Which ZIP codes in the Chicago, IL metro have the highest rental yield?

46407 (Gary) at 23.8%, 46409 (Gary) at 19.9%, 60419 (Dolton) at 17.9%, on Zillow value and rent. The full table above sorts by any column.

Rental numbers for the Chicago, IL metro

The typical home here runs -$1,040 a month at 7.78% with 25% down, breaking even at about 1.2%. 9 of 225 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this metro are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 6.8%.

Gross yield: 7.4%; typical home, Zillow
Median ZIP yield: 6.8%; 225 ZIPs with full data
Cash flow: -$1,040/mo; at 7.78%, 25% down
Typical price: $357,000; Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
Typical rent: $2,210/mo; Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026

ZIP codes in the metro

380 with published figures


46407Gary	$62,000	$1,219	23.8%	16.2%	+$501	n/a
46402Gary	$65,000	$1,120*	20.6%	13.9%	+$402	n/a
46409Gary	$81,000	$1,340	19.9%	13.2%	+$457	n/a
46379Lake Village	$76,000	$1,220*	19.3%	13.1%	+$421	n/a
60419Dolton	$159,000	$2,376	17.9%	10.5%	+$541	+3.5%
46406Gary	$82,000	$1,170*	17.2%	11.2%	+$323	n/a
46404Gary	$101,000	$1,410	16.7%	11.1%	+$394	+4.9%
60472Robbins	$120,000	$1,620*	16.1%	9.4%	+$293	n/a
60428Markham	$157,000	$2,090*	15.9%	9.1%	+$340	n/a
60426Harvey	$110,000	$1,359	14.8%	7.5%	+$91	n/a
60621Chicago	$130,000	$1,574	14.5%	9.2%	+$300	+6.3%
60628Chicago	$152,000	$1,736	13.7%	8.7%	+$279	+7.7%
60466Park Forest	$162,000	$1,796	13.3%	5.5%	-$123	n/a
46408Gary	$113,000	$1,210*	12.9%	8.0%	+$145	n/a
60473South Holland	$233,000	$2,400*	12.4%	6.3%	-$26	n/a
60478Country Club Hills	$217,000	$2,240*	12.4%	6.3%	-$31	n/a
60827Riverdale	$136,000	$1,397	12.4%	6.0%	-$51	+5.3%
60409Calumet City	$159,000	$1,572	11.9%	5.0%	-$199	+1.4%
60636Chicago	$143,000	$1,413	11.9%	7.1%	+$70	+1.2%
46403Gary	$155,000	$1,517	11.8%	7.5%	+$128	n/a
60429Hazel Crest	$187,000	$1,820*	11.7%	5.6%	-$134	n/a
60484University Park	$198,000	$1,846	11.2%	4.7%	-$300	n/a
60443Matteson	$275,000	$2,546	11.1%	5.2%	-$299	n/a
60425Glenwood	$222,000	$2,050*	11.1%	4.9%	-$285	n/a
60649Chicago	$144,000	$1,319	11.0%	6.1%	-$43	+4.4%
46327Hammond	$160,000	$1,438	10.8%	6.4%	-$11	n/a
60602Chicago	$299,000	$2,670*	10.7%	6.6%	+$22	n/a
60411Chicago Heights	$183,000	$1,619	10.6%	4.8%	-$262	-2.9%
46320Hammond	$149,000	$1,316	10.6%	6.4%	-$9	+7.5%
60643Chicago	$240,000	$2,105	10.5%	6.0%	-$92	+16.8%
60438Lansing	$203,000	$1,717	10.2%	4.2%	-$381	n/a
46324Hammond	$187,000	$1,584	10.1%	6.0%	-$72	+2.9%
46405Lake Station	$160,000	$1,350*	10.1%	5.9%	-$79	n/a
60418Crestwood	$187,000	$1,570*	10.1%	4.7%	-$269	n/a
60617Chicago	$179,000	$1,489	10.0%	5.6%	-$125	+2.3%
60474South Wilmington	$192,000	$1,600*	10.0%	4.8%	-$272	n/a
60073Round Lake	$282,000	$2,347	10.0%	4.3%	-$518	+5.5%
60606Chicago	$332,000	$2,755	10.0%	5.8%	-$189	+1.9%
46323Hammond	$191,000	$1,567	9.9%	5.8%	-$103	+9.3%
60487Tinley Park	$401,000	$3,286	9.8%	4.8%	-$562	n/a
60604Chicago	$327,000	$2,670*	9.8%	5.4%	-$289	n/a
60469Posen	$205,000	$1,670*	9.8%	4.8%	-$291	n/a
