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HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027

Fair Market Rent in Illinois by county (FY 2027)

Illinois has 102 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $958. The highest is Kendall County at $2,341, the lowest White County at $930.

Median 2BR

$958

Highest 2BR

$2,341

Kendall County

Lowest 2BR

$930

White County

Counties

102

37 in metro areas

37 of the 102 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 65 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Illinois median of $958 is about 10% below the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 102 of the 102 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom moved up 1% from FY 2026. 80 counties went up, 22 went down, and the rest held.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoY
Population
Kendall CountyMetro$1,778$1,790$2,341$3,042$3,238+14.2%137,675
Cook CountyMetro$1,678$1,780$2,011$2,586$2,954+12.9%5,182,090
DuPage CountyMetro$1,678$1,780$2,011$2,586$2,954+12.9%930,024
Kane CountyMetro$1,678$1,780$2,011$2,586$2,954+12.9%517,255
Lake CountyMetro$1,678$1,780$2,011$2,586$2,954+12.9%714,223
McHenry CountyMetro$1,678$1,780$2,011$2,586$2,954+12.9%312,591
Will CountyMetro$1,678$1,780$2,011$2,586$2,954+12.9%701,462
Grundy CountyMetro$1,189$1,233$1,613$2,219$2,567+10.6%53,219
DeKalb CountyMetro$1,052$1,155$1,481$2,006$2,301+7.9%100,703
Calhoun CountyMetro$1,064$1,104$1,349$1,731$1,997+10.8%4,330
Clinton CountyMetro$1,064$1,104$1,349$1,731$1,997+10.8%36,954
Jersey CountyMetro$1,064$1,104$1,349$1,731$1,997+10.8%21,274
Kankakee CountyMetro$939$1,031$1,349$1,775$1,876+1.7%106,635
Madison CountyMetro$1,064$1,104$1,349$1,731$1,997+10.8%264,238
Monroe CountyMetro$1,064$1,104$1,349$1,731$1,997+10.8%35,036
St. Clair CountyMetro$1,064$1,104$1,349$1,731$1,997+10.8%253,694
McLean CountyMetro$941$996$1,287$1,685$1,691-1.2%171,556
Menard CountyMetro$861$977$1,237$1,631$1,728+2.8%12,095
Sangamon CountyMetro$861$977$1,237$1,631$1,728+2.8%194,947
Marshall CountyMetro$915$961$1,212$1,557$1,710+16.7%11,647
Peoria CountyMetro$915$961$1,212$1,557$1,710+16.7%179,645
Stark CountyMetro$915$961$1,212$1,557$1,710+16.7%5,308
Tazewell CountyMetro$915$961$1,212$1,557$1,710+16.7%130,290
Woodford CountyMetro$915$961$1,212$1,557$1,710+16.7%38,312
Champaign CountyMetro$983$996$1,173$1,474$1,542+4.5%208,741
Piatt CountyMetro$983$996$1,173$1,474$1,542+4.5%16,695
Boone CountyMetro$816$896$1,172$1,542$1,578-0.3%53,230
Winnebago CountyMetro$816$896$1,172$1,542$1,578-0.3%283,292
Pope CountyRural$763$837$1,095$1,387$1,582+0.7%3,739
Macon CountyMetro$851$857$1,091$1,407$1,724+2.6%101,849
Brown CountyRural$755$829$1,084$1,357$1,566+2.0%6,322
Ogle CountyRural$752$826$1,080$1,291$1,649-3.4%51,495
De Witt CountyRural$737$810$1,059$1,262$1,770+2.2%15,373
Henry CountyMetro$787$852$1,056$1,396$1,697-7.6%48,643
Mercer CountyMetro$787$852$1,056$1,396$1,697-7.6%15,495
Rock Island CountyMetro$787$852$1,056$1,396$1,697-7.6%142,757
La Salle CountyRural$733$804$1,052$1,369$1,688-2.5%108,714
Adams CountyRural$705$774$1,013$1,246$1,476-4.8%64,754
Alexander CountyMetro$757$833$1,012$1,401$1,692+2.0%4,875
Clark CountyRural$704$773$1,011$1,205$1,461+0.2%15,266
Livingston CountyRural$694$761$996$1,233$1,328-2.2%35,565
Williamson CountyRural$694$761$996$1,304$1,309-4.0%66,876
Jefferson CountyRural$761$766$994$1,186$1,320-3.1%36,550
Massac CountyMetro$706$766$993$1,375$1,402+2.5%13,865
