Accommodation prices — Chicago (IL), October 2026
198 places answered · priced 2026-09-27 04:03
Median $257 · half of all places $162 – $414 Night 31 · Offers 198 · $59 – $6 419
- Median
- $257
- p25
- $162
- p75
- $414
- Offers
- 198
What was on in Chicago (IL) in October 2026
In Chicago (IL), the night of 12 October stood out most — Columbus Day — with a median 8% above the month's other comparable nights.
| Night | Event | This night vs comparable nights |
|---|---|---|
| 12 October | Columbus Day | +8% |
The percentage describes that night — its median against the other nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It is measured. We do not claim the event caused it; we give the date, the name and the source so it can be checked.
Prices night by night
The median and the range of the middle half of offers. Every night measured on its own.
| Night | Median | p25 | p75 | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 01.10 | 264 | 159 | 350 | 197 |
| Fri 02.10 | 320 | 188 | 418 | 196 |
| Sat 03.10 | 299 | 188 | 493 | 193 |
| Sun 04.10 | 223 | 138 | 350 | 196 |
| Mon 05.10 | 255 | 136 | 518 | 195 |
| Tue 06.10 | 180 | 121 | 340 | 193 |
| Wed 07.10 | 312 | 166 | 494 | 196 |
| Thu 08.10 | 369 | 210 | 516 | 196 |
| Fri 09.10 | 432 | 205 | 693 | 195 |
| Sat 10.10 | 238 | 168 | 470 | 129 |
| Sun 11.10 | 228 | 140 | 613 | 194 |
| Mon 12.10 | 283 | 155 | 427 | 197 |
| Tue 13.10 | 267 | 154 | 417 | 196 |
| Wed 14.10 | 256 | 163 | 398 | 197 |
| Thu 15.10 | 267 | 176 | 386 | 196 |
| Fri 16.10 | 312 | 194 | 422 | 198 |
| Sat 17.10 | 276 | 189 | 581 | 197 |
| Sun 18.10 | 331 | 159 | 534 | 197 |
| Mon 19.10 | 237 | 124 | 578 | 196 |
| Tue 20.10 | 223 | 124 | 412 | 197 |
| Wed 21.10 | 335 | 162 | 539 | 195 |
| Thu 22.10 | 279 | 171 | 403 | 196 |
| Fri 23.10 | 273 | 185 | 386 | 197 |
| Sat 24.10 | 257 | 175 | 377 | 197 |
| Sun 25.10 | 216 | 151 | 279 | 197 |
| Mon 26.10 | 233 | 155 | 348 | 198 |
| Tue 27.10 | 255 | 148 | 402 | 198 |
| Wed 28.10 | 232 | 151 | 414 | 198 |
| Thu 29.10 | 231 | 155 | 352 | 197 |
| Fri 30.10 | 249 | 170 | 321 | 199 |
| Sat 31.10 | 242 | 167 | 306 | 199 |
A night we did not measure is absent from the table — we never show a zero in place of missing data.
Proof: how we know $312 is the median
The night of 16 October 2026. The places just below and just above the middle — sorted by price.
| 97 | 4★ | O'Hare International Airport | $306 |
| 98 | 3★ | Loop | $307 |
| 99 | 3★ | Chicago Midway International Airport | $310 ← median |
| 100 | 4★ | Schaumburg | $314 |
| 101 | 2★ | O'Hare International Airport | $315 |
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Which day of the week is priciest?
How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.
Price distribution
The night of 16 October 2026.
How we measure this
You cannot get a wrong number out of it. A night we could not measure stays empty — never zero, never smoothed, never estimated.
Sold-out places are counted separately
A median over 30 places and a median over 208 places are not the same claim, which is why the count sits next to every figure.
Events describe the night, not the cause
The percentage compares that night's median with the same weekdays around it — a weekend is 5–20% above midweek by itself. We publish the number and state plainly that we are not claiming the event caused it.
A thin measurement is not published at all
A city-month needs at least 30 places and 15 measured nights before it gets a public page. Below that we say “not enough measured yet” rather than publish a shaky number.
Every figure carries its date
“199 places answered · priced 14 Jun 2026.” That line is the most valuable sentence on the page, and it is sized like it.
What this page does not say
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We cannot change anyone's price and never will. You set prices in your own extranet. We are a briefing, not a control panel.
Not a forecast
We never say “prices will rise”. We say what is being asked today for a future night. Nothing on screen is predicted.
Not a competitor list
You do not choose five rivals to track. We read the whole town, so the market is what it is, not what you selected.
Not transaction data
These are asking prices — what places want — not what rooms sold for. We say so on the page.
Common questions
Accommodation prices — Chicago (IL), October 2026?
Median $257. Half of all places: $162 – $414.
Which day of the week is priciest?
Friday +22% · Sunday -12% · How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.
What was on in Chicago (IL) in October 2026?
Columbus Day — The percentage describes that night — its median against the other nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It is measured. We do not claim the event caused it; we give the date, the name and the source so it can be checked.
Price distribution
$59 – $6 419 · Median $257 · 198 offers · 16 October 2026
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