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  • Rent specials New Units Available
    Studio $899+
    1 bd $1,034+
    2 bd $1,114+
    Total monthly cost
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    Chesterfield Village

    4.5 (7)
    4201 Valley Forge Rd, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 8321-31 S. King Dr. Studio-2 Beds Apartment for Rent
    Studio $530+
    1 bd $701+
    2 bd $900
    Base rent
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    8321-31 S. King Dr.

    4.5 (1)
    8321-31 S. King Dr., Chicago, IL 60619
  • 7337 South Yale Avenue Studio Apartment for Rent
    Only 3 units left
    Studio $900+
    Base rent
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    7337 South Yale Avenue

    7337 South Yale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621
    Apply online • Cat friendly
  • New Units Available 65 units available
    Studio $919
    1 bd $903+
    2 bd $1,374
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    THREE Old Town Park

    4.5 (38)
    228 W Hill Street, Chicago, IL 60610
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • Rent specials New Units Available
    1 bd $925+
    2 bd $968+
    3 bd $1,259+
    Total monthly cost
    Verified Listing

    Candles

    4.0 (39)
    9 Candlelight Drive, Springfield, IL 62704
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Patio/Balcony
  • Rent specials 27 units available
    3 bd $944+
    4 bd $1,133+
    5 bd $1,259+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    South Pointe Commons

    3.5 (124)
    200 W Frost Avenue, Rantoul, IL 61866
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • Rent specials Only 3 units left
    2 bd $945
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    The Hill Apartments

    4.0 (5)
    607 E Park St, Carbondale, IL 62901
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • 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
  • 8045-8047 S Maryland Ave 2-3 Beds Apartment for Rent
    6 units available
    2 bd $950
    3 bd $950
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    8045-8047 S Maryland Ave

    8045-8047 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
    Apply online • Hardwood Floors
  • 1 bd $956
    2 bd $986
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Heyworth Apartments

    4.5 (2)
    302-310 Wigwam St, Heyworth, IL 61745
    Pet friendly
  • New Units Available
    Studio $875
    1 bd $975+
    2 bd $1,500
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Civic Center Plaza Apartments

    4.5 (6)
    331 Fulton Street, Peoria, IL 61602
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 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
  • Rent specials New Units Available
    Studio $835+
    1 bd $983+
    2 bd $1,181+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Timberlane Apartments

    4.0 (15)
    2900 W War Memorial Drive, Peoria, IL 61615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 5 units available
    1 bd $959+
    2 bd $997+
    3 bd $1,387+
    Total monthly cost Income restricted
    Verified Listing

    Huntington Ridge Apartments

    4.0 (1)
    4001 Treviso Drive, Springfield, IL 62703
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Parking
  • New Units Available 9 units available
    Studio $999+
    1 bd $1,385+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Ivy Dorchester

    5118 S Dorchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • 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
  • 4 units available
    2 bd $1,000
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    14915 Washington Avenue

    14915 Washington Avenue, Harvey, IL 60426
    Apply online • Hardwood Floors
  • 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
  • 7 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
  • 1 bd $1,024+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Riverwalk Senior Residences

    8019 Ogden Ave, Lyons, IL 60534
    Pet friendly • In unit laundry • Air conditioner
  • 4 units available
    1 bd $1,030
    2 bd $1,205+
    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
  • Studio $1,030+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    1518 Sherman Avenue

    5.0 (1)
    1518 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
    Apply online • Cat friendly • Dishwasher
  • New Units Available 5 units available
    Studio $1,049
    1 bd $1,609
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Ivy Tower

    3.5 (3)
    5455 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • New Units Available Only 2 units left
    Studio $1,059
    2 bd $1,619
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    432-438 N. Austin Blvd.

    3.5 (16)
    432 N. Austin Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • Studio $865+
    1 bd $1,034+
    2 bd $1,161+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Beacon Hill And Great Oaks Apartments

    5203 Linden Rd Unit 2115, Rockford, IL 61109
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Patio/Balcony
  • Rent specials
    1 bd $1,065+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    2548-58 W Fitch Ave

    3.5 (6)
    2548-58 W Fitch Ave, Chicago Il, IL 60645
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Air conditioner
  • Only 1 unit left
    Studio $1,069
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Ivy Dickens

    3.0 (5)
    5330 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • Only 3 units left
    Studio $1,069+
    1 bd $1,708+
    2 bd $2,090+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Scholars Corner Apartments

    3.5 (28)
    5100 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • Ask for pricing
    Income restricted
    Verified Listing

    Century Woods

    1400 5Th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Patio/Balcony
  • New Units Available 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
  • Only 2 units left
    Studio $1,075+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    5451 S. Cornell Ave

    5451 S. Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • Studio $1,075+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    1311 Chicago Apartments

    3.5 (3)
    1311 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
    Apply online • Cat friendly • Parking
  • 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 • Air conditioner • Washer/Dryer
  • 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
  • Only 1 unit left
    Studio $1,089
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    301-313 N. Austin Blvd.

    3.5 (32)
    301 N. Austin Blvd., Chicago, IL 60644
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • 4 units available
    Studio $1,089
    1 bd $1,499
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Ivy At Sylvan

    4.5 (1)
    5532 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
    Apply online • Pet friendly • In unit laundry
  • Rent specials New Units Available
    1 bd $20+
    2 bd $20+
    3 bd $20+
    Total monthly cost
    Verified Listing

    Flats At Dunlap

    7150 N Terra Vista Dr, Peoria, IL 61614
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Parking
  • Rent specials 54 units available
    3 bd $1,099+
    4 bd $1,179+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Post Chicago Apartments

    853 West Blackhawk, Chicago, IL 60642
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Parking
  • 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
  • 5 units available
    2 bd $1,100+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Storyboard On Lancashire

    4.5 (2)
    803 Lancashire Drive, Edwardsville, IL 62025
    Apply online • Pet friendly
  • Only 2 units left
    Studio $1,109
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    425-431 N. Humphrey Ave.

    4.0 (12)
    425 N. Humphrey Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Hardwood Floors
  • Rent specials Only 3 units left
    Studio $1,122+
    1 bd $1,682+
    Base rent
    Verified Listing

    Plaisance Apartments

    4.0 (16)
    6104 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637
    Apply online • Pet friendly • Fitness center
  • 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 • In unit laundry • Large Closets
  • 600-0-state

Frequently asked questions

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Illinois?

The price range of a cheap apartment is between $20 and $28,000.

How many cheap rentals are available in Illinois on RentCafe?

There are 1542 cheap rentals available on RentCafe. Prices and availability in Illinois were last updated on 30 Aug 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.