PerchChicago
Market snapshot

Chicago's billboard market, at a glance.

A quick read on every permitted billboard in Chicago, using the same Perch Estimates shown on each board page. Perch Estimates are modeled from public permit and traffic data, not quotes. Data as of September 2026.

Perch Estimate data
1,196
Boards tracked

Every permitted billboard in Chicago with a Perch Estimate.

Perch Estimate data
$6.2M
Monthly market, Perch Estimate

The Perch Estimates of every board, added up for one month.

Perch Estimate data
$6.80
Average effective CPM, Perch Estimate

What 1,000 modeled views cost across the city, from Perch Estimates.

Perch Estimate data
54,567
Average vehicles a day

Daily traffic past the average board, from the traffic counts behind each Perch Estimate.

Perch Estimate data
93
Rated A or better

Boards with a Perch grade of A or A+, the grade that sits beside each Perch Estimate.

Perch Estimate data
73
Neighborhoods covered

Chicago neighborhoods with at least one board that has a Perch Estimate.

Typical price by corridor

The median Perch Estimate is the board in the middle when a corridor's boards are lined up by price, shown as its monthly range. Corridors with at least 8 boards are listed.

CorridorBoardsMedian Perch Estimate / mo
Western Ave114$2,750 to $3,250
I-90/94109$17,500 to $18,500
Halsted St92$1,250 to $1,750
IL 6483$3,250 to $3,750
IL 5069$4,250 to $4,750
I-9449$11,500 to $12,500
US 12/20 (95th St)44$1,750 to $2,250
I-5542$12,500 to $13,500
Belmont Ave38$1,750 to $2,250
79th St32$1,250 to $1,750
IL 1932$4,250 to $4,750
I-29029$14,500 to $15,500
US 1428$2,250 to $2,750
I-9027$11,500 to $12,500
Archer Ave22$2,750 to $3,250
Michigan Ave21$750 to $1,250
Chicago Ave20$1,750 to $2,250
IL 119$2,750 to $3,250
Ohio St19$3,750 to $4,250
Stony Island Ave19$4,250 to $4,750
Devon Ave17$1,250 to $1,750
Ontario St17$1,250 to $1,750
Fullerton Ave16$2,250 to $2,750
87th St15$2,750 to $3,250
Roosevelt Rd15$1,750 to $2,250
LaSalle St14$2,250 to $2,750
Milwaukee Ave14$1,250 to $1,750
Pulaski Rd14$3,750 to $4,250
59th St13$1,250 to $1,750
IL 4312$3,750 to $4,250
Pershing Rd12$2,250 to $2,750
Ashland Ave11$1,750 to $2,250
55th/Garfield Blvd9$2,750 to $3,250

Where these numbers come from

Every figure here adds up the same Perch Estimates, grades and traffic counts you see on each board page. See the Methodology for how they are built and where the data comes from.