What is the median rent in Woodridge, IL?

Name: Median rent in Woodridge, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Woodridge, IL is $1,494 (±$73) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,236 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Woodridge, the median gross rent went from $1,342 in 2015–2019 to $1,494 in 2020–2024 (+11.3%).

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: $1,494 (±$73)
Rented homes: 4,236 (±445)
$2,000 or more: 18.7%
Since 2015–2019: +11.3%

How much rent costs in Woodridge

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Woodridge	DuPage County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	1.0% (±0.9 points)	3.0%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	2.5% (±1.7 points)	5.7%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	47.3% (±6.5 points)	29.0%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.5% (±6.9 points)	32.7%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.8% (±5.1 points)	17.8%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.6% (±2.0 points)	5.9%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.3% (±1.1 points)	5.9%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 47.3% of renting households.

18.7% of rented homes in Woodridge cost $2,000 or more a month.

Woodridge against DuPage County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Woodridge	DuPage County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$1,494 (±$73)	$1,688 (±$16)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,236 (±445)	91,319 (±1,938)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Woodridge, median gross rent is lower than in DuPage County ($1,688).

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

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

In DuPage County, Woodridge ranks 31 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 238 of 2,063.

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

How rent in Woodridge 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	$1,342 (±$52)	$1,494 (±$73)	+11.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	34.4% (±1.9 points)	32.0% (±3.4 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.3% (±2.1 points)	7.6% (±4.0 points)	+5.3 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Woodridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Woodridge
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Woodridge	—	$1,494 (±$73)	—
Darien	3.3 mi	$1,857 (±$336)	Higher
Lisle Township	3.4 mi	$1,690 (±$48)	Higher
Downers Grove Township	3.6 mi	$1,573 (±$49)	Not measurably different
Downers Grove	4.2 mi	$1,656 (±$81)	Higher
Du Page Township	4.4 mi	$1,776 (±$70)	Higher
Lisle	4.4 mi	$1,658 (±$114)	Higher
Bolingbrook	4.7 mi	$1,749 (±$86)	Higher
Westmont	5.4 mi	$1,533 (±$73)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Darien, IL ($1,857), Lisle Township, IL ($1,690), Downers Grove, IL ($1,656).

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

Median gross rent across DuPage County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
25	Hanover Park	$1,594 (±$100)
26	Glendale Heights	$1,590 (±$63)
27	Downers Grove Township	$1,573 (±$49)
28	Milton Township	$1,563 (±$64)
29	Westmont	$1,533 (±$73)
30	Carol Stream	$1,529 (±$78)
31	Woodridge	$1,494 (±$73)
32	Winfield	$1,493 (±$373)
33	West Chicago	$1,469 (±$118)
34	Villa Park	$1,438 (±$85)
35	Glen Ellyn	$1,433 (±$87)
36	Addison Township	$1,425 (±$31)
37	Bensenville	$1,407 (±$43)

Showing 13 of 39 places in DuPage 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 Woodridge

What is the average rent in Woodridge, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Woodridge is $1,494 (±$73) 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 Woodridge?

In Woodridge, the median gross rent went from $1,342 in 2015–2019 to $1,494 in 2020–2024 (+11.3%).

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 Woodridge cost more than $2,000 a month?

18.7% of rented homes in Woodridge have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Woodridge higher than in DuPage County?

In Woodridge, median gross rent is lower than in DuPage County ($1,688).

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 Woodridge village, Illinois (place:83245, 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.