Average rent in Charleston, IL

As of September 2026, the typical asking rent in the Charleston, IL metro area is $771 per month, down 0.0% from a year ago — 49% below the US metro average of $1,498.

Figures cover all property types — single-family, condo and apartment — at every bedroom count. The interactive map can break rents down by home type.

Average rent

$771

September 2026

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Our forecast accuracy here

±3.5%

avg error on held-out data

Charleston, IL rent history

Observed market rent since January 2026.

Jan 26 – Sep 26
Charleston, IL observed rentSame month last year

Charleston, IL rent forecast

Our forecasting engine begins projecting a metro once it has 12 months of observed rent data, so that seasonality and year-over-year trends can be measured rather than guessed. Charleston, IL has 9 so far; its forecast will appear here automatically as the history builds.

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Rent figures are smoothed median asking rents (Zillow Observed Rent Index) for the Charleston, IL metro area, updated monthly. Forecasts are produced by RentLens's proprietary ML models; “forecast accuracy” is this metro's average prediction error on held-out historical data.