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  • 26 units available
    Studio $919
    1 bd $903+
    2 bd $1,374
    Base rent
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    THREE Old Town Park

    4.5 (39)
    228 W Hill Street, Chicago, IL 60610
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 4 units available
    1 bd $842
    2 bd $921
    Base rent Income restricted
    Verified Listing

    Country Fair Apartments

    901 E. Shup Street, Newton, IL 62448
    Apply online • Pet friendly
  • Rent specials Only 2 units left
    2 bd $945
    Base rent
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    The Hill Apartments

    4.0 (5)
    607 E Park St, Carbondale, IL 62901
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Patio/Balcony
  • Rent specials New Units Available
    3 bd $939+
    4 bd $1,086+
    5 bd $1,329+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    South Pointe Commons

    3.5 (124)
    200 W Frost Avenue, Rantoul, IL 61866
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Dishwasher
  • Only 1 unit left
    2 bd $950
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    8002 S Laflin St

    1505-1507 W 80Th St, Chicago, IL 60620
    Apply online • Hardwood Floors
  • Rent specials New Units Available
    1 bd $961+
    2 bd $1,074+
    3 bd $1,366+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Candles

    4.0 (39)
    9 Candlelight Drive, Springfield, IL 62704
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Patio/Balcony
  • New Units Available 4 units available
    2 bd $979
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Hillcrest Apartments

    4.5 (1)
    6709 N Terra Vista Dr., Peoria, IL 61614
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Parking
  • New Units Available 8 units available
    Studio $979+
    1 bd $1,175+
    2 bd $2,187+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Scholars Corner Apartments

    3.5 (28)
    5100 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 2 bd $986
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Heyworth Apartments

    4.5 (2)
    302-310 Wigwam St, Heyworth, IL 61745
    Pet friendly
  • Rent specials 22 units available
    Studio $1,000+
    1 bd $1,219+
    2 bd $1,576+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Prairie Shores

    2937 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • Studio $988+
    1 bd $1,027+
    2 bd $1,114+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Chesterfield Village

    4.5 (7)
    4201 Valley Forge Rd, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 5 units available
    1 bd $1,000
    2 bd $1,000
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    436-440 E 72nd St

    4.0 (5)
    436-440 E 72Nd St, Chicago, IL 60619
    Apply online • Hardwood Floors
  • Only 1 unit left
    1 bd $735+
    2 bd $850
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    428-430 E. 83rd Street

    428-430 E. 83Rd Street, Chicago, IL 60619
    Apply online • Cat friendly
  • Only 2 units left
    1 bd $900
    2 bd $1,000+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    7356-7358 S Eberhart Ave

    452 E 74Th St, Chicago, IL 60619
    Apply online
  • 4 units available
    1 bd $1,000
    2 bd $1,300
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    6900 S Vernon AVe

    421-423 E 69Th St, Chicago, IL 60637
    Apply online • Hardwood Floors
  • Only 3 units left
    1 bd $1,200
    2 bd $1,800
    3 bd $1,000
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    5427-31 S. Harper

    5.0 (1)
    5427-31 S. Harper, Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly
  • 9 units available
    2 bd $1,000+
    3 bd $1,050
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Transforming Housing V

    3.0 (9)
    6337 S. Normal Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621
    Apply online • Pet friendly
  • Rent specials New Units Available
    Studio $835+
    1 bd $1,012+
    2 bd $1,061+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Timberlane Apartments

    4.0 (15)
    2900 W War Memorial Drive, Peoria, IL 61615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 738 E. 87Th Pl. 1-2 Beds Apartment for Rent
    Only 1 unit left
    1 bd $1,059
    2 bd $1,017
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    738 E. 87th Pl.

    738 E. 87Th Pl., Chicago, IL 60619
    Apply online
  • Only 1 unit left
    1 bd $959+
    2 bd $1,020+
    3 bd $1,396+
    Base rent Income restricted
    Verified Listing

    Huntington Ridge Apartments

    4.0 (1)
    4001 Treviso Drive, Springfield, IL 62703
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Parking
  • New Units Available 12 units available
    1 bd $1,025+
    2 bd $1,025+
    3 bd $1,495+
    Total monthly cost
    Verified Listing

    Flats At Dunlap

    7150 N Terra Vista Dr, Peoria, IL 61614
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Parking
  • New Units Available
    1 bd $1,026+
    2 bd $1,510+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Crescent Place

    4.0 (3)
    310 W Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
    Fitness center
  • Only 1 unit left
    1 bd $1,030
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Village Woods

    4.5 (8)
    300 20Th Avenue West, Milan, IL 61264
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 28 units available
    Studio $1,030+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    1622 N California

    1622 N California, Chicago, IL 60647
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Hardwood Floors
  • Ask for pricing
    Verified Listing

    1518 Sherman Avenue

    5.0 (1)
    1518 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
    Cat friendly • Dishwasher
  • Only 2 units left
    Studio $1,035
    1 bd $1,165
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    301-313 N. Austin Blvd.

