Average Rent in Illinois (2026) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Illinois is $1,556 per month by HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $916 to $2,050 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 +2.0% versus FY 2025).
All 83 Illinois FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 18 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2025" 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 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,413 | $1,562 | $2,050 | $2,819 | $2,918 | +8.7% |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 6 countiesCook County · DuPage County · Kane County · Lake County · McHenry County · Will County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 | +1.1% |
| Grundy County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,032 | $1,118 | $1,459 | $1,979 | $2,203 | -3.4% |
| DeKalb County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $947 | $1,046 | $1,373 | $1,825 | $2,203 | -1.1% |
| Kankakee, IL MSA Metro | $914 | $1,011 | $1,326 | $1,745 | $1,774 | +6.0% |
| Bloomington, IL MSA Metro | $927 | $999 | $1,302 | $1,717 | $1,724 | +20.6% |
St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 6 countiesCalhoun County · Clinton County · Jersey County · Madison County · Monroe County · St. Clair County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 | +0.2% |
Springfield, IL MSA Metro 2 countiesMenard County · Sangamon County | $829 | $970 | $1,203 | $1,611 | $1,682 | +6.3% |
Rockford, IL MSA Metro 2 countiesBoone County · Winnebago County | $810 | $895 | $1,175 | $1,555 | $1,594 | -0.5% |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro 3 countiesHenry County · Mercer County · Rock Island County | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 | +11.5% |
Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesChampaign County · Piatt County | $941 | $946 | $1,122 | $1,436 | $1,486 | +3.9% |
| Ogle County, IL Non-metro | $771 | $852 | $1,118 | $1,365 | $1,602 | +11.5% |
| Pope County, IL Non-metro | $749 | $828 | $1,087 | $1,375 | $1,553 | +23.4% |
| La Salle County, IL Non-metro | $772 | $822 | $1,079 | $1,441 | $1,701 | +5.8% |
| Adams County, IL Non-metro | $734 | $811 | $1,064 | $1,327 | $1,500 | +9.1% |
| Brown County, IL Non-metro | $733 | $810 | $1,063 | $1,275 | $1,518 | +12.4% |
| Decatur, IL MSA Metro | $840 | $845 | $1,063 | $1,378 | $1,706 | +6.3% |
Peoria, IL MSA Metro 5 countiesMarshall County · Peoria County · Stark County · Tazewell County · Woodford County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 | +3.6% |
| Williamson County, IL Non-metro | $753 | $790 | $1,037 | $1,369 | $1,386 | — |
| De Witt County, IL Non-metro | $714 | $790 | $1,036 | $1,242 | $1,738 | +10.6% |
| Bureau County, IL Non-metro | $714 | $789 | $1,035 | $1,278 | $1,433 | +7.3% |
| Jefferson County, IL Non-metro | $777 | $782 | $1,026 | $1,248 | $1,365 | +4.0% |
| Livingston County, IL Non-metro | $702 | $776 | $1,018 | $1,267 | $1,348 | +6.0% |
| Clark County, IL Non-metro | $696 | $769 | $1,009 | $1,245 | $1,336 | +9.0% |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA Metro | $763 | $807 | $992 | $1,380 | $1,664 | +0.7% |
| Greene County, IL Non-metro | $684 | $756 | $992 | $1,189 | $1,385 | +10.6% |
| Logan County, IL Non-metro | $681 | $782 | $988 | $1,221 | $1,308 | +7.2% |
| Christian County, IL Non-metro | $672 | $742 | $974 | $1,168 | $1,418 | +8.3% |
| Vermilion County, IL Non-metro | $672 | $742 | $974 | $1,179 | $1,306 | — |
| Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $784 | $789 | $969 | $1,348 | $1,415 | — |
| Coles County, IL Non-metro | $665 | $759 | $965 | $1,261 | $1,348 | +7.8% |
| Jo Daviess County, IL Non-metro | $658 | $796 | $954 | $1,271 | $1,276 | +8.7% |
| McDonough County, IL Non-metro | $656 | $728 | $951 | $1,231 | $1,512 | +3.9% |
| Shelby County, IL Non-metro | $656 | $789 | $951 | $1,140 | $1,435 | +2.9% |
| Lawrence County, IL Non-metro | $652 | $721 | $946 | $1,136 | $1,253 | +8.7% |
| Montgomery County, IL Non-metro | $694 | $714 | $937 | $1,123 | $1,287 | +7.7% |
| Putnam County, IL Non-metro | $646 | $851 | $937 | $1,212 | $1,553 | +7.7% |
| Jasper County, IL Non-metro | $643 | $719 | $933 | $1,119 | $1,333 | +7.2% |
| Saline County, IL Non-metro | $634 | $701 | $920 | $1,207 | $1,264 | +5.7% |
| Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,154 | $1,213 | +5.2% |
| Carroll County, IL Non-metro | $748 | $752 | $916 | $1,211 | $1,458 | +5.3% |
| Cass County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,263 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Clay County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $707 | $916 | $1,167 | $1,308 | +5.3% |
| Crawford County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $764 | $916 | $1,241 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Cumberland County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $717 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Douglas County, IL Non-metro | $681 | $836 | $916 | $1,240 | $1,271 | +5.3% |
| Edgar County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $768 | $916 | $1,226 | $1,405 | +5.3% |
| Edwards County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,213 | +5.3% |
| Effingham County, IL Non-metro | $745 | $754 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,385 | +5.3% |
| Fayette County, IL Non-metro | $722 | $750 | $916 | $1,183 | $1,293 | +5.3% |
| Ford County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,300 | — |
| Franklin County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,181 | $1,329 | +5.3% |
| Fulton County, IL Non-metro | $703 | $708 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,288 | — |
| Gallatin County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,308 | +5.3% |
| Hamilton County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $727 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 | +5.3% |
| Hancock County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $791 | $916 | $1,111 | $1,213 | +5.3% |
| Hardin County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,308 | +5.3% |
| Henderson County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 | +5.3% |
| Iroquois County, IL Non-metro | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,136 | $1,492 | +4.6% |
| Jackson County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $737 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,213 | — |
| Johnson County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $735 | $916 | $1,159 | $1,360 | — |
| Knox County, IL Non-metro | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,199 | $1,213 | +5.3% |
| Lee County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $810 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,395 | +3.7% |
| Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,145 | $1,423 | -0.4% |
| Marion County, IL Non-metro | $662 | $769 | $916 | $1,190 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Mason County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Morgan County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,138 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Moultrie County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Perry County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,148 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Pike County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,114 | $1,368 | +5.3% |
| Pulaski County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Randolph County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,145 | $1,450 | +5.3% |
| Richland County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $729 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,390 | +5.3% |
| Schuyler County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,315 | +5.3% |
| Scott County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,213 | +5.3% |
| Stephenson County, IL Non-metro | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,124 | $1,342 | +5.3% |
| Union County, IL Non-metro | $640 | $698 | $916 | $1,129 | $1,261 | +5.3% |
| Wabash County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 | +5.3% |
| Warren County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,156 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| Washington County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,242 | $1,268 | +5.3% |
| Wayne County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,537 | +5.3% |
| White County, IL Non-metro | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,209 | $1,438 | +5.3% |
| Whiteside County, IL Non-metro | $673 | $719 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,213 | +1.9% |
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About this data
Source: HUD FY 2026 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (revised), 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, 2025 through September 30, 2026; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-07-20. 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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