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Illinois Fair Market Rents by county
The population-weighted average FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Illinois is $1,724, the 17th highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and +$168 (+10.8%) from FY 2026. Across 102 counties, 2-bedroom FMRs range from $930 (White County) to $2,341 (Kendall County).
- $1,724Average 2-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,761
- $1,489Average 1-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
- $68,972Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
- +$168 (+10.8%)2BR change vs FY 2026U.S.: +$24 (+1.4%)
Metro FMR areas in Illinois
| Metro area | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington, IL | $996 | $1,287 | $1,685 | 38 |
| Bond County, IL | $899 | $979 | $1,275 | 14 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $833 | $1,012 | $1,401 | 41 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $996 | $1,173 | $1,474 | 54 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | 370 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | 81 |
| DeKalb County, IL | $1,155 | $1,481 | $2,006 | 26 |
| Decatur, IL | $857 | $1,091 | $1,407 | 29 |
| Ford County, IL | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | 26 |
| Grundy County, IL | $1,233 | $1,613 | $2,219 | 17 |
| Kankakee, IL | $1,031 | $1,349 | $1,775 | 21 |
| Kendall County, IL | $1,790 | $2,341 | $3,042 | 21 |
| Macoupin County, IL | $748 | $978 | $1,191 | 32 |
| Massac County, IL | $766 | $993 | $1,375 | 8 |
| Peoria, IL | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | 98 |
| Rockford, IL | $896 | $1,172 | $1,542 | 43 |
| Springfield, IL | $977 | $1,237 | $1,631 | 48 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | 268 |
Every Illinois county
| Name | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 2BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $705 | $774 | $1,013 | $1,246 | $1,476 | −$51 (−4.8%) |
| Alexander County | $757 | $833 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,692 | +$20 (+2.0%) |
| Bond County | $682 | $899 | $979 | $1,275 | $1,287 | +$63 (+6.9%) |
| Boone County | $816 | $896 | $1,172 | $1,542 | $1,578 | −$3 (−0.3%) |
| Brown County | $755 | $829 | $1,084 | $1,357 | $1,566 | +$21 (+2.0%) |
| Bureau County | $683 | $750 | $981 | $1,217 | $1,352 | −$54 (−5.2%) |
| Calhoun County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Carroll County | $749 | $754 | $930 | $1,207 | $1,453 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Cass County | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,278 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Champaign County | $983 | $996 | $1,173 | $1,474 | $1,542 | +$51 (+4.5%) |
| Christian County | $654 | $718 | $939 | $1,119 | $1,412 | −$35 (−3.6%) |
| Clark County | $704 | $773 | $1,011 | $1,205 | $1,461 | +$2 (+0.2%) |
| Clay County | $648 | $732 | $930 | $1,174 | $1,344 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Clinton County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Coles County | $662 | $742 | $950 | $1,231 | $1,342 | −$15 (−1.6%) |
| Cook County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | +$230 (+12.9%) |
| Crawford County | $648 | $753 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Cumberland County | $648 | $733 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| De Witt County | $737 | $810 | $1,059 | $1,262 | $1,770 | +$23 (+2.2%) |
| DeKalb County | $1,052 | $1,155 | $1,481 | $2,006 | $2,301 | +$108 (+7.9%) |
| Douglas County | $648 | $847 | $930 | $1,234 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| DuPage County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | +$230 (+12.9%) |
| Edgar County | $648 | $757 | $930 | $1,232 | $1,440 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Edwards County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,222 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Effingham County | $764 | $792 | $930 | $1,231 | $1,434 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Fayette County | $724 | $728 | $930 | $1,213 | $1,350 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Ford County | $706 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,399 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Franklin County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,225 | $1,315 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Fulton County | $648 | $727 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,303 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Gallatin County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,187 | $1,344 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Greene County | $672 | $738 | $965 | $1,196 | $1,489 | −$27 (−2.7%) |
| Grundy County | $1,189 | $1,233 | $1,613 | $2,219 | $2,567 | +$154 (+10.6%) |
| Hamilton County | $648 | $798 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,344 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Hancock County | $648 | $772 | $930 | $1,116 | $1,222 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Hardin County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,344 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Henderson County | $651 | $715 | $935 | $1,295 | $1,351 | +$19 (+2.1%) |
| Henry County | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | −$87 (−7.6%) |
| Iroquois County | $706 | $711 | $930 | $1,154 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Jackson County | $648 | $761 | $930 | $1,212 | $1,254 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Jasper County | $660 | $725 | $948 | $1,130 | $1,370 | +$15 (+1.6%) |
