Short-term rentals in Chicago, IL.

Cohost tracks short-term rental listings in Chicago, IL sourced from Inside Airbnb's monthly public dataset. Browse the live marketplace, compare across Airbnb / Vrbo / Booking.com, or read the data behind the numbers.

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Active listings

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Inside Airbnb · last snapshot

Median nightly

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Listed nightly price

Lodging tax

17.5%

Combined state + local

Permits

Required

See rules →

Data source

Inside Airbnb (CC-BY).

Monthly snapshots of every public Airbnb listing in Chicago, IL. Cohost re-publishes the data with attribution + adds price-comparison links to VRBO, Booking, Expedia, Hotels.com, Kayak, and Trivago for every stay.

Coordinates

41.8781, -87.6298

City center. Inside Airbnb obfuscates exact listing coordinates by 100-200m for privacy; we surface the published pin + the neighborhood label.

Booking flow

Click-through, not native.

Cohost browses + compares; the actual booking happens on the OTA you click through to (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Hotels.com). Cohost earns affiliate commission only when you complete a stay.

Compare prices in Chicago, IL

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Live prices from Booking.com, VRBO, Hotels.com, Expedia, and more — same dates, every site, all on this page. Cohost earns a small fee when you book; you pay the listed price either way.

Hotels in Chicago, IL

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Local regulations

Chicago, IL · 17.50% lodging tax

Operators must register each unit with the city and hold a Shared Housing Operator license; rentals over 31 days are not regulated as shared housing. Marketplaces must collect city lodging taxes.

Official registry → · Verified 2026-05-27. Permit required.

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