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Comparing Wilmette vs Niles vs Highland Park

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Headline numbers

Wilmette

IL

$3,667

YoY change
Vacancy
4.9%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
12.1%

Niles

IL

$3,087

YoY change
Vacancy
3.2%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
25.4%

Highland Park

IL

$2,952

YoY change
+8.6%
Vacancy
6.1%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
16.2%

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

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Wilmette vs Niles vs Highland Park

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

Demographics & income

Metric WilmetteNilesHighland Park
Median household income $190,662$75,274$168,094
Median age 45.348.245
Renter household share 12.1%25.4%16.2%
YoY rent change +8.6%
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.