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Chicago Apartments: Listings, Rooms for Rent, Roommates + Sublets

r/chicagoapartments is a resource for anyone looking for Chicago apartments, rooms for rent in Chicago, roommates in Chicago, sublets in Chicago and advice about moving in the Chicagoland area.

70k subscribers835 posts / mo in Sep 2026526 authors / mosince 2013

r/chicagoapartments has 70k members (+57% over the last 12 months). It gets about 835 posts a month from 526 people. Top topics: Rentals and Apartments, Roommate Rentals and Roommates Renting.

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Size and growth

How r/chicagoapartments has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+57%in 12 months · +8.7% in 3 months · +1.8% in 1 month
Oct 202670k
Growing70k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+63%vs Sep 2025 · −2.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026835
BusierPeaked at 933 in May 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/chicagoapartments

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Rentals and Apartments3.3%
  2. Roommate Rentals2.6%
  3. Roommates Renting2.2%
  4. Moving to Chicago Suburbs2.0%
  5. Apartment Living & Management1.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apartments
  2. Zillow
  3. Domu
  4. HotPads
  5. Tenants Rights

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