What is the median rent in Fox River Grove, IL?

Name: Median rent in Fox River Grove, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Fox River Grove, IL is $2,210 (±$645) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 213 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Fox River Grove, the median gross rent went from $1,066 in 2015–2019 to $2,210 in 2020–2024 (+107.3%).

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: $2,210 (±$645)
Rented homes: 213 (±137)
$2,000 or more: 70.9%
Since 2015–2019: +107.3%

How much rent costs in Fox River Grove

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Fox River Grove	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±16.1 points)	4.6%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.5% (±13.3 points)	13.6%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.0% (±22.4 points)	39.5%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.6% (±12.4 points)	26.5%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	49.8% (±39.6 points)	11.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±16.1 points)	3.0%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	21.1% (±31.6 points)	1.4%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 49.8% of renting households.

70.9% of rented homes in Fox River Grove cost $2,000 or more a month.

Fox River Grove against McHenry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fox River Grove	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$2,210 (±$645)	$1,401 (±$41)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	213 (±137)	19,548 (±1,113)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Fox River Grove, median gross rent is higher than in McHenry County ($1,401).

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

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

In McHenry County, Fox River Grove ranks 2 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 27 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Fox River Grove 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	$1,066 (±$170)	$2,210 (±$645)	+107.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	17.6% (±7.0 points)	12.6% (±8.3 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±8.9 points)	0.0% (±16.1 points)	0.0 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 Fox River Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fox River Grove
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Fox River Grove	—	$2,210 (±$645)	—
Cary	2.1 mi	$1,428 (±$258)	Lower
Lake Barrington	2.5 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Cuba Township	2.6 mi	$1,978 (±$1,029)	Not measurably different
Algonquin Township	3.2 mi	$1,520 (±$94)	Lower
Port Barrington	3.5 mi	$1,900 (±$559)	Not measurably different
Oakwood Hills	3.9 mi	$1,886 (±$210)	Not measurably different
Barrington Hills	4.0 mi	$3,282 (±$136)	Higher
North Barrington	4.5 mi	$2,679 (±$1,101)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cary, IL ($1,428), Algonquin Township, IL ($1,520).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Barrington Hills, IL ($3,282).

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

Median gross rent across McHenry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Bull Valley	$3,500 or more
2	Fox River Grove	$2,210 (±$645)
3	Prairie Grove	$1,917 (±$540)
4	Pistakee Highlands	$1,906 (±$871)
5	Port Barrington	$1,900 (±$559)
6	Oakwood Hills	$1,886 (±$210)
7	Island Lake	$1,874 (±$208)
8	Holiday Hills	$1,850 (±$1,017)

Showing 8 of 39 places in McHenry 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 Fox River Grove

What is the average rent in Fox River Grove, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fox River Grove is $2,210 (±$645) 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 Fox River Grove?

In Fox River Grove, the median gross rent went from $1,066 in 2015–2019 to $2,210 in 2020–2024 (+107.3%).

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 Fox River Grove cost more than $2,000 a month?

70.9% of rented homes in Fox River Grove have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Fox River Grove higher than in McHenry County?

In Fox River Grove, median gross rent is higher than in McHenry County ($1,401).

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 Fox River Grove village, Illinois (place:27533, 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.