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Rents in Carbondale are $19 below the Jackson County typical.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
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1195 E Walnut St, Carbondale, IL 62901
Top Tier Property Management, established in 2020 in Carbondale, manages single-family homes and apartment communities across Southern Illinois, offering a range of rental housing options.
Review summary: Reviewers often mention a welcoming, helpful property manager, fast replies and good maintenance.
205 S Marion St, Carbondale, IL 62901
Budslick Management Company manages affordable housing in Southern Illinois from its office in Carbondale, renting units to residents across the region.
805 E Park St, Carbondale, IL 62901
Schilling Property Management is a property management company with an office in Carbondale, Illinois, renting and maintaining apartments for residents in the Carbondale area.
635 E Walnut St, Carbondale, IL 62901
S.I. Property Management manages apartments, homes and commercial space in the Carbondale area, offering tenant placement and screening, commercial leasing and security deposit handling.
In their words: “Property Management we do everything from one time residential tenant placement to commercial leasing.”
Review summary: Reviewers often mention a professional, responsive team and a useful online portal and reports for owners.
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Rents in Carbondale are $19 below the Jackson County typical.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months: +$31 in all since Oct 2025.
Green: rent went up that month. Grey: it went down.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Carbondale's typical asking rent is $19 (2.7%) below the county. The gap is growing compared with a year ago.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
Past growth, not a forecast. Rents can go down as well as up. Your own rent depends on the home, its condition and the lease.
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, all homes + multifamily, smoothed. Data through September 2026.
| City | Typical rent | 1 year | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | $673 | +4.8% | 4 |
| Springfield | $1,178 | +4.2% | 8 |
| Champaign | $1,466 | +5.2% | 7 |
| Urbana | $1,348 | 3 | |
| Normal | $1,390 | +3.9% | 3 |
| Peoria | $1,240 | +3.9% | 13 |
| Moline | $1,090 | +2.7% | 3 |
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), typical asking rent, data through September 2026. Managers listed: our directory, October 2026.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2027, Jackson County, IL. Used to set Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) limits.
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Zillow's typical asking rent in Carbondale is $673 (September 2026); +4.8% over the past year. About 73.6% of homes in Carbondale are rented, and the rental vacancy rate is 9.2% (Census, 2020-2024).
We list 4 property management companies in Carbondale, IL.
Zillow's typical asking rent in Carbondale was $673 a month in September 2026, +4.8% on a year earlier.
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