{
    "dataset": "Homzora Chicago Rent by Neighborhood 2026",
    "city": "Chicago, Illinois",
    "period": "2026",
    "below_our_usual_standard": "This compilation does not meet the three source standard Homzora applies in other editions. Only one row, Lakeview one bedroom, rests on three sources. Six rows rest on two and five rest on a single source. We publish it because two sources genuinely tell you more than one, and because saying how thin it is seems more useful than publishing nothing. The source count is recorded on every row so you can weigh each figure accordingly.",
    "basis": "Figures published by named rent aggregators between March and August 2026. Where two or more sources report a unit type, the range spans what they collectively report. Where only one does, the low and high are identical and the row is labeled a single source figure.",
    "excluded_observations": [
        {
            "source": "Rent.com",
            "observation": "Hyde Park one bedroom at 2,499 dollars",
            "status": "held out of the range",
            "reasoning": "Two other sources report 1,720 and 1,750 dollars for the same unit type. A 45 percent gap against both is large enough that including it would produce a range describing nothing. Held out rather than declared incorrect, since we have not examined the sample behind it."
        },
        {
            "source": "Rent.com",
            "observation": "Logan Square one bedroom at 2,595 dollars with a 30 percent annual increase",
            "status": "held out of the range",
            "reasoning": "An annual change of that size is not reflected by any other source for the neighborhood. Investigation of definitions, coverage and sample changes would be needed before treating it as a market observation."
        }
    ],
    "what_this_is_not": "Not survey findings, not confidence intervals, and not predictions of what any renter will pay. Aggregator coverage emphasises larger managed buildings, excludes concessions, and excludes every recurring fee. Neighborhood labels used by aggregators do not always match City of Chicago community area boundaries.",
    "sources": [
        "RentCafe",
        "RentHop",
        "Zumper",
        "Rent.com"
    ],
    "observed": "2026-03 to 2026-08",
    "verified": "2026-09-13",
    "license": "Not yet determined. Source reuse terms have not been reviewed.",
    "methodology": "https://homzora.co/chicago/guides/methodology/",
    "rows": [
        {
            "area": "Lincoln Park",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1883",
            "rent_high_usd": "1883",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "single source figure",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe"
            ],
            "source_count": 1,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Lincoln Park",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2445",
            "rent_high_usd": "2577",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "two source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Rent.com"
            ],
            "source_count": 2,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Lincoln Park",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "3953",
            "rent_high_usd": "3953",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "single source figure",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe"
            ],
            "source_count": 1,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Lakeview",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1520",
            "rent_high_usd": "1581",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "two source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "RentHop"
            ],
            "source_count": 2,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Lakeview",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "1995",
            "rent_high_usd": "2224",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "three source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "RentHop",
                "Rent.com"
            ],
            "source_count": 3,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "yes"
        },
        {
            "area": "Lakeview",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "3150",
            "rent_high_usd": "3348",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "two source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "RentHop"
            ],
            "source_count": 2,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Logan Square",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1544",
            "rent_high_usd": "1572",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "two source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Rent.com"
            ],
            "source_count": 2,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Logan Square",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2242",
            "rent_high_usd": "2242",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "single source figure",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe"
            ],
            "source_count": 1,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Logan Square",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2964",
            "rent_high_usd": "2964",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "single source figure",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe"
            ],
            "source_count": 1,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Hyde Park",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1150",
            "rent_high_usd": "1189",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "two source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper"
            ],
            "source_count": 2,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Hyde Park",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "1720",
            "rent_high_usd": "1750",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "two source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper"
            ],
            "source_count": 2,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        },
        {
            "area": "Hyde Park",
            "geographic_type": "City of Chicago neighborhood",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2095",
            "rent_high_usd": "2404",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "two source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper"
            ],
            "source_count": 2,
            "meets_three_source_standard": "no"
        }
    ]
}