Wabash CountyRural$691$758$992$1,374$1,433+8.3%11,119
Bureau CountyRural$683$750$981$1,217$1,352-5.2%32,866
Bond CountyMetro$682$899$979$1,275$1,287+6.9%16,716
Macoupin CountyMetro$743$748$978$1,191$1,492+6.8%44,350
Greene CountyRural$672$738$965$1,196$1,489-2.7%11,683
Logan CountyRural$670$757$962$1,146$1,264-2.6%27,713
Jo Daviess CountyRural$668$783$959$1,328$1,336+0.5%21,851
Vermilion CountyRural$743$748$956$1,278$1,337-1.8%72,386
Coles CountyRural$662$742$950$1,231$1,342-1.6%46,777
Jasper CountyRural$660$725$948$1,130$1,370+1.6%9,180
Shelby CountyRural$659$766$946$1,127$1,400-0.5%20,720
Whiteside CountyRural$696$755$945$1,237$1,242+3.2%54,947
Lawrence CountyRural$657$721$943$1,153$1,239-0.3%15,031
Putnam CountyRural$656$857$942$1,189$1,575+0.5%5,601
Christian CountyRural$654$718$939$1,119$1,412-3.6%33,538
Henderson CountyRural$651$715$935$1,295$1,351+2.1%6,193
Richland CountyRural$651$715$935$1,114$1,358+2.1%15,598
Carroll CountyRural$749$754$930$1,207$1,453+1.5%15,576
Cass CountyRural$648$854$930$1,278$1,554+1.5%12,784
Clay CountyRural$648$732$930$1,174$1,344+1.5%13,052
Crawford CountyRural$648$753$930$1,288$1,554+1.5%18,511
Cumberland CountyRural$648$733$930$1,108$1,554+1.5%10,334
Douglas CountyRural$648$847$930$1,234$1,554+1.5%19,751
Edgar CountyRural$648$757$930$1,232$1,440+1.5%16,535
Edwards CountyRural$648$711$930$1,108$1,222+1.5%6,075
Effingham CountyRural$764$792$930$1,231$1,434+1.5%34,522
Fayette CountyRural$724$728$930$1,213$1,350+1.5%21,315
Ford CountyMetro$706$711$930$1,288$1,399+1.5%13,406
Franklin CountyRural$648$711$930$1,225$1,315+1.5%37,323
Fulton CountyRural$648$727$930$1,288$1,303+1.5%33,020
Gallatin CountyRural$648$711$930$1,187$1,344+1.5%4,819
Hamilton CountyRural$648$798$930$1,288$1,344+1.5%7,916
Hancock CountyRural$648$772$930$1,116$1,222+1.5%17,281
Hardin CountyRural$648$711$930$1,108$1,344+1.5%3,605
Iroquois CountyRural$706$711$930$1,154$1,554+1.5%26,449
Jackson CountyRural$648$761$930$1,212$1,254+1.5%53,064
Johnson CountyRural$648$752$930$1,178$1,344+1.5%13,376
Knox CountyRural$703$711$930$1,204$1,241+1.5%49,046
Lee CountyRural$648$785$930$1,288$1,387+1.5%33,869
McDonough CountyRural$648$714$930$1,186$1,554-2.2%26,920
Marion CountyRural$661$767$930$1,210$1,554+1.5%37,000
Mason CountyRural$648$711$930$1,288$1,554+1.5%12,745
Montgomery CountyRural$700$716$930$1,108$1,277-0.7%27,942
Morgan CountyRural$648$711$930$1,146$1,554+1.5%33,021
Moultrie CountyRural$648$711$930$1,288$1,554+1.5%14,424
Perry CountyRural$648$711$930$1,108$1,554+1.5%20,639
Pike CountyRural$648$711$930$1,135$1,403+1.5%14,469
Pulaski CountyRural$648$854$930$1,287$1,554+1.5%5,015
Randolph CountyRural$648$711$930$1,164$1,469+1.5%30,058
Saline CountyRural$648$757$930$1,197$1,308+1.1%23,213
Schuyler CountyRural$648$854$930$1,189$1,344+1.5%6,787
Scott CountyRural$648$711$930$1,108$1,222+1.5%4,937
Stephenson CountyRural$648$711$930$1,179$1,458+1.5%43,768
Union CountyRural$648$711$930$1,146$1,292+1.5%16,997
Warren CountyRural$648$722$930$1,158$1,554+1.5%16,447
Washington CountyRural$648$854$930$1,271$1,276+1.5%13,627
Wayne CountyRural$648$711$930$1,150$1,554+1.5%15,973
White CountyRural$648$730$930$1,233$1,516+1.5%13,619

102 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.

Questions people ask

It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Illinois's 102 counties is $958, ranging from $930 in White County to $2,341 in Kendall County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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