STATE · IL
Self-storage in Illinois.
2026 market data, supply context, dominant cost driver. Sample metro: Chicago.
10x10 median $/mo
$128
Chicago
Sample metro
Chicago
01 · MARKET DYNAMICS
What this state's storage market is doing.
Illinois state-level $/sqft not separately published. Chicago is the dominant metro with median 10x10 at $128 from Public Storage 2026 published guide. Bifurcated state: Chicago metropolitan pricing power; downstate (Champaign, Springfield, Peoria) at materially lower rents.
02 · SUPPLY CONTEXT
Supply per capita and pipeline.
Chicago metro supply ~5.8 sqft per capita per Yardi. Downstate Illinois is rural-mid-market with lower supply absolute.
03 · SAMPLE METROS
What the markets in this state look like.
Chicago dominates. Champaign-Urbana, Springfield, Peoria are smaller markets.
04 · DOMINANT COST DRIVER
What's structurally setting the rent.
Chicago: bifurcated downtown vs outer-area pricing tiers. Downstate: rural-mid-market pricing.
Chicago 10x10 from Public Storage published guide.
↗ https://www.publicstorage.com/blog/public-storage/the-complete-guide-to-storage-unit-prices-in-2026.html