| Jefferson County | $761 | $766 | $994 | $1,186 | $1,320 | −$32 (−3.1%) |
| Jersey County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Jo Daviess County | $668 | $783 | $959 | $1,328 | $1,336 | +$5 (+0.5%) |
| Johnson County | $648 | $752 | $930 | $1,178 | $1,344 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Kane County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | +$230 (+12.9%) |
| Kankakee County | $939 | $1,031 | $1,349 | $1,775 | $1,876 | +$23 (+1.7%) |
| Kendall County | $1,778 | $1,790 | $2,341 | $3,042 | $3,238 | +$291 (+14.2%) |
| Knox County | $703 | $711 | $930 | $1,204 | $1,241 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| La Salle County | $733 | $804 | $1,052 | $1,369 | $1,688 | −$27 (−2.5%) |
| Lake County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | +$230 (+12.9%) |
| Lawrence County | $657 | $721 | $943 | $1,153 | $1,239 | −$3 (−0.3%) |
| Lee County | $648 | $785 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,387 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Livingston County | $694 | $761 | $996 | $1,233 | $1,328 | −$22 (−2.2%) |
| Logan County | $670 | $757 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,264 | −$26 (−2.6%) |
| Macon County | $851 | $857 | $1,091 | $1,407 | $1,724 | +$28 (+2.6%) |
| Macoupin County | $743 | $748 | $978 | $1,191 | $1,492 | +$62 (+6.8%) |
| Madison County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Marion County | $661 | $767 | $930 | $1,210 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Marshall County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | +$173 (+16.7%) |
| Mason County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Massac County | $706 | $766 | $993 | $1,375 | $1,402 | +$24 (+2.5%) |
| McDonough County | $648 | $714 | $930 | $1,186 | $1,554 | −$21 (−2.2%) |
| McHenry County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | +$230 (+12.9%) |
| McLean County | $941 | $996 | $1,287 | $1,685 | $1,691 | −$15 (−1.2%) |
| Menard County | $861 | $977 | $1,237 | $1,631 | $1,728 | +$34 (+2.8%) |
| Mercer County | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | −$87 (−7.6%) |
| Monroe County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Montgomery County | $700 | $716 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,277 | −$7 (−0.7%) |
| Morgan County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,146 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Moultrie County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Ogle County | $752 | $826 | $1,080 | $1,291 | $1,649 | −$38 (−3.4%) |
| Peoria County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | +$173 (+16.7%) |
| Perry County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Piatt County | $983 | $996 | $1,173 | $1,474 | $1,542 | +$51 (+4.5%) |
| Pike County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,135 | $1,403 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Pope County | $763 | $837 | $1,095 | $1,387 | $1,582 | +$8 (+0.7%) |
| Pulaski County | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,287 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Putnam County | $656 | $857 | $942 | $1,189 | $1,575 | +$5 (+0.5%) |
| Randolph County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,164 | $1,469 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Richland County | $651 | $715 | $935 | $1,114 | $1,358 | +$19 (+2.1%) |
| Rock Island County | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | −$87 (−7.6%) |
| Saline County | $648 | $757 | $930 | $1,197 | $1,308 | +$10 (+1.1%) |
| Sangamon County | $861 | $977 | $1,237 | $1,631 | $1,728 | +$34 (+2.8%) |
| Schuyler County | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,189 | $1,344 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Scott County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,222 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Shelby County | $659 | $766 | $946 | $1,127 | $1,400 | −$5 (−0.5%) |
| St. Clair County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +$131 (+10.8%) |
| Stark County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | +$173 (+16.7%) |
| Stephenson County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,179 | $1,458 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Tazewell County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | +$173 (+16.7%) |
| Union County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,146 | $1,292 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Vermilion County | $743 | $748 | $956 | $1,278 | $1,337 | −$18 (−1.8%) |
| Wabash County | $691 | $758 | $992 | $1,374 | $1,433 | +$76 (+8.3%) |
| Warren County | $648 | $722 | $930 | $1,158 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Washington County | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,271 | $1,276 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Wayne County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,150 | $1,554 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| White County | $648 | $730 | $930 | $1,233 | $1,516 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Whiteside County | $696 | $755 | $945 | $1,237 | $1,242 | +$29 (+3.2%) |
| Will County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | +$230 (+12.9%) |
| Williamson County | $694 | $761 | $996 | $1,304 | $1,309 | −$41 (−4.0%) |
| Winnebago County | $816 | $896 | $1,172 | $1,542 | $1,578 | −$3 (−0.3%) |
| Woodford County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | +$173 (+16.7%) |
Sources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
- HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.