Apartments for Rent in East Chicago, IN

Prices and availability in East Chicago, IN were last updated on 4 Jun 2026.

The best apartments in East Chicago, IN are: East Chicago Down Town Baring Apartments and East Chicago Down Town Northcote Apartments.

The price range for a 1-bedroom apartment in East Chicago, IN is between $800 and $945.

In East Chicago 57% of the housing is rented out compared to 43% of homes are owned, according to the most recent Census Bureau estimates. 6% of East Chicago's apartments are found in large buildings of 50 units or more, 75% are located in smaller apartment complexes with less than 50 units, and 19% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in East Chicago is 37 years old, with 33% being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 2 stories, of which all are garden-style apartment communities, none are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in East Chicago come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 1% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 27% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 46% of all rentals in East Chicago. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.