    3.5 (32)
    301 N. Austin Blvd., Chicago, IL 60644
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Hardwood Floors
  • Studio $865+
    1 bd $1,034+
    2 bd $1,182+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Beacon Hill And Great Oaks Apartments

    5203 Linden Rd Unit 2115, Rockford, IL 61109
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Patio/Balcony
  • Only 2 units left
    Studio $1,039+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    1132 Troost Ave.

    1132 Troost Ave., Forest Park, IL 60130
    Apply online • Pet friendly
  • New Units Available 9 units available
    Studio $1,050
    1 bd $1,200+
    2 bd $1,390+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Harbor Lake

    4.0 (19)
    1610 Sunset Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Pool
  • Ask for pricing
    Income restricted
    Verified Listing

    Century Woods

    1400 5Th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Patio/Balcony
  • Only 3 units left
    1 bd $1,071
    2 bd $1,111
    Base rent Income restricted
    Verified Listing

    The Oaks

    5.0 (1)
    203 N Division St, Mt. Carmel, IL 62863
    Apply online • Pet friendly
  • Ask for pricing
    Verified Listing

    1311 Chicago Apartments

    3.5 (3)
    1311 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
    Cat friendly • Parking • Dishwasher
  • New Units Available
    1 bd $1,075+
    2 bd $1,250+
    3 bd $1,700
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    DuPage Covered Bridges Apartments

    637 Burns Street Dupage, Carol Stream, IL 60188
    Pool • In unit laundry • Air conditioner
  • Rent specials Only 1 unit left
    Studio $1,120
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Ivy Dorchester

    5118 S Dorchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Laundry Facilities
  • 12 units available
    Studio $1,073+
    1 bd $1,269+
    2 bd $2,941+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    The Versailles Apartments

    4.0 (17)
    5254 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 2 bd $1,083
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Woodview II Apartments

    606 E 6Th St, Glasford, IL 61533
    Pet friendly
  • 1 bd $1,007+
    2 bd $1,087
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Woodview I Apartments

    404 E 6Th St, Glasford, IL 61533
    Pet friendly
  • 18 units available
    Studio $1,100
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    2125 S Laramie Ave

    2125 S Laramie Ave, Cicero, IL 60804
    Apply online • Pet friendly
  • Only 3 units left
    1 bd $1,100
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    10500 S Wabash Ave

    3.5 (1)
    10500 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
    Apply online • Pet friendly
  • Only 1 unit left
    2 bd $1,100
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    1141 South Buchanan Street

    4.0 (7)
    1141 South Buchanan Street, Wilmington, IL 60481
    Apply online
  • Rent specials Only 2 units left
    Studio $1,100
    1 bd $1,519
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Ivy At Sylvan

    4.5 (1)
    5532 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Laundry Facilities
  • New Units Available 6 units available
    Studio $1,106+
    1 bd $1,402+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    2Sisters Apartments

    4.0 (22)
    5123 S. Kimbark Ave., Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • Rent specials
    Ask for pricing
    Verified Listing

    544-52 W. Briar Pl.

    4.0 (36)
    544-52 W. Briar Pl., Chicago, IL 60657
    Pet friendly
  • Studio $1,126+
    1 bd $1,358
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    2970 N Sheridan

    4.0 (107)
    2970 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60657
    Pet friendly • Large Closets • Hardwood Floors
  • Rent specials 4 units available
    Studio $1,116+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Plaisance Apartments

    4.0 (17)
    6104 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • New Units Available
    Studio $1,130+
    1 bd $1,155+
    2 bd $1,360+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    996 - 1012 Main Apartments

    3.5 (3)
    996 Main Street, Evanston, IL 60202
    Apply online • Cat friendly • Parking
  • Rewards Only 1 unit left
    1 bd $1,150
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    8201 S Michigan Avenue

    8201 S Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Air conditioner
  • Ask for pricing
    Verified Listing

    1310 Chicago Apartments

    1310 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
    Cat friendly • Parking • Dishwasher
  • Only 1 unit left
    Studio $1,165
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    425-431 N. Humphrey Ave.

    4.0 (13)
    425 N. Humphrey Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Hardwood Floors
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Frequently asked questions

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Illinois?

The price range of a cheap apartment is between $450 and $28,000.

How many cheap rentals are available in Illinois on RentCafe?

There are 1729 cheap rentals available on RentCafe. Prices and availability in Illinois were last updated on 3 Nov 2026.

What is the average size of a cheap apartment in Illinois?

The average Illinois cheap apartment size is 501 sq. ft.

What are the advantages of renting a cheap apartment in Illinois?

Cheap apartments in Illinois are usually less expensive, smaller, and easier to maintain. They also come with lower utility costs.

What are the downsides of renting a cheap apartment in Illinois?

A cheap apartment in Illinois offers little storage space and fewer amenities compared to other apartments.