What is the median rent in Warren Township (Lake County), IL?

Name: Median rent in Warren Township (Lake County), IL, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Warren Township (Lake County), IL is $1,592 (±$60) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,600 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Warren Township (Lake County), the median gross rent went from $1,196 in 2015–2019 to $1,592 in 2020–2024 (+33.1%).

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: $1,592 (±$60)
Rented homes: 6,600 (±504)
$2,000 or more: 21.0%
Since 2015–2019: +33.1%

How much rent costs in Warren Township (Lake County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Warren Township (Lake County)	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	3.9% (±1.7 points)	5.1%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.0% (±2.9 points)	14.9%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.6% (±4.7 points)	31.3%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	35.5% (±5.2 points)	26.2%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.0% (±3.7 points)	12.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.9% (±1.7 points)	4.6%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.1% (±1.2 points)	5.3%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 35.5% of renting households.

21.0% of rented homes in Warren Township (Lake County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Warren Township (Lake County) against Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Warren Township (Lake County)	Lake County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,592 (±$60)	$1,477 (±$29)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,600 (±504)	62,163 (±1,559)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Warren Township (Lake County), median gross rent is higher than in Lake County ($1,477).

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

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

In Lake County, Warren Township (Lake County) ranks 35 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 186 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Warren Township (Lake County) 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	$1,196 (±$38)	$1,592 (±$60)	+33.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	32.2% (±1.8 points)	26.7% (±1.7 points)	−5.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.8% (±2.1 points)	3.0% (±1.6 points)	−0.8 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 Warren Township (Lake County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Warren Township (Lake County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Warren Township (Lake County)	—	$1,592 (±$60)	—
Gurnee	0.5 mi	$1,655 (±$83)	Not measurably different
Gages Lake	2.4 mi	$1,693 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Grandwood Park	2.6 mi	$1,836 (±$275)	Not measurably different
Park City	3.1 mi	$1,110 (±$49)	Lower
Waukegan	3.9 mi	$1,205 (±$38)	Lower
Old Mill Creek	4.5 mi	$1,688 (±$188)	Not measurably different
Grayslake	5.0 mi	$1,485 (±$177)	Not measurably different
Waukegan Township	5.0 mi	$1,135 (±$33)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Park City, IL ($1,110), Waukegan, IL ($1,205), Waukegan Township, IL ($1,135).

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

Median gross rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
29	Shields Township	$1,680 (±$89)
30	Lake Villa Township	$1,666 (±$93)
31	Knollwood	$1,659 (±$333)
32	Gurnee	$1,655 (±$83)
33	Libertyville	$1,637 (±$123)
34	Fremont Township	$1,598 (±$876)
35	Warren Township (Lake County)	$1,592 (±$60)
36	Channel Lake	$1,584 (±$215)
37 (tie)	Mundelein	$1,566 (±$100)
37 (tie)	Wauconda Township	$1,566 (±$258)
39	Round Lake Beach	$1,543 (±$131)
40	Lake Villa	$1,533 (±$187)
41	Long Lake	$1,530 (±$615)

Showing 13 of 64 places in Lake 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 Warren Township (Lake County)

What is the average rent in Warren Township (Lake County), IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Warren Township (Lake County) is $1,592 (±$60) 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 Warren Township (Lake County)?

In Warren Township (Lake County), the median gross rent went from $1,196 in 2015–2019 to $1,592 in 2020–2024 (+33.1%).

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 Warren Township (Lake County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

21.0% of rented homes in Warren Township (Lake County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Warren Township (Lake County) higher than in Lake County?

In Warren Township (Lake County), median gross rent is higher than in Lake County ($1,477).

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

It is higher 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 Warren township, Lake County, Illinois (county subdivision:78877, in state:17 county:097).

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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