What is the median rent in Kendall Township, IL?

Name: Median rent in Kendall Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kendall Township, IL is $1,290 (±$329) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 271 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kendall Township, the median gross rent went from $1,275 in 2015–2019 to $1,290 in 2020–2024 (+1.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,290 (±$329)
Rented homes: 271 (±100)
$2,000 or more: 10.7%
Since 2015–2019: +1.2%

How much rent costs in Kendall Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kendall Township	Kendall County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±12.9 points)	1.7%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	19.6% (±12.6 points)	10.5%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	39.1% (±17.3 points)	18.9%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.6% (±19.0 points)	33.7%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.6% (±9.9 points)	20.6%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.1% (±5.9 points)	11.6%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±12.9 points)	3.1%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 39.1% of renting households.

10.7% of rented homes in Kendall Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kendall Township against Kendall County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kendall Township	Kendall County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,290 (±$329)	$1,781 (±$76)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	271 (±100)	7,121 (±795)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

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

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

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

In Kendall County, Kendall Township ranks 11 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 364 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Kendall Township 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	$1,275 (±$161)	$1,290 (±$329)	+1.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	15.7% (±5.2 points)	9.5% (±3.2 points)	−6.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±6.3 points)	0.0% (±12.4 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 Kendall Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kendall Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kendall Township	—	$1,290 (±$329)	—
Yorkville	5.1 mi	$1,662 (±$134)	Higher
Lisbon Township	5.9 mi	$1,737 (±$293)	Higher
Na-Au-Say Township	6.1 mi	$2,253 (±$47)	Higher
Bristol Township	6.9 mi	$1,901 (±$213)	Higher
Big Grove Township	7.4 mi	$1,108 (±$169)	Not measurably different
Lisbon	7.5 mi	$963 (±$609)	Not measurably different
Oswego	8.1 mi	$1,860 (±$184)	Higher
Seward Township (Kendall County)	8.2 mi	$2,505 (±$334)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Yorkville, IL ($1,662), Lisbon Township, IL ($1,737), Na-Au-Say Township, IL ($2,253).

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
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 10 of 14 places in Kendall 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 Kendall Township

What is the average rent in Kendall Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kendall Township is $1,290 (±$329) 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 Kendall Township?

In Kendall Township, the median gross rent went from $1,275 in 2015–2019 to $1,290 in 2020–2024 (+1.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Kendall Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

10.7% of rented homes in Kendall Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kendall Township higher than in Kendall County?

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

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 Kendall township, Kendall County, Illinois (county subdivision:39454, in state:17 county:093).

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.