What is the median rent in McHenry Township, IL?

Name: Median rent in McHenry Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in McHenry Township, IL is $1,396 (±$83) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,107 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In McHenry Township, the median gross rent went from $1,255 in 2015–2019 to $1,396 in 2020–2024 (+11.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,396 (±$83)
Rented homes: 3,107 (±467)
$2,000 or more: 18.4%
Since 2015–2019: +11.2%

How much rent costs in McHenry Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	McHenry Township	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	9.5% (±5.9 points)	4.6%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.4% (±4.6 points)	13.6%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	42.1% (±8.6 points)	39.5%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	20.5% (±7.2 points)	26.5%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.6% (±8.2 points)	11.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.3% (±2.2 points)	3.0%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.5% (±0.8 points)	1.4%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 42.1% of renting households.

18.4% of rented homes in McHenry Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

McHenry Township against McHenry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	McHenry Township	McHenry County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,396 (±$83)	$1,401 (±$41)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,107 (±467)	19,548 (±1,113)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In McHenry Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from McHenry County ($1,401).

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

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

In McHenry County, McHenry Township ranks 23 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 287 of 2,063.

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

How rent in McHenry 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	$1,255 (±$68)	$1,396 (±$83)	+11.2%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	23.3% (±2.0 points)	17.0% (±2.5 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	1.9% (±2.1 points)	5.4% (±4.6 points)	+3.5 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 McHenry Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with McHenry Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
McHenry Township	—	$1,396 (±$83)	—
McCullom Lake	0.9 mi	$1,443 (±$210)	Not measurably different
Johnsburg	1.9 mi	$1,128 (±$125)	Lower
Ringwood	2.1 mi	$1,025 (±$374)	Not measurably different
McHenry	2.5 mi	$1,553 (±$110)	Higher
Pistakee Highlands	4.2 mi	$1,906 (±$871)	Not measurably different
Lakemoor	4.6 mi	$1,726 (±$32)	Higher
Bull Valley	5.3 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Greenwood	5.5 mi	$1,366 (±$48)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Johnsburg, IL ($1,128).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: McHenry, IL ($1,553), Lakemoor, IL ($1,726).

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
17	Huntley	$1,622 (±$188)
18	McHenry	$1,553 (±$110)
19	Algonquin Township	$1,520 (±$94)
20	Crystal Lake	$1,468 (±$94)
21	McCullom Lake	$1,443 (±$210)
22	Cary	$1,428 (±$258)
23	McHenry Township	$1,396 (±$83)
24	Greenwood	$1,366 (±$48)
25	Richmond Township	$1,242 (±$104)
26	Dorr Township	$1,239 (±$79)
27	Richmond	$1,220 (±$84)
28	Woodstock	$1,212 (±$63)
29	Burton Township (McHenry County)	$1,210 (±$263)

Showing 13 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 McHenry Township

What is the average rent in McHenry Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in McHenry Township is $1,396 (±$83) 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 McHenry Township?

In McHenry Township, the median gross rent went from $1,255 in 2015–2019 to $1,396 in 2020–2024 (+11.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

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

18.4% of rented homes in McHenry Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in McHenry Township higher than in McHenry County?

In McHenry Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from McHenry County ($1,401).

It is also higher than in 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 McHenry township, McHenry County, Illinois (county subdivision:45707, in state:17 county:111).

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.