What is the median rent in Oglesby, IL?

Name: Median rent in Oglesby, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Oglesby, IL is $888 (±$115) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 455 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Oglesby, the median gross rent went from $604 in 2015–2019 to $888 in 2020–2024 (+47.0%).

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: $888 (±$115)
Rented homes: 455 (±108)
$2,000 or more: 1.3%
Since 2015–2019: +47.0%

How much rent costs in Oglesby

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Oglesby	LaSalle County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	11.2% (±11.9 points)	11.6%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	61.1% (±16.1 points)	48.2%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.1% (±11.7 points)	30.4%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.3% (±6.9 points)	5.9%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±7.9 points)	3.5%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±7.9 points)	0.2%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.3% (±2.1 points)	0.2%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 61.1% of renting households.

1.3% of rented homes in Oglesby cost $2,000 or more a month.

Oglesby against LaSalle County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oglesby	LaSalle County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$888 (±$115)	$928 (±$24)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	455 (±108)	10,904 (±667)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Oglesby, median gross rent is not measurably different from LaSalle County ($928).

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

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

In LaSalle County, Oglesby ranks 35 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1071 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Oglesby 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	$604 (±$202)	$888 (±$115)	+47.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	17.7% (±5.3 points)	29.4% (±6.4 points)	+11.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	9.6% (±11.3 points)	2.8% (±4.3 points)	−6.8 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 Oglesby

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oglesby
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Oglesby	—	$888 (±$115)	—
LaSalle Township	2.0 mi	$975 (±$62)	Not measurably different
LaSalle	3.2 mi	$1,045 (±$69)	Higher
Cedar Point	3.5 mi	$1,288 (±$152)	Higher
Peru Township	4.0 mi	$921 (±$125)	Not measurably different
Eden Township	4.3 mi	$1,116 (±$201)	Not measurably different
North Utica	5.0 mi	$1,292 (±$563)	Not measurably different
Tonica	5.3 mi	$855 (±$204)	Not measurably different
Utica Township	5.7 mi	$971 (±$597)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: LaSalle, IL ($1,045), Cedar Point, IL ($1,288).

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

Median gross rent across LaSalle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
28 (tie)	Richland Township (LaSalle County)	$942 (±$162)
30	South Ottawa Township	$935 (±$58)
31 (tie)	Peru	$921 (±$125)
31 (tie)	Peru Township	$921 (±$125)
33	Ottawa	$920 (±$38)
34	Ottawa Township	$911 (±$70)
35	Oglesby	$888 (±$115)
36	Rutland Township (LaSalle County)	$887 (±$131)
37	Rutland	$875 (±$769)
38	Bruce Township	$872 (±$83)
39	Troy Grove	$863 (±$167)
40	Tonica	$855 (±$204)
41	Streator	$852 (±$92)

Showing 13 of 53 places in LaSalle 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 Oglesby

What is the average rent in Oglesby, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Oglesby is $888 (±$115) 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 Oglesby?

In Oglesby, the median gross rent went from $604 in 2015–2019 to $888 in 2020–2024 (+47.0%).

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 Oglesby cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.3% of rented homes in Oglesby have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Oglesby higher than in LaSalle County?

In Oglesby, median gross rent is not measurably different from LaSalle County ($928).

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 Oglesby city, Illinois (place:55353, 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.