60605Chicago	$341,000	$2,764	9.7%	5.1%	-$388	+5.0%
46377Lowell	$181,000	$1,460*	9.7%	5.7%	-$112	n/a
60611Chicago	$362,000	$2,911	9.7%	5.4%	-$317	+4.9%
46312East Chicago	$132,000	$1,053	9.6%	5.2%	-$140	+5.5%
60440Bolingbrook	$334,000	$2,662	9.6%	4.4%	-$581	+6.4%
60476Thornton	$187,000	$1,480*	9.5%	3.7%	-$434	n/a
60301Oak Park	$303,000	$2,382	9.4%	4.4%	-$511	+4.1%
60619Chicago	$174,000	$1,364	9.4%	5.0%	-$213	+4.5%
60456Hometown	$215,000	$1,680*	9.4%	4.3%	-$397	n/a
60422Flossmoor	$343,000	$2,670*	9.3%	3.7%	-$784	n/a
60586Plainfield	$394,000	$3,053	9.3%	4.6%	-$598	+7.2%
60110Carpentersville	$295,000	$2,278	9.3%	4.3%	-$543	n/a
60461Olympia Fields	$349,000	$2,670*	9.2%	3.6%	-$837	n/a
60601Chicago	$398,000	$3,039	9.2%	4.9%	-$507	+3.4%
60654Chicago	$384,000	$2,912	9.1%	4.7%	-$560	+4.6%
60661Chicago	$346,000	$2,619	9.1%	4.7%	-$513	+2.7%
60430Homewood	$254,000	$1,910	9.0%	3.5%	-$622	n/a
60637Chicago	$244,000	$1,826	9.0%	4.6%	-$370	+6.6%
60610Chicago	$395,000	$2,945	8.9%	4.6%	-$627	+6.3%
60633Chicago	$196,000	$1,450*	8.9%	4.5%	-$318	n/a
60615Chicago	$252,000	$1,862	8.9%	4.6%	-$397	+3.5%
60107Streamwood	$334,000	$2,457	8.8%	4.0%	-$697	+2.5%
60133Hanover Park	$335,000	$2,467	8.8%	3.9%	-$721	n/a
60624Chicago	$229,000	$1,684	8.8%	4.5%	-$372	+5.9%
60432Joliet	$212,000	$1,560*	8.8%	3.9%	-$451	n/a
60021Fox River Grove	$365,000	$2,670*	8.8%	3.6%	-$875	n/a
60042Island Lake	$309,000	$2,250*	8.7%	3.6%	-$736	n/a
60477Tinley Park	$312,000	$2,275	8.7%	3.6%	-$751	-2.7%
60620Chicago	$187,000	$1,359	8.7%	4.6%	-$290	+1.3%
60471Richton Park	$230,000	$1,660*	8.7%	3.1%	-$637	n/a
60603Chicago	$344,000	$2,484	8.7%	4.5%	-$569	+5.5%
60436Rockdale	$230,000	$1,660*	8.7%	3.9%	-$499	n/a
60085Waukegan	$240,000	$1,730	8.6%	3.4%	-$607	+2.1%
60194Schaumburg	$335,000	$2,399	8.6%	4.0%	-$699	+5.2%
60407Braceville	$224,000	$1,590*	8.5%	3.9%	-$477	n/a
60475Steger	$180,000	$1,270*	8.5%	3.1%	-$503	n/a
60623Chicago	$226,000	$1,597	8.5%	4.3%	-$402	+5.5%
60177South Elgin	$377,000	$2,625	8.4%	3.5%	-$928	n/a
47922Brook	$173,000	$1,200*	8.3%	4.7%	-$257	n/a
60030Grayslake	$360,000	$2,492	8.3%	2.7%	-$1,118	+7.7%
53140Kenosha	$263,000	$1,811	8.3%	4.2%	-$507	+7.2%
60119Elburn	$477,000	$3,275	8.2%	3.6%	-$1,156	n/a
60452Oak Forest	$304,000	$2,071	8.2%	3.0%	-$886	n/a
60607Chicago	$439,000	$2,984	8.2%	4.0%	-$903	+5.8%
46376Schneider	$180,000	$1,220*	8.1%	4.4%	-$304	n/a
60506Aurora	$315,000	$2,119	8.1%	3.2%	-$857	+0.6%
60013Cary	$385,000	$2,575	8.0%	3.1%	-$1,093	n/a
60544Plainfield	$392,000	$2,595	8.0%	3.4%	-$1,008	n/a
60538Montgomery	$334,000	$2,209	7.9%	3.0%	-$951	n/a
60090Wheeling	$318,000	$2,095	7.9%	3.1%	-$898	+0.1%
60446Romeoville	$321,000	$2,104	7.9%	2.9%	-$960	+2.9%
46393Valparaiso	$214,000	$1,390*	7.8%	4.4%	-$374	n/a
60046Lindenhurst	$364,000	$2,352	7.8%	2.3%	-$1,266	+8.1%
60433Joliet	$216,000	$1,395	7.8%	3.0%	-$625	n/a
60626Chicago	$268,000	$1,730	7.8%	3.7%	-$621	+7.1%
60406Blue Island	$209,000	$1,350*	7.7%	2.4%	-$718	n/a
60140Hampshire	$396,000	$2,541	7.7%	3.0%	-$1,141	n/a
60445Midlothian	$235,000	$1,511	7.7%	2.4%	-$791	n/a
