What is the median rent in Loves Park, IL?

Name: Median rent in Loves Park, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Loves Park, IL is $1,120 (±$41) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,956 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Loves Park, the median gross rent went from $848 in 2015–2019 to $1,120 in 2020–2024 (+32.1%).

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: $1,120 (±$41)
Rented homes: 3,956 (±374)
$2,000 or more: 7.0%
Since 2015–2019: +32.1%

How much rent costs in Loves Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Loves Park	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	3.3% (±1.6 points)	8.5%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	31.1% (±6.1 points)	39.5%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	48.8% (±6.5 points)	37.7%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	9.8% (±3.8 points)	10.1%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.9% (±4.6 points)	2.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.6%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.1% (±0.2 points)	1.1%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 48.8% of renting households.

7.0% of rented homes in Loves Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Loves Park against Winnebago County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Loves Park	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,120 (±$41)	$1,021 (±$19)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,956 (±374)	37,857 (±1,161)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Loves Park, median gross rent is higher than in Winnebago County ($1,021).

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

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

In Winnebago County, Loves Park ranks 6 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 544 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Loves 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	$848 (±$27)	$1,120 (±$41)	+32.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	31.3% (±3.2 points)	39.1% (±3.3 points)	+7.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	3.5% (±2.6 points)	2.4% (±2.1 points)	−1.1 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 Loves Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Loves Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Loves Park	—	$1,120 (±$41)	—
Harlem Township (Winnebago County)	1.9 mi	$1,150 (±$35)	Not measurably different
Machesney Park	2.4 mi	$1,102 (±$59)	Not measurably different
Caledonia Township	5.5 mi	$1,539 (±$232)	Higher
Caledonia	5.8 mi	$1,711 (±$386)	Higher
Roscoe	6.1 mi	$1,437 (±$95)	Higher
Owen Township	6.3 mi	$1,692 (±$309)	Higher
Rockford	6.4 mi	$985 (±$19)	Lower
Candlewick Lake	6.6 mi	$1,520 (±$250)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rockford, IL ($985).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Caledonia Township, IL ($1,539), Caledonia, IL ($1,711), Roscoe, IL ($1,437).

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

Median gross rent across Winnebago County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Owen Township	$1,692 (±$309)
2	Roscoe Township	$1,600 (±$96)
3	Roscoe	$1,437 (±$95)
4	Harlem Township (Winnebago County)	$1,150 (±$35)
5	Winnebago Township	$1,134 (±$329)
6	Loves Park	$1,120 (±$41)
7	Machesney Park	$1,102 (±$59)
8	Pecatonica Township	$1,064 (±$166)
9	Shirland Township	$1,063 (±$639)
10	Pecatonica	$1,038 (±$311)
11	Cherry Valley	$1,024 (±$184)
12	Rockford Township	$994 (±$19)

Showing 12 of 21 places in Winnebago 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 Loves Park

What is the average rent in Loves Park, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Loves Park is $1,120 (±$41) 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 Loves Park?

In Loves Park, the median gross rent went from $848 in 2015–2019 to $1,120 in 2020–2024 (+32.1%).

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

7.0% of rented homes in Loves Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Loves Park higher than in Winnebago County?

In Loves Park, median gross rent is higher than in Winnebago County ($1,021).

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 Loves Park city, Illinois (place:45031, 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.