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Illinois (IL)

STATESAFMR
Found 1544 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

104Above average

095130300
BRRent
0 BR$648 - $2,520Median: $787
1 BR$711 - $2,670Median: $854
2 BR$930 - $3,030Median: $1,065
3 BR$1,108 - $3,900Median: $1,396
4 BR$1,222 - $4,440Median: $1,600

Market Alignment

Studio
79
0.44-1.74
1 BR
78
0.39-1.80
2 BR
76
0.37-1.63
3 BR
73
75
0.38-1.82
4 BR
85
0.36-2.06
0.701.001.30aligned range

Bedroom curve

Counties

Ranked by Investment Score (vs state median)

1Massac County
12923.5%
2Alexander County
12923.5%
3Williamson County
12923.5%
4White County
12923.5%
5Cass County
12923.5%
6Washington County
12923.5%
7Warren County
12923.5%
8Wabash County
12923.5%
9Crawford County
12923.5%
10Edgar County
12923.5%
11Edwards County
12923.5%
12Scott County
12923.5%
13Fulton County
12923.5%
14Gallatin County
12923.5%
15Hancock County
12923.5%
16Henderson County
12923.5%
17Jackson County
12923.5%
18Adams County
12923.5%
19Jefferson County
12923.5%
20Pulaski County
12923.5%
21Pike County
12923.5%
22McDonough County
12923.5%
23Menard County
12923.5%
24Mason County
12923.5%
25Franklin County
12923.2%
26St. Clair County
12822.5%
27Vermilion County
12721.4%
28Randolph County
12721.3%
29Saline County
12721.2%
30Hamilton County
12621.0%
31Rock Island County
12318.1%
32Clark County
12317.4%
33Coles County
12217.3%
34Knox County
12217.1%
35Mercer County
12015.0%
36Piatt County
12014.5%
37Schuyler County
11813.1%
38Stark County
11712.2%
39Lawrence County
11611.3%
40Logan County
1149.5%
41Jersey County
1148.8%
42Marion County
1148.8%
43Greene County
1138.2%
44Henry County
1127.7%
45Calhoun County
1116.6%
46Morgan County
1116.4%
47Wayne County
1116.1%
48Bureau County
1116.0%
49Whiteside County
1094.8%
50Montgomery County
1094.7%
51Madison County
1094.5%
52Union County
1083.9%
53Cook County
1083.0%
54Putnam County
1072.0%
55Kankakee County
1040.3%
56La Salle County
1031.4%
57Clay County
1021.9%
58Fayette County
1021.9%
59Douglas County
1003.9%
60Cumberland County
1004.3%
61Richland County
995.3%
62Ford County
995.3%
63Jasper County
995.6%
64Perry County
985.8%
65Pope County
977.1%
66Brown County
977.2%
67Macoupin County
967.9%
68DuPage County
968.3%
69Will County
968.5%
70Kane County
949.7%
71Macon County
9410.0%
72Lake County
9310.5%
73Iroquois County
9212.3%
74Peoria County
9113.3%
75Grundy County
9013.4%
76Moultrie County
9013.5%
77Woodford County
9013.7%
78McHenry County
9013.9%
79Livingston County
8915.2%
80Hardin County
8815.9%
81Bond County
8716.4%
82Christian County
8716.6%
83Sangamon County
8716.9%
84Winnebago County
8618.0%
85Marshall County
8618.1%
86Kendall County
8518.6%
87Clinton County
8419.1%
88Tazewell County
8419.8%
89De Witt County
8419.8%
90Carroll County
8221.7%
91Lee County
8122.1%
92Johnson County
8023.0%
93Ogle County
8023.1%
94Boone County
8023.4%
95Champaign County
7825.7%
96Stephenson County
7725.9%
97Monroe County
7726.0%
98Shelby County
7726.2%
99McLean County
7528.0%
100Jo Daviess County
7132.0%
101DeKalb County
6141.8%
102Effingham County
3764.2%

