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Comparing Peoria vs Elgin vs Champaign vs Rockford

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Headline numbers

Peoria

IL

$1,125

YoY change
+2.6%
Vacancy
7.3%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
42.5%

Elgin

IL

$1,846

YoY change
+1.2%
Vacancy
2.9%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
28.1%

Champaign

IL

$1,378

YoY change
+5.8%
Vacancy
8.8%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
56.2%

Rockford

IL

$1,207

YoY change
+7.3%
Vacancy
5.2%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
45.1%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Peoria vs Elgin vs Champaign vs Rockford

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric PeoriaElginChampaignRockford
Median household income $59,410$90,282$56,118$54,752
Median age 35.536.726.637.7
Renter household share 42.5%28.1%56.2%45.1%
YoY rent change +2.6%+1.2%+5.8%+7.3%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.