60612Chicago	$376,000	$2,411	7.7%	3.7%	-$869	+4.7%
60505Aurora	$256,000	$1,631	7.6%	3.3%	-$684	n/a
47946Francesville	$216,000	$1,370*	7.6%	4.4%	-$364	n/a
46410Merrillville	$245,000	$1,553	7.6%	4.2%	-$470	+3.4%
60064North Chicago	$226,000	$1,430*	7.6%	2.4%	-$768	n/a
60112Cortland	$301,000	$1,900*	7.6%	2.2%	-$1,069	n/a
60555Warrenville	$357,000	$2,259	7.6%	3.1%	-$1,005	+5.3%
60651Chicago	$288,000	$1,819	7.6%	3.8%	-$652	+7.0%
60660Chicago	$304,000	$1,919	7.6%	3.4%	-$781	+6.2%
60613Chicago	$358,000	$2,258	7.6%	3.3%	-$947	+8.0%
60074Palatine	$317,000	$1,993	7.5%	2.9%	-$955	+2.1%
60652Chicago	$277,000	$1,740*	7.5%	3.7%	-$646	n/a
60653Chicago	$329,000	$2,069	7.5%	3.6%	-$792	+5.7%
60504Aurora	$355,000	$2,227	7.5%	2.8%	-$1,097	+3.4%
46394Whiting	$207,000	$1,282	7.4%	3.7%	-$473	n/a
47957Medaryville	$187,000	$1,160*	7.4%	4.1%	-$368	n/a
60609Chicago	$260,000	$1,608	7.4%	3.3%	-$683	+1.5%
60020Fox Lake	$268,000	$1,650*	7.4%	2.6%	-$859	n/a
60644Chicago	$226,000	$1,390	7.4%	3.5%	-$567	+4.4%
60459Burbank	$316,000	$1,944	7.4%	2.7%	-$989	n/a
60051Lakemoor	$333,000	$2,040*	7.3%	2.6%	-$1,083	n/a
60503Aurora	$418,000	$2,550	7.3%	2.3%	-$1,435	n/a
60139Glendale Heights	$324,000	$1,975	7.3%	2.4%	-$1,103	+4.4%
60077Skokie	$390,000	$2,369	7.3%	2.9%	-$1,150	+5.4%
60172Roselle	$383,000	$2,307	7.2%	2.8%	-$1,169	n/a
60545Plano	$311,000	$1,870*	7.2%	2.1%	-$1,136	n/a
60403Crest Hill	$282,000	$1,690*	7.2%	2.7%	-$893	n/a
60156Lake in the Hills	$380,000	$2,279	7.2%	2.5%	-$1,254	+4.6%
60060Mundelein	$394,000	$2,355	7.2%	2.2%	-$1,408	+4.3%
60016Des Plaines	$340,000	$2,035	7.2%	2.9%	-$1,010	+5.5%
46321Munster	$356,000	$2,124	7.1%	3.7%	-$812	n/a
60142Huntley	$428,000	$2,550	7.1%	2.6%	-$1,388	n/a
60415Chicago Ridge	$250,000	$1,490*	7.1%	2.2%	-$895	n/a
60162Hillside	$296,000	$1,760*	7.1%	2.1%	-$1,080	n/a
46322Highland	$270,000	$1,606	7.1%	3.8%	-$603	+7.5%
60050McHenry	$316,000	$1,875	7.1%	2.2%	-$1,117	n/a
60645Chicago	$317,000	$1,877	7.1%	3.2%	-$851	+5.9%
60154Westchester	$371,000	$2,190*	7.1%	2.8%	-$1,137	n/a
60803Alsip	$272,000	$1,605	7.1%	2.2%	-$964	+4.8%
47948Goodland	$163,000	$960*	7.1%	3.6%	-$394	n/a
60087Waukegan	$270,000	$1,587	7.1%	2.1%	-$990	n/a
60480Willow Springs	$396,000	$2,329	7.1%	2.6%	-$1,260	n/a
60513Brookfield	$362,000	$2,130	7.1%	2.3%	-$1,271	n/a
60543Oswego	$422,000	$2,482	7.1%	2.3%	-$1,451	+2.9%
60181Villa Park	$364,000	$2,142	7.0%	2.7%	-$1,132	+3.6%
60441Lockport	$364,000	$2,136	7.0%	2.2%	-$1,284	+2.1%
47959Monon	$188,000	$1,100*	7.0%	3.8%	-$424	n/a
60502Aurora	$422,000	$2,473	7.0%	2.3%	-$1,469	+2.7%
60008Rolling Meadows	$348,000	$2,029	7.0%	2.6%	-$1,126	+2.8%
60171River Grove	$326,000	$1,888	7.0%	2.2%	-$1,153	n/a
60191Wood Dale	$363,000	$2,100*	6.9%	2.7%	-$1,132	n/a
60453Oak Lawn	$301,000	$1,744	6.9%	2.3%	-$1,049	+2.8%
60462Orland Park	$378,000	$2,188	6.9%	2.6%	-$1,224	+6.6%
60195Hoffman Estates	$310,000	$1,785	6.9%	2.2%	-$1,110	-4.3%
60404Shorewood	$416,000	$2,390*	6.9%	2.4%	-$1,400	n/a
60083Wadsworth	$392,000	$2,250*	6.9%	2.0%	-$1,458	n/a