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Illinois fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 102 counties in Illinois. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $958. That is up 0.5% from $953 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $930 in White County to $2,341 in Kendall County. 18 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 37 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 485 ZIP codes in 9 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in Illinois
County2BRChange
Kendall County$2,341+14.2%
Cook County$2,011+12.9%
DuPage County$2,011+12.9%
Kane County$2,011+12.9%
Lake County$2,011+12.9%
McHenry County$2,011+12.9%
Will County$2,011+12.9%
Grundy County$1,613+10.6%
DeKalb County$1,481+7.9%
Calhoun County$1,349+10.8%
Clinton County$1,349+10.8%
Jersey County$1,349+10.8%
Kankakee County$1,349+1.7%
Madison County$1,349+10.8%
Monroe County$1,349+10.8%
St. Clair County$1,349+10.8%
McLean County$1,287−1.2%
Menard County$1,237+2.8%
Sangamon County$1,237+2.8%
Marshall County$1,212+16.7%
Peoria County$1,212+16.7%
Stark County$1,212+16.7%
Tazewell County$1,212+16.7%
Woodford County$1,212+16.7%
Champaign County$1,173+4.5%
Piatt County$1,173+4.5%
Boone County$1,172−0.3%
Winnebago County$1,172−0.3%
Pope County$1,095+0.7%
Macon County$1,091+2.6%
Brown County$1,084+2.0%
Ogle County$1,080−3.4%
De Witt County$1,059+2.2%
Henry County$1,056−7.6%
Mercer County$1,056−7.6%
Rock Island County$1,056−7.6%
La Salle County$1,052−2.5%
Adams County$1,013−4.8%
Alexander County$1,012+2.0%
Clark County$1,011+0.2%
Livingston County$996−2.2%
Williamson County$996−4.0%
Jefferson County$994−3.1%
Massac County$993+2.5%
Wabash County$992+8.3%
Bureau County$981−5.2%
Bond County$979+6.9%
Macoupin County$978+6.8%
Greene County$965−2.7%
Logan County$962−2.6%
Jo Daviess County$959+0.5%
Vermilion County$956−1.8%
Coles County$950−1.6%
Jasper County$948+1.6%
Shelby County$946−0.5%
Whiteside County$945+3.2%
Lawrence County$943−0.3%
Putnam County$942+0.5%
Christian County$939−3.6%
Henderson County$935+2.1%
Richland County$935+2.1%
Carroll County$930+1.5%
Cass County$930+1.5%
Clay County$930+1.5%
Crawford County$930+1.5%
Cumberland County$930+1.5%
Douglas County$930+1.5%
Edgar County$930+1.5%
Edwards County$930+1.5%
Effingham County$930+1.5%
Fayette County$930+1.5%
Ford County$930+1.5%
Franklin County$930+1.5%
Fulton County$930+1.5%
Gallatin County$930+1.5%
Hamilton County$930+1.5%
Hancock County$930+1.5%
Hardin County$930+1.5%
Iroquois County$930+1.5%
Jackson County$930+1.5%
Johnson County$930+1.5%
Knox County$930+1.5%
Lee County$930+1.5%
Marion County$930+1.5%
Mason County$930+1.5%
McDonough County$930−2.2%
Montgomery County$930−0.7%
Morgan County$930+1.5%
Moultrie County$930+1.5%
Perry County$930+1.5%
Pike County$930+1.5%
Pulaski County$930+1.5%
Randolph County$930+1.5%
Saline County$930+1.1%
Schuyler County$930+1.5%
Scott County$930+1.5%
Stephenson County$930+1.5%
Union County$930+1.5%
Warren County$930+1.5%
Washington County$930+1.5%
Wayne County$930+1.5%
White County$930+1.5%

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in Illinois
Metro areaCounties2BR
Kendall County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area1$2,341
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area6$2,011
Grundy County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,613
DeKalb County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,481
St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area6$1,349
Kankakee, IL MSA1$1,349
Bloomington, IL MSA1$1,287
Springfield, IL MSA2$1,237
Peoria, IL MSA5$1,212
Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area2$1,173
Rockford, IL MSA2$1,172
Decatur, IL MSA1$1,091
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA3$1,056
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA1$1,012
Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area1$993
Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area1$979
Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area1$978
Ford County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area1$930

Questions about Illinois rents

What is the fair market rent in Illinois?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Illinois is $958. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which Illinois counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Kendall County ($2,341), Cook County ($2,011), DuPage County ($2,011).

Does Illinois use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 485 ZIP codes across 9 metro areas, led by the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area; St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area; Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027