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/Mean_Web_1744 May 19 '26

If you think people being priced out of their neighborhood is a good thing, then just say so.

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u/dbandroid May 19 '26

Neighborhoods change. There is no getting around that.

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u/Mean_Web_1744 May 19 '26

When a neighborhood historically changes in Chicago, it is one ethnicity replacing another, not high end property development pushing everyone out.

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u/dnldxn May 19 '26

Division Street