60424Reddick	$237,000	$1,360*	6.9%	2.3%	-$835	n/a
60104Bellwood	$261,000	$1,490*	6.9%	1.8%	-$1,026	n/a
60173Schaumburg	$377,000	$2,150	6.9%	2.3%	-$1,299	+2.9%
60435Joliet	$279,000	$1,584	6.8%	2.2%	-$993	+6.1%
46356Lowell	$337,000	$1,916	6.8%	3.7%	-$789	n/a
60061Vernon Hills	$461,000	$2,619	6.8%	2.2%	-$1,647	+4.0%
60136Gilberts	$420,000	$2,370*	6.8%	2.1%	-$1,540	n/a
60169Hoffman Estates	$352,000	$1,989	6.8%	2.3%	-$1,235	+3.9%
60520Hinckley	$338,000	$1,910*	6.8%	2.4%	-$1,153	n/a
60542North Aurora	$406,000	$2,294	6.8%	2.2%	-$1,437	n/a
60193Schaumburg	$372,000	$2,098	6.8%	2.5%	-$1,236	+2.9%
60097Wonder Lake	$292,000	$1,640*	6.7%	2.2%	-$1,041	n/a
60805Evergreen Park	$294,000	$1,650*	6.7%	2.0%	-$1,097	n/a
60102Algonquin	$420,000	$2,350	6.7%	2.2%	-$1,508	n/a
60451New Lenox	$456,000	$2,549	6.7%	2.2%	-$1,616	n/a
60123Elgin	$314,000	$1,753	6.7%	2.0%	-$1,176	+3.4%
60165Stone Park	$273,000	$1,520*	6.7%	1.7%	-$1,080	n/a
60118West Dundee	$420,000	$2,336	6.7%	2.1%	-$1,536	+3.7%
60131Franklin Park	$324,000	$1,800	6.7%	2.0%	-$1,209	n/a
60714Niles	$420,000	$2,331	6.7%	2.7%	-$1,321	n/a
46319Griffith	$253,000	$1,403	6.7%	3.4%	-$651	n/a
60120Elgin	$304,000	$1,688	6.7%	2.0%	-$1,138	+4.7%
60463Palos Heights	$404,000	$2,240*	6.7%	2.3%	-$1,394	n/a
60130Forest Park	$291,000	$1,601	6.6%	2.0%	-$1,075	+5.7%
46342Hobart	$242,000	$1,331	6.6%	3.1%	-$683	+4.1%
46303Cedar Lake	$337,000	$1,848	6.6%	3.4%	-$872	n/a
60002Antioch	$359,000	$1,968	6.6%	1.5%	-$1,478	n/a
47951Kentland	$179,000	$980*	6.6%	2.8%	-$548	n/a
60410Channahon	$386,000	$2,100*	6.5%	2.1%	-$1,396	n/a
60465Palos Hills	$299,000	$1,620*	6.5%	2.1%	-$1,092	n/a
60640Chicago	$372,000	$2,018	6.5%	2.6%	-$1,185	+7.5%
53142Kenosha	$335,000	$1,814	6.5%	2.7%	-$1,062	+8.9%
46368Portage	$274,000	$1,484	6.5%	3.3%	-$726	+4.0%
60148Lombard	$389,000	$2,087	6.4%	2.1%	-$1,409	+2.2%
60632Chicago	$288,000	$1,547	6.4%	2.7%	-$906	+4.4%
60616Chicago	$336,000	$1,801	6.4%	2.5%	-$1,113	+4.2%
53143Kenosha	$263,000	$1,408	6.4%	2.4%	-$885	n/a
60490Bolingbrook	$499,000	$2,670*	6.4%	1.8%	-$1,958	n/a
60153Maywood	$264,000	$1,409	6.4%	1.1%	-$1,188	n/a
60014Crystal Lake	$370,000	$1,976	6.4%	1.7%	-$1,478	+4.2%
60089Buffalo Grove	$448,000	$2,383	6.4%	1.8%	-$1,760	+1.1%
60103Bartlett	$440,000	$2,336	6.4%	1.7%	-$1,734	n/a
60431Joliet	$354,000	$1,880*	6.4%	1.8%	-$1,367	n/a
60639Chicago	$335,000	$1,776	6.4%	2.6%	-$1,086	+8.1%
60408Braidwood	$287,000	$1,510*	6.3%	2.0%	-$1,065	n/a
60482Worth	$280,000	$1,470*	6.3%	1.2%	-$1,221	n/a
60115Dekalb	$263,000	$1,379	6.3%	1.1%	-$1,178	+8.0%
60033Harvard	$278,000	$1,450*	6.3%	1.5%	-$1,163	n/a
60192Hoffman Estates	$512,000	$2,670*	6.3%	1.8%	-$2,010	n/a
60143Itasca	$449,000	$2,341	6.3%	2.1%	-$1,627	+3.3%
60458Justice	$302,000	$1,570*	6.2%	1.4%	-$1,274	n/a
60047Kildeer	$671,000	$3,483	6.2%	2.3%	-$2,315	n/a
60070Prospect Heights	$333,000	$1,727	6.2%	1.8%	-$1,291	n/a
60417Crete	$302,000	$1,570*	6.2%	1.0%	-$1,379	n/a
60053Morton Grove	$455,000	$2,355	6.2%	1.9%	-$1,712	+9.6%
60534Lyons	$280,000	$1,450	6.2%	1.5%	-$1,171	n/a
60099Zion	$270,000	$1,395	6.2%	0.5%	-$1,338	n/a
