name: Median rent in Deer Park, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Deer Park, IL is $2,754 (±$508) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 335 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Deer Park, the median gross rent went from $1,302 in 2015–2019 to $2,754 in 2020–2024 (+111.5%).

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: $2,754 (±$508)
Rented homes: 335 (±96)
$2,000 or more: 87.2%
Since 2015–2019: +111.5%

How much rent costs in Deer Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Deer Park	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±10.6 points)	5.1%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±10.6 points)	14.9%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.1% (±12.4 points)	31.3%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.8% (±7.9 points)	26.2%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	28.1% (±17.4 points)	12.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	17.9% (±14.1 points)	4.6%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	41.2% (±16.8 points)	5.3%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 41.2% of renting households.

87.2% of rented homes in Deer Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Deer Park against Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Deer Park	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$2,754 (±$508)	$1,477 (±$29)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	335 (±96)	62,163 (±1,559)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Deer Park, median gross rent is higher than in Lake County ($1,477).

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

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

In Lake County, Deer Park ranks 5 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 12 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Deer 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	$1,302 (±$205)	$2,754 (±$508)	+111.5%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	6.4% (±2.9 points)	26.5% (±6.6 points)	+20.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	29.5% (±38.8 points)	8.6% (±7.0 points)	−20.9 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 Deer Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Deer Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Deer Park	—	$2,754 (±$508)	—
Lake Zurich	2.0 mi	$1,909 (±$167)	Lower
Ela Township	2.4 mi	$2,011 (±$192)	Lower
Barrington	2.4 mi	$1,500 (±$545)	Lower
North Barrington	3.6 mi	$2,679 (±$1,101)	Not measurably different
Palatine Township	4.0 mi	$1,618 (±$46)	Lower
Palatine	4.1 mi	$1,549 (±$72)	Lower
Long Grove	4.3 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Cuba Township	4.5 mi	$1,978 (±$1,029)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Zurich, IL ($1,909), Ela Township, IL ($2,011), Barrington, IL ($1,500).

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
1 (tie)	Indian Creek	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Lake Barrington	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Long Grove	$3,500 or more
4	Lincolnshire	$2,858 (±$463)
5	Deer Park	$2,754 (±$508)
6	North Barrington	$2,679 (±$1,101)
7	Deerfield	$2,482 (±$335)
8	West Deerfield Township	$2,284 (±$194)
9	Volo	$2,169 (±$208)
10	Lake Bluff	$2,063 (±$800)
11	Buffalo Grove	$2,037 (±$148)

Showing 11 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 Deer Park

What is the average rent in Deer Park, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Deer Park is $2,754 (±$508) 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 Deer Park?

In Deer Park, the median gross rent went from $1,302 in 2015–2019 to $2,754 in 2020–2024 (+111.5%).

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 Deer Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

87.2% of rented homes in Deer Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Deer Park higher than in Lake County?

In Deer Park, median gross rent is higher than in Lake County ($1,477).

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 Deer Park village, Illinois (place:19083, 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.