What is the median rent in New Lenox, IL?

Name: Median rent in New Lenox, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in New Lenox, IL is $1,431 (±$159) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 649 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In New Lenox, the median gross rent went from $1,143 in 2015–2019 to $1,431 in 2020–2024 (+25.2%).

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: $1,431 (±$159)
Rented homes: 649 (±155)
$2,000 or more: 18.1%
Since 2015–2019: +25.2%

How much rent costs in New Lenox

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	New Lenox	Will County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.6 points)	4.8%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.9% (±12.4 points)	13.9%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	42.5% (±13.2 points)	33.9%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	26.3% (±12.5 points)	24.2%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.9% (±8.6 points)	14.1%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.0% (±7.6 points)	5.8%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.2% (±1.6 points)	3.4%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 42.5% of renting households.

18.1% of rented homes in New Lenox cost $2,000 or more a month.

New Lenox against Will County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Lenox	Will County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,431 (±$159)	$1,462 (±$33)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	649 (±155)	39,997 (±1,562)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In New Lenox, median gross rent is not measurably different from Will County ($1,462).

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

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

In Will County, New Lenox ranks 24 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 270 of 2,063.

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

How rent in New Lenox 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	$1,143 (±$46)	$1,431 (±$159)	+25.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	10.2% (±1.6 points)	7.6% (±1.6 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	5.0% (±4.7 points)	5.6% (±8.1 points)	+0.6 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 New Lenox

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Lenox
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
New Lenox	—	$1,431 (±$159)	—
New Lenox Township	0.3 mi	$1,429 (±$169)	Not measurably different
Ingalls Park	3.4 mi	$1,408 (±$118)	Not measurably different
Ridgewood	4.1 mi	$1,634 (±$152)	Not measurably different
Mokena	5.0 mi	$1,254 (±$114)	Not measurably different
Frankfort	5.1 mi	$2,442 (±$882)	Higher
Homer Township	5.7 mi	$1,888 (±$116)	Higher
Fairmont	5.8 mi	$1,455 (±$178)	Not measurably different
Joliet Township	5.8 mi	$1,269 (±$49)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Frankfort, IL ($2,442), Homer Township, IL ($1,888).

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

Median gross rent across Will County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
18 (tie)	Crest Hill	$1,481 (±$91)
18 (tie)	Jackson Township (Will County)	$1,481 (±$814)
20	Shorewood	$1,479 (±$398)
21	Monee	$1,477 (±$277)
22	Fairmont	$1,455 (±$178)
23	Frankfort Township (Will County)	$1,449 (±$148)
24	New Lenox	$1,431 (±$159)
25	New Lenox Township	$1,429 (±$169)
26	Ingalls Park	$1,408 (±$118)
27	Godley	$1,386 (±$243)
28	Troy Township	$1,348 (±$77)
29	Wesley Township	$1,328 (±$190)
30	Crete	$1,309 (±$351)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Will 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 New Lenox

What is the average rent in New Lenox, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in New Lenox is $1,431 (±$159) 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 New Lenox?

In New Lenox, the median gross rent went from $1,143 in 2015–2019 to $1,431 in 2020–2024 (+25.2%).

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 New Lenox cost more than $2,000 a month?

18.1% of rented homes in New Lenox have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in New Lenox higher than in Will County?

In New Lenox, median gross rent is not measurably different from Will County ($1,462).

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 New Lenox village, Illinois (place:52584, 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.