What is the median rent in East St. Louis, IL?

Name: Median rent in East St. Louis, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in East St. Louis, IL is $847 (±$112) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,562 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In East St. Louis, the median gross rent went from $484 in 2015–2019 to $847 in 2020–2024 (+75.0%).

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: $847 (±$112)
Rented homes: 2,562 (±461)
$2,000 or more: 1.4%
Since 2015–2019: +75.0%

How much rent costs in East St. Louis

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	East St. Louis	St. Clair County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	33.5% (±9.2 points)	7.5%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	27.8% (±8.1 points)	34.3%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.6% (±8.1 points)	38.6%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	5.6% (±3.6 points)	13.9%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.2% (±1.1 points)	3.1%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.5 points)	1.3%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.2% (±0.4 points)	1.3%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 33.5% of renting households.

1.4% of rented homes in East St. Louis cost $2,000 or more a month.

East St. Louis against St. Clair County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East St. Louis	St. Clair County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$847 (±$112)	$1,090 (±$22)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,562 (±461)	30,218 (±1,287)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In East St. Louis, median gross rent is lower than in St. Clair County ($1,090).

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

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

In St. Clair County, East St. Louis ranks 34 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1225 of 2,063.

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

How rent in East St. Louis 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	$484 (±$84)	$847 (±$112)	+75.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	52.9% (±3.6 points)	39.3% (±5.6 points)	−13.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	8.8% (±2.9 points)	5.2% (±2.9 points)	−3.6 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 East St. Louis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East St. Louis
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
East St. Louis	—	$847 (±$112)	—
East St. Louis Township	0.0 mi	$847 (±$112)	Not measurably different
Washington Park	2.2 mi	$864 (±$394)	Not measurably different
Sauget	2.4 mi	$733 (±$46)	Not measurably different
Fairmont City	2.6 mi	$1,084 (±$165)	Higher
Stites Township	3.0 mi	$904 (±$298)	Not measurably different
Centreville Township	3.1 mi	$969 (±$79)	Not measurably different
Canteen Township	3.1 mi	$1,134 (±$342)	Not measurably different
Brooklyn	3.3 mi	$904 (±$298)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairmont City, IL ($1,084).

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

Median gross rent across St. Clair County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
28	Dupo	$912 (±$60)
29 (tie)	Brooklyn	$904 (±$298)
29 (tie)	Stites Township	$904 (±$298)
31	Smithton Township	$888 (±$701)
32	Washington Park	$864 (±$394)
33	Fayetteville	$850 (±$37)
34 (tie)	East St. Louis	$847 (±$112)
34 (tie)	East St. Louis Township	$847 (±$112)
36	Fayetteville Township	$828 (±$149)
37	St. Libory	$813 (±$302)
38	Lenzburg Township	$788 (±$706)
39	Sauget	$733 (±$46)
40	Summerfield	$725 (±$87)

Showing 13 of 43 places in St. Clair 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 East St. Louis

What is the average rent in East St. Louis, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in East St. Louis is $847 (±$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 East St. Louis?

In East St. Louis, the median gross rent went from $484 in 2015–2019 to $847 in 2020–2024 (+75.0%).

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 East St. Louis cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.4% of rented homes in East St. Louis have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 33.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in East St. Louis higher than in St. Clair County?

In East St. Louis, median gross rent is lower than in St. Clair County ($1,090).

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 East St. Louis city, Illinois (place:22255, 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.