Average Rent in Illinois (2027) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Illinois is $1,724 per month by HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $930 to $2,341 across 83 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Illinois's typical two-bedroom FMR moved +10.8% versus FY 2026).
All 83 Illinois FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 18 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2026" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,778 | $1,790 | $2,341 | $3,042 | $3,238 | +14.2% |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 6 countiesCook County · DuPage County · Kane County · Lake County · McHenry County · Will County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | +12.9% |
| Grundy County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,189 | $1,233 | $1,613 | $2,219 | $2,567 | +10.6% |
| DeKalb County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,052 | $1,155 | $1,481 | $2,006 | $2,301 | +7.9% |
| Kankakee, IL MSA Metro | $939 | $1,031 | $1,349 | $1,775 | $1,876 | +1.7% |
St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 6 countiesCalhoun County · Clinton County · Jersey County · Madison County · Monroe County · St. Clair County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | +10.8% |
| Bloomington, IL MSA Metro | $941 | $996 | $1,287 | $1,685 | $1,691 | -1.2% |
Springfield, IL MSA Metro 2 countiesMenard County · Sangamon County | $861 | $977 | $1,237 | $1,631 | $1,728 | +2.8% |
Peoria, IL MSA Metro 5 countiesMarshall County · Peoria County · Stark County · Tazewell County · Woodford County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | +16.7% |
Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesChampaign County · Piatt County | $983 | $996 | $1,173 | $1,474 | $1,542 | +4.5% |
Rockford, IL MSA Metro 2 countiesBoone County · Winnebago County | $816 | $896 | $1,172 | $1,542 | $1,578 | -0.3% |
| Pope County, IL Non-metro | $763 | $837 | $1,095 | $1,387 | $1,582 | +0.7% |
| Decatur, IL MSA Metro | $851 | $857 | $1,091 | $1,407 | $1,724 | +2.6% |
| Brown County, IL Non-metro | $755 | $829 | $1,084 | $1,357 | $1,566 | +2.0% |
| Ogle County, IL Non-metro | $752 | $826 | $1,080 | $1,291 | $1,649 | -3.4% |
| De Witt County, IL Non-metro | $737 | $810 | $1,059 | $1,262 | $1,770 | +2.2% |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro 3 countiesHenry County · Mercer County · Rock Island County | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | -7.6% |
| La Salle County, IL Non-metro | $733 | $804 | $1,052 | $1,369 | $1,688 | -2.5% |
| Adams County, IL Non-metro | $705 | $774 | $1,013 | $1,246 | $1,476 | -4.8% |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA Metro | $757 | $833 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,692 | +2.0% |
| Clark County, IL Non-metro | $704 | $773 | $1,011 | $1,205 | $1,461 | +0.2% |
| Livingston County, IL Non-metro | $694 | $761 | $996 | $1,233 | $1,328 | -2.2% |
| Williamson County, IL Non-metro | $694 | $761 | $996 | $1,304 | $1,309 | -4.0% |
| Jefferson County, IL Non-metro | $761 | $766 | $994 | $1,186 | $1,320 | -3.1% |
| Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $706 | $766 | $993 | $1,375 | $1,402 | +2.5% |
| Wabash County, IL Non-metro | $691 | $758 | $992 | $1,374 | $1,433 | +8.3% |
| Bureau County, IL Non-metro | $683 | $750 | $981 | $1,217 | $1,352 | -5.2% |
| Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $682 | $899 | $979 | $1,275 | $1,287 | +6.9% |
| Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $743 | $748 | $978 | $1,191 | $1,492 | +6.8% |
| Greene County, IL Non-metro | $672 | $738 | $965 | $1,196 | $1,489 | -2.7% |
| Logan County, IL Non-metro | $670 | $757 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,264 | -2.6% |
| Jo Daviess County, IL Non-metro | $668 | $783 | $959 | $1,328 | $1,336 | +0.5% |
| Vermilion County, IL Non-metro | $743 | $748 | $956 | $1,278 | $1,337 | -1.8% |
| Coles County, IL Non-metro | $662 | $742 | $950 | $1,231 | $1,342 | -1.6% |
| Jasper County, IL Non-metro | $660 | $725 | $948 | $1,130 | $1,370 | +1.6% |
| Shelby County, IL Non-metro | $659 | $766 | $946 | $1,127 | $1,400 | -0.5% |
| Whiteside County, IL Non-metro | $696 | $755 | $945 | $1,237 | $1,242 | +3.2% |
| Lawrence County, IL Non-metro | $657 | $721 | $943 | $1,153 | $1,239 | -0.3% |
| Putnam County, IL Non-metro | $656 | $857 | $942 | $1,189 | $1,575 | +0.5% |
| Christian County, IL Non-metro | $654 | $718 | $939 | $1,119 | $1,412 | -3.6% |
| Henderson County, IL Non-metro | $651 | $715 | $935 | $1,295 | $1,351 | +2.1% |
| Richland County, IL Non-metro | $651 | $715 | $935 | $1,114 | $1,358 | +2.1% |
| Carroll County, IL Non-metro | $749 | $754 | $930 | $1,207 | $1,453 | +1.5% |
| Cass County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,278 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Clay County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $732 | $930 | $1,174 | $1,344 | +1.5% |
| Crawford County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $753 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Cumberland County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $733 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Douglas County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $847 | $930 | $1,234 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Edgar County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $757 | $930 | $1,232 | $1,440 | +1.5% |
| Edwards County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,222 | +1.5% |
| Effingham County, IL Non-metro | $764 | $792 | $930 | $1,231 | $1,434 | +1.5% |
| Fayette County, IL Non-metro | $724 | $728 | $930 | $1,213 | $1,350 | +1.5% |
| Ford County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $706 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,399 | +1.5% |
| Franklin County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,225 | $1,315 | +1.5% |
| Fulton County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $727 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,303 | +1.5% |
| Gallatin County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,187 | $1,344 | +1.5% |
| Hamilton County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $798 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,344 | +1.5% |
| Hancock County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $772 | $930 | $1,116 | $1,222 | +1.5% |
| Hardin County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,344 | +1.5% |
| Iroquois County, IL Non-metro | $706 | $711 | $930 | $1,154 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Jackson County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $761 | $930 | $1,212 | $1,254 | +1.5% |
| Johnson County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $752 | $930 | $1,178 | $1,344 | +1.5% |
| Knox County, IL Non-metro | $703 | $711 | $930 | $1,204 | $1,241 | +1.5% |
| Lee County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $785 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,387 | +1.5% |
| Marion County, IL Non-metro | $661 | $767 | $930 | $1,210 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Mason County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| McDonough County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $714 | $930 | $1,186 | $1,554 | -2.2% |
| Montgomery County, IL Non-metro | $700 | $716 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,277 | -0.7% |
| Morgan County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,146 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Moultrie County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Perry County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Pike County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,135 | $1,403 | +1.5% |
| Pulaski County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,287 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Randolph County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,164 | $1,469 | +1.5% |
| Saline County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $757 | $930 | $1,197 | $1,308 | +1.1% |
| Schuyler County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,189 | $1,344 | +1.5% |
| Scott County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,222 | +1.5% |
| Stephenson County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,179 | $1,458 | +1.5% |
| Union County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,146 | $1,292 | +1.5% |
| Warren County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $722 | $930 | $1,158 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| Washington County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,271 | $1,276 | +1.5% |
| Wayne County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,150 | $1,554 | +1.5% |
| White County, IL Non-metro | $648 | $730 | $930 | $1,233 | $1,516 | +1.5% |
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About this data
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file, published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-09-01. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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