60031Gurnee	$380,000	$1,957	6.2%	1.4%	-$1,599	+3.6%
60608Chicago	$363,000	$1,867	6.2%	2.4%	-$1,226	+5.1%
60629Chicago	$273,000	$1,398	6.1%	2.5%	-$896	+6.2%
60655Chicago	$339,000	$1,730*	6.1%	2.4%	-$1,164	n/a
60106Bensenville	$353,000	$1,793	6.1%	1.6%	-$1,443	n/a
60101Addison	$378,000	$1,909	6.1%	1.9%	-$1,445	n/a
60146Kirkland	$288,000	$1,440*	6.0%	1.3%	-$1,233	n/a
60176Schiller Park	$316,000	$1,580*	6.0%	1.5%	-$1,314	n/a
60155Broadview	$285,000	$1,420*	6.0%	1.8%	-$1,121	n/a
60707Elmwood Park	$356,000	$1,773	6.0%	1.9%	-$1,343	+4.2%
60151Maple Park	$413,000	$2,050*	6.0%	1.5%	-$1,713	n/a
60659Chicago	$368,000	$1,825	6.0%	2.3%	-$1,288	+5.7%
46307Crown Point	$361,000	$1,782	5.9%	2.9%	-$1,063	+3.4%
47963Morocco	$196,000	$970*	5.9%	2.6%	-$633	n/a
60444Mazon	$276,000	$1,360*	5.9%	1.4%	-$1,158	n/a
46304Chesterton	$336,000	$1,653	5.9%	2.9%	-$1,011	n/a
60150Malta	$280,000	$1,370*	5.9%	1.1%	-$1,246	n/a
60202Evanston	$408,000	$1,998	5.9%	1.9%	-$1,561	+5.3%
60178Sycamore	$322,000	$1,573	5.9%	1.1%	-$1,428	n/a
60096Winthrop Harbor	$312,000	$1,510*	5.8%	0.5%	-$1,536	n/a
60040Highwood	$501,000	$2,418	5.8%	1.5%	-$2,096	n/a
60712Lincolnwood	$579,000	$2,793	5.8%	1.7%	-$2,282	n/a
60561Darien	$460,000	$2,218	5.8%	1.9%	-$1,755	+2.2%
60706Harwood Heights	$412,000	$1,981	5.8%	1.9%	-$1,580	n/a
60076Skokie	$464,000	$2,222	5.8%	1.5%	-$1,910	n/a
60447Minooka	$374,000	$1,790*	5.8%	1.5%	-$1,548	n/a
60559Westmont	$411,000	$1,969	5.8%	1.9%	-$1,580	+1.1%
60634Chicago	$381,000	$1,825	5.8%	2.1%	-$1,387	+6.0%
60467Orland Park	$487,000	$2,330*	5.7%	1.6%	-$1,976	n/a
60188Carol Stream	$388,000	$1,852	5.7%	1.2%	-$1,710	+2.1%
60585Plainfield	$561,000	$2,670*	5.7%	1.5%	-$2,325	n/a
60481Wilmington	$275,000	$1,290*	5.6%	1.5%	-$1,136	n/a
60201Evanston	$579,000	$2,709	5.6%	1.9%	-$2,200	+4.0%
60512Bristol	$399,000	$1,860*	5.6%	1.2%	-$1,765	n/a
60657Chicago	$543,000	$2,527	5.6%	1.9%	-$2,077	+7.0%
60804Cicero	$280,000	$1,304	5.6%	1.1%	-$1,259	+3.1%
60642Chicago	$579,000	$2,692	5.6%	1.9%	-$2,211	+6.8%
60501Summit	$284,000	$1,320*	5.6%	0.9%	-$1,324	n/a
60563Naperville	$469,000	$2,160	5.5%	1.5%	-$1,935	+2.9%
60160Melrose Park	$331,000	$1,520*	5.5%	1.2%	-$1,447	n/a
60541Newark	$405,000	$1,860*	5.5%	1.3%	-$1,736	n/a
60108Bloomingdale	$442,000	$2,030*	5.5%	1.2%	-$1,942	n/a
60560Yorkville	$410,000	$1,880*	5.5%	0.9%	-$1,918	n/a
60638Chicago	$330,000	$1,514	5.5%	1.8%	-$1,278	+1.8%
53144Somers	$335,000	$1,530	5.5%	1.9%	-$1,268	n/a
60135Genoa	$315,000	$1,440*	5.5%	0.9%	-$1,469	n/a
60625Chicago	$421,000	$1,925	5.5%	1.6%	-$1,696	+6.3%
60163Berkeley	$309,000	$1,410*	5.5%	0.7%	-$1,491	n/a
60190Winfield	$460,000	$2,090*	5.5%	1.2%	-$2,028	n/a
60532Lisle	$434,000	$1,967	5.4%	1.2%	-$1,891	+4.4%
60109Burlington	$325,000	$1,470*	5.4%	1.0%	-$1,480	n/a
47978Rensselaer	$255,000	$1,150*	5.4%	2.7%	-$798	n/a
60007Elk Grove Village	$404,000	$1,813	5.4%	1.3%	-$1,726	+1.8%
46385Valparaiso	$376,000	$1,685	5.4%	2.5%	-$1,242	n/a
47977Remington	$235,000	$1,050*	5.4%	2.5%	-$767	n/a
60084Wauconda	$367,000	$1,640*	5.4%	0.7%	-$1,757	n/a
