Office Space Price Index — October 2026
Median private-office pricing for New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston in October 2026, computed from live SquareFoot inventory, with month-over-month movement.
Chicago is the best big-city value in the country: a $370 median for a top-five metro, 26% under the national median. As of October 2026, the median asking price for flexible office space in Chicago is $370/desk/month — 26% below the $500 national median — across 63 live priced listings on our platform.
Chicago Flexible Office Pricing at a Glance (October 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median price per desk | $370/month |
| Typical range (25th–75th percentile) | $299 – $600 |
| Full range observed | $199 – $1,800 |
| Team of 5 at median | $1,850/month |
| Team of 10 at median | $3,700/month |
| Team of 20 at median | $7,400/month |
Methodology: median asking price per desk per month for actively marketed, priced flexible-office listings on flex.squarefoot.com, October 2026. Prices are all-in — furniture, internet, utilities, and reception included. Updated as inventory changes.
Live listings in Chicago right now
Value pick4311 N Ravenswood Avenue$249/desk/moView this space →Typical330 N. Wabash$370/desk/moView this space →PremiumChatham Centre - Premier Workspaces$793/desk/moView this space →
Asking prices from operators, updated as inventory changes. See all Chicago listings →
How to Read the Chicago Market
- The catch is the spread — the $299–$600 interquartile range is wide, because Loop Class A towers and neighborhood space price like different markets.
- The Loop premium is worth interrogating: the same team often saves 30% one neighborhood west.
- Per-desk pricing is all-in. Compare against a traditional lease’s total occupancy cost — rent plus buildout, furniture, internet, utilities, and staffing — not base rent alone.
Compare and Go Deeper
See how Chicago stacks up against every market we track in our national office pricing guide [2026], the submarket-level detail in the NYC pricing guide, and when flexible space beats a traditional lease in The Complete Guide to Flexible Office Space.
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