Apartments in Downtown Downers Grove

Downers Grove:
August Rent Report

Welcome to the August 2026 Downers Grove Apartment Report. In this assessment of the local rental market, Rentable data scientists and rental experts break down the August 2026 key findings and figures for the Downers Grove rental landscape.

Our experts analyze the pricing trends — one-bedroom, two-bedroom, year-over-year and month-over-month — in Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove average rent prices in the chart below.

August Prices: Downers Grove vs. Surrounding Areas

Rent Prices in Downers Grove and Surrounding Areas

Rent prices have decreased in Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove suburbs

• Rents did not decrease in any of the Downers Grove suburbs.

Data set for Downers Grove and suburbs

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.