60402Berwyn	$317,000	$1,416	5.4%	0.9%	-$1,480	+5.6%
60185West Chicago	$393,000	$1,750*	5.3%	0.9%	-$1,836	n/a
60124Elgin	$510,000	$2,270	5.3%	1.0%	-$2,326	n/a
60450Morris	$316,000	$1,402	5.3%	1.1%	-$1,421	n/a
60515Downers Grove	$514,000	$2,284	5.3%	1.7%	-$2,038	+4.1%
60189Wheaton	$526,000	$2,332	5.3%	1.2%	-$2,287	+3.0%
46374San Pierre	$237,000	$1,050*	5.3%	2.4%	-$814	n/a
60550Shabbona	$283,000	$1,250*	5.3%	0.8%	-$1,346	n/a
60641Chicago	$421,000	$1,857	5.3%	1.7%	-$1,684	+5.2%
60174Saint Charles	$440,000	$1,938	5.3%	1.1%	-$1,978	+3.5%
60401Beecher	$321,000	$1,410*	5.3%	0.7%	-$1,549	n/a
60416Coal City	$295,000	$1,300	5.3%	1.1%	-$1,314	n/a
60164Northlake	$317,000	$1,390*	5.3%	0.8%	-$1,503	n/a
60455Bridgeview	$320,000	$1,400*	5.3%	0.6%	-$1,570	n/a
60525La Grange	$505,000	$2,210	5.3%	1.1%	-$2,276	+3.1%
60421Elwood	$321,000	$1,380*	5.2%	1.1%	-$1,438	n/a
60630Chicago	$426,000	$1,833	5.2%	1.6%	-$1,746	+5.6%
60034Hebron	$326,000	$1,400*	5.2%	1.1%	-$1,453	n/a
60068Park Ridge	$598,000	$2,545	5.1%	1.4%	-$2,550	n/a
60449Monee	$353,000	$1,500*	5.1%	0.1%	-$1,855	n/a
60041Fox Lake	$311,000	$1,320*	5.1%	0.6%	-$1,531	n/a
60614Chicago	$676,000	$2,866	5.1%	1.8%	-$2,634	+8.6%
60511Big Rock	$420,000	$1,770*	5.1%	0.7%	-$2,019	n/a
60457Hickory Hills	$346,000	$1,448	5.0%	0.5%	-$1,704	n/a
60556Waterman	$298,000	$1,250*	5.0%	0.7%	-$1,429	n/a
60656Chicago	$395,000	$1,640	5.0%	1.3%	-$1,695	-1.8%
60004Arlington Heights	$511,000	$2,116	5.0%	0.9%	-$2,391	+2.0%
60479Verona	$365,000	$1,510*	5.0%	0.9%	-$1,704	n/a
46375Schererville	$360,000	$1,480*	4.9%	2.0%	-$1,333	n/a
60175Campton Hills	$651,000	$2,670*	4.9%	1.1%	-$2,910	n/a
60448Mokena	$453,000	$1,850*	4.9%	0.6%	-$2,198	n/a
53168Salem	$370,000	$1,510*	4.9%	1.5%	-$1,539	n/a
60005Arlington Heights	$460,000	$1,871	4.9%	0.8%	-$2,181	+1.7%
60012Crystal Lake	$492,000	$2,000*	4.9%	0.5%	-$2,448	n/a
60098Woodstock	$342,000	$1,373	4.8%	0.2%	-$1,788	+3.7%
60187Wheaton	$505,000	$2,023	4.8%	0.8%	-$2,369	+1.8%
60647Chicago	$584,000	$2,339	4.8%	1.3%	-$2,505	+7.3%
60464Palos Park	$565,000	$2,260*	4.8%	1.0%	-$2,586	n/a
60010Barrington	$739,000	$2,950	4.8%	1.4%	-$3,132	n/a
60516Downers Grove	$507,000	$2,014	4.8%	1.3%	-$2,204	n/a
60517Woodridge	$416,000	$1,654	4.8%	0.5%	-$2,075	+0.8%
60527Willowbrook	$519,000	$2,060	4.8%	1.3%	-$2,243	+5.3%
60631Chicago	$465,000	$1,847	4.8%	1.1%	-$2,076	n/a
46311Dyer	$368,000	$1,450*	4.7%	1.8%	-$1,434	n/a
60491Homer Glen	$526,000	$2,070*	4.7%	0.7%	-$2,550	n/a
60302Oak Park	$472,000	$1,853	4.7%	0.6%	-$2,294	+5.1%
60203Evanston	$611,000	$2,390*	4.7%	0.8%	-$2,876	n/a
46347Kouts	$318,000	$1,240*	4.7%	1.8%	-$1,234	n/a
60564Naperville	$700,000	$2,739	4.7%	1.1%	-$3,131	+1.4%
60134Geneva	$553,000	$2,158	4.7%	0.5%	-$2,728	+5.2%
60622Chicago	$657,000	$2,563	4.7%	1.3%	-$2,852	+7.4%
60056Mount Prospect	$454,000	$1,763	4.7%	0.6%	-$2,233	+0.3%
60126Elmhurst	$640,000	$2,485	4.7%	1.1%	-$2,885	+2.7%
60468Peotone	$343,000	$1,330*	4.7%	1.0%	-$1,569	n/a
60618Chicago	$582,000	$2,261	4.7%	1.1%	-$2,578	+7.7%
60025Glenview	$642,000	$2,484	4.6%	1.0%	-$2,899	+4.3%
