Apartments in Evanston

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$1,699 - 3,600
1717 Ridge Avenue Evanston, IL
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$1,145
1310 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL
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$1,903 - 3,225
1720 Central Street Evanston, IL
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$1,975
Evanston, IL
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$1,225
2527 Jackson Avenue Evanston, IL
1 BR | Available Now
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$1,260
1903 Central Street Evanston, IL
2 BR | Available Now
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$2,346 - 3,750
1720 Central Street Evanston, IL
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$1,585 - 3,055
2213 Ridge Avenue Evanston, IL
1 - 4 BR | Available Now
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Southeast Evanston
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$5,175
614 Clark St Evanston, IL
4 BR | Sep. 9, 2025
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$1,791 - 3,060
1930 Ridge Ave. Evanston, IL
1 - 2 BR | Available Now
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$1,495
Evanston, IL
2 BR | Available Now
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$935 - 1,155
Evanston, IL
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$11,400
2000 Sherman Ave Evanston, IL
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$1,225
Evanston, IL
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$1,900
3259-3303 Park Place / 2673-2677 Gross Point Rd Evanston, IL
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How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Evanston?

Evanston Apartments
Bed Type Average Rent Range
Studio $1,100 $930 - $2,100
1BR $1,650 $1,200 - $2,640
2BR $1,920 $1,350 - $3,380
3BR $3,250 $2,100 - $4,260
4+BR $4,120 $3,060 - $5,180

Find a Evanston Apartment

With Lake Michigan to the north and Chicago to the South, Evanston provides a perfect blend of access to nature and urban amenities. The town's population is modest, with approximately 75,000 full-time citizens. The town has essentially grown around Northwestern University, which was founded in 1851.

Northwestern University is one of the preeminent research universities in the world. It is a private institution with extensive undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Its roughly 18,000 students benefit from a unique blend of academics and athletics, as it remains the only private school that still competes in Division I Big Ten athletics. The school has famous alumni in all walks of life, including 38 winners of the Pulitzer Prize.

When to Search

Living in a college town always brings with it a unique set of challenges when it comes time to look for an apartment. The primary one is that the window where there are lots of available apartments is only a couple of months wide. May and June are definitely the best months to look for a place to live.

Staying in the Know

Northwestern University is certainly the beating heart at the center of Evanston. As a result, landlords here are quite friendly to students. If you don't have employment or previous rental references, an academic reference can also help you get an apartment. Ask a professor if they would mind providing you with a reference when you try to get your first off-campus apartment.

Life in Evanston

Transportation

Evanston is very well connected by transit to the greater Chicagoland area, and has excellent internal public transportation. It sits on the purple line of the elevated train, and also has access to the Metra system. Couple that with the additional bus service, and you can quickly see how many residents get along just fine without cars in Evanston.

Where to play

The Northwestern Campus is beautiful, and tours are available if you wish to take in the sights, which include numerous outdoor works of art and spectacular architecture. For smaller, local shopping, head to Dempster Street. Downtown is home to a number of funky coffee shops that are usually filled with Northwestern Students. Just south of the University you will find a number of great bars, including the Celtic Knot Public House.

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Evanston:
November Rent Report

Welcome to the November 2024 Evanston Apartment Report. In this assessment of the local rental market, Rentable data scientists and rental experts break down the November 2024 key findings and figures for the Evanston rental landscape.

Our experts analyze the pricing trends — one-bedroom, two-bedroom, year-over-year and month-over-month — in Evanston and surrounding areas and provide comparisons to the entire metro area, nearby cities and some of the most desirable and expensive cities in the United States. Take a look at the last 12 months of Evanston average rent prices in the chart below.

Monthly Rent Report

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Evanston Rent Prices Decrease From October to November

Evanston rent prices decreased over the last month. From October to November, the city experienced a -0.39% decrease for the price of a one-bedroom apartment. The rent price for a Evanston one-bedroom apartments currently stands at $1,778.0.

When we take a look at the two-bedroom comparison from October to November, Evanston experienced a 1.81% increase for the price of a two-bedroom apartment. The rent price for a Evanston two-bedroom apartments currently stands at $2,311.0.

November Prices: Evanston vs. Surrounding Areas

Rent Prices in Evanston and Surrounding Areas

Rent prices have decreased in Evanston over the last month. But how have the surrounding areas fared when it comes to the recent volatility in apartment prices? Rent prices in 0 of the Evanston suburbs increased last month. On the other hand, 0 local areas experienced a decrease in the price of a one-bedroom apartment.

More key findings include:

  • Rents did not increase in any of the Evanston suburbs

  • Rents did not decrease in any of the Evanston suburbs.

November 2024 Pricing Trends: Evanston vs. National Comparisons

New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
Columbus, OH
Minneapolis, MN
Pittsburgh, PA
$4,211
$3,115
$2,373
$2,354
$1,903
$1,338
$1,246
$1,202
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$1,400
$2,800
$4,200
$5,600
Median Rent

Evanston Rent Prices More Affordable Than Major Cities

Rent growth in Evanston over the past year has been declining. When compared to major cities nearby, along with some of the most expensive cities in the country, Evanston average rent prices appear to be relatively affordable for local residents.

The price for a Evanston one-bedroom apartment remains vastly more affordable than four of the largest cities in the United States — New York City, Washington, D.C. San Francisco and Los Angeles. And pricing compares quite similarly to nearby Midwest cities.

For more information about Evanston and surrounding area rent prices, take a look at the complete data set below.

Data set for Evanston and suburbs

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Methodology

Each month, using over 1 million Rentable listings across the United States, we calculate the median 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom rent prices by city, state, and nation, and track the month-over-month percent change. To avoid small sample sizes, we restrict the analysis for our reports to cities meeting minimum population and property count thresholds.