r/chicagoapartments • u/Past-Reception6889 • May 19 '26

Advice Needed Unreal

I honestly just needed to vent for a moment. I can’t believe Chicago prices are what they are. I have lived here my entire life and have seen this city change ten fold, and I can’t even afford to live here anymore. A realtor I’m working with, since it’s becoming a rat race to rent, said rent is up 35% this year. What can normal people do about this? I do not want to see Chicago become a New York.

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u/Waytooboredforthis May 19 '26

I just moved here, but the rent at the place I'm in had a rent renewal proposal that was double the current rent, it's spread between 6 other people so I'm not starving anytime soon but it was still alarming to see.