60514Clarendon Hills	$693,000	$2,681	4.6%	1.1%	-$3,096	n/a
46383Valparaiso	$349,000	$1,346	4.6%	1.7%	-$1,375	+4.9%
60045Lake Forest	$1,215,000	$4,668	4.6%	1.8%	-$4,721	n/a
60067Palatine	$491,000	$1,883	4.6%	0.3%	-$2,517	+3.3%
60157Medinah	$539,000	$2,040*	4.5%	1.0%	-$2,470	n/a
60069Lincolnshire	$706,000	$2,670*	4.5%	1.1%	-$3,172	n/a
53170Salem	$348,000	$1,310*	4.5%	1.2%	-$1,518	n/a
46349Lake Village	$314,000	$1,180*	4.5%	1.8%	-$1,233	n/a
60546Riverside	$427,000	$1,600*	4.5%	0.3%	-$2,192	n/a
60137Glen Ellyn	$571,000	$2,139	4.5%	0.7%	-$2,758	n/a
60145Kingston	$334,000	$1,250*	4.5%	0.1%	-$1,759	n/a
60071Richmond	$397,000	$1,480*	4.5%	0.3%	-$2,036	n/a
53158Pleasant Prairie	$465,000	$1,730*	4.5%	1.3%	-$2,022	n/a
60048Libertyville	$640,000	$2,378	4.5%	0.8%	-$3,016	+8.7%
60180Union	$432,000	$1,600*	4.5%	0.2%	-$2,256	n/a
46310DeMotte	$314,000	$1,160*	4.4%	1.9%	-$1,201	n/a
60062Northbrook	$720,000	$2,665	4.4%	1.1%	-$3,250	+4.0%
60018Des Plaines	$396,000	$1,460*	4.4%	0.4%	-$2,016	n/a
60423Frankfort	$504,000	$1,840*	4.4%	0.1%	-$2,651	n/a
60015Deerfield	$735,000	$2,668	4.4%	0.9%	-$3,398	+5.9%
60152Marengo	$364,000	$1,320*	4.3%	0.2%	-$1,903	n/a
60035Highland Park	$807,000	$2,908	4.3%	0.9%	-$3,738	+6.4%
53179Salem	$365,000	$1,310*	4.3%	0.8%	-$1,711	n/a
60540Naperville	$651,000	$2,331	4.3%	0.7%	-$3,145	+5.3%
60081Spring Grove	$426,000	$1,510*	4.3%	-0.1%	-$2,320	n/a
46392Wheatfield	$342,000	$1,210*	4.3%	1.8%	-$1,313	n/a
60565Naperville	$622,000	$2,203	4.3%	0.5%	-$3,075	+1.7%
53104Bristol	$461,000	$1,630*	4.2%	1.1%	-$2,058	n/a
60442Manhattan	$399,000	$1,390*	4.2%	-0.2%	-$2,220	n/a
60510Batavia	$470,000	$1,620*	4.1%	-0.1%	-$2,562	n/a
60305River Forest	$736,000	$2,500	4.1%	0.9%	-$3,436	n/a
46341Hebron	$332,000	$1,120*	4.0%	1.3%	-$1,422	n/a
60646Chicago	$564,000	$1,906	4.0%	0.6%	-$2,758	n/a
60526La Grange Park	$503,000	$1,670	4.0%	0.1%	-$2,685	n/a
60548Sandwich	$330,000	$1,098	4.0%	-0.0%	-$1,789	n/a
60091Wilmette	$1,014,000	$3,291	3.9%	1.0%	-$4,626	n/a
60044Lake Bluff	$668,000	$2,118	3.8%	0.4%	-$3,382	n/a
60111Clare	$436,000	$1,370*	3.8%	0.1%	-$2,321	n/a
60554Sugar Grove	$460,000	$1,440*	3.8%	-0.4%	-$2,623	n/a
47943Fair Oaks	$362,000	$1,130*	3.7%	1.3%	-$1,575	n/a
53181Twin Lakes	$423,000	$1,320*	3.7%	0.5%	-$2,109	n/a
60521Hinsdale	$1,267,000	$3,900	3.7%	1.1%	-$5,643	n/a
60072Ringwood	$511,000	$1,520*	3.6%	-0.3%	-$2,882	n/a
60026Glenview	$825,000	$2,390*	3.5%	0.4%	-$4,181	n/a
60304Oak Park	$512,000	$1,485	3.5%	-0.4%	-$2,949	n/a
60558Western Springs	$913,000	$2,640*	3.5%	0.5%	-$4,554	n/a
60439Lemont	$596,000	$1,550*	3.1%	-0.3%	-$3,369	n/a
60184Wayne	$806,000	$2,080*	3.1%	-0.1%	-$4,391	n/a
46373Saint John	$458,000	$1,160*	3.0%	0.4%	-$2,315	n/a
46301	$682,000	$1,210*	2.1%	-0.3%	-$3,837	n/a
60029Golf	$1,329,000	$2,290*	2.1%	-0.4%	-$7,574	n/a
60093Winnetka	$1,599,000	$2,410*	1.8%	-0.4%	-$9,120	n/a
60022Glencoe	$1,663,000	$2,390*	1.7%	-0.3%	-$9,402	n/a
60043Kenilworth	$2,148,000	$2,540*	1.4%	-0.5%	-$12,441	n/a
60523Oak Brook	$1,007,000	$1,170*	1.4%	-1.2%	-$6,467	n/a

* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.

Trends

Five years to August 2026

Price, 12 months: +4.9%
Rent, 12 months: +4.9%
Rent minus price growth: -0.0 pts
Property tax: 2.02%; effective rate, ACS 2024

Typical value (Zillow ZHVI) Rent (Zillow ZORI)Indexed to 100 at Aug 2021

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Month	Typical value	Rent
Aug 2021	$280,505	$1,647
Aug 2022	$304,704	$1,799
Aug 2023	$311,986	$1,905
Aug 2024	$329,425	$1,991
Aug 2025	$340,533	$2,107
Aug 2026	$357,265	$2,210

Counties

Porter County, IN5.6% median yield
Lake County, IN8.6% median yield
Jasper County, INn/a median yield
Newton County, INn/a median yield
Starke County, INn/a median yield
Pulaski County, INn/a median yield
White County, INn/a median yield
Kenosha County, WI6.5% median yield
Lake County, IL6.2% median yield
Cook County, IL6.9% median yield
McHenry County, IL7.1% median yield
DuPage County, IL5.7% median yield
Kane County, IL7.2% median yield
DeKalb County, IL5.9% median yield
Will County, IL7.8% median yield
Grundy County, IL5.3% median yield
Kendall County, IL7.5% median yield

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Is the Chicago, IL metro good for rental property?: The typical home here runs -$1,040 a month at 7.78% with 25% down, breaking even at about 1.2%. 9 of 225 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this metro are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 6.8%. Figures assume a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and the default costs on the methodology page.
Which ZIP codes in the Chicago, IL metro have the highest rental yield?: 46407 (Gary) at 23.8%, 46409 (Gary) at 19.9%, 60419 (Dolton) at 17.9%, on Zillow value and rent. The full table above sorts by any column.

Sources and method

Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.

Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.