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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Illinois:
$571 $638 $801 $1,050 $1,181
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Illinois (IL) has the 42nd highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Illinois ranges from $700 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Carroll County, IL to $1,299 for a 2-bedroom unit in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2021, the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area (Cook County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,012 per month and $1,969 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Illinois is $801 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Illinois is around 12,854,525 people. So, there are around 1,928,179 people in Illinois who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Illinois. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Illinois Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Illinois
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Adams County $561 $605 $776 $1,029 $1,072 66,785
Alexander County Metro $537 $612 $807 $1,155 $1,216 6,775
Bond County Metro $581 $585 $740 $920 $1,134 17,035
Boone County Metro $527 $606 $799 $1,085 $1,178 53,640
Brown County $611 $696 $915 $1,183 $1,325 6,790
Bureau County $488 $561 $739 $919 $1,002 33,620
Calhoun County Metro $671 $731 $938 $1,224 $1,440 4,895
Carroll County $476 $531 $700 $871 $1,072 14,705
Cass County $476 $550 $700 $911 $950 12,880
Champaign County Metro $734 $739 $868 $1,108 $1,230 207,945
Christian County $508 $579 $734 $913 $995 33,560
Clark County $493 $550 $725 $944 $1,033 15,925
Clay County $476 $582 $700 $871 $1,030 13,395
Clinton County Metro $671 $731 $938 $1,224 $1,440 37,640
Coles County $482 $554 $730 $996 $1,055 52,540
Cook County Metro $1,012 $1,122 $1,299 $1,649 $1,969 5,238,540
Crawford County $476 $560 $700 $871 $998 19,215
Cumberland County $476 $531 $700 $871 $1,068 10,900
DeKalb County Metro $705 $805 $1,030 $1,474 $1,783 104,475
De Witt County Metro $505 $557 $700 $981 $985 16,175
Douglas County $555 $559 $700 $988 $1,134 19,830
DuPage County Metro $1,012 $1,122 $1,299 $1,649 $1,969 931,825
Edgar County $476 $613 $700 $877 $1,035 17,605
Edwards County $476 $614 $700 $994 $1,212 6,570
Effingham County $538 $541 $700 $1,002 $1,095 34,165
Fayette County $498 $568 $700 $871 $949 21,980
Ford County Metro $734 $739 $868 $1,108 $1,230 13,470
Franklin County $474 $533 $702 $885 $952 39,300
Fulton County $563 $569 $750 $933 $1,223 35,735
Gallatin County $476 $614 $700 $988 $998 5,225
Greene County $476 $572 $700 $871 $994 13,310
Grundy County Metro $887 $893 $1,177 $1,478 $1,596 50,335
Hamilton County $476 $598 $700 $871 $998 8,260
Hancock County $476 $558 $700 $966 $1,114 18,265
Hardin County $476 $531 $700 $871 $998 4,160
Henderson County $473 $608 $700 $927 $998 6,925
Henry County Metro $517 $626 $784 $1,047 $1,183 49,650
Iroquois County $528 $531 $700 $913 $1,019 28,455
Jackson County Metro $500 $580 $758 $988 $1,093 59,115
Jasper County $476 $607 $700 $994 $998 9,610
Jefferson County $502 $582 $761 $959 $1,032 38,360
Jersey County Metro $671 $731 $938 $1,224 $1,440 22,215
Jo Daviess County $531 $578 $700 $871 $949 22,045
Johnson County $462 $531 $700 $871 $1,061 12,900
Kane County Metro $1,012 $1,122 $1,299 $1,649 $1,969 529,400
Kankakee County Metro $640 $717 $945 $1,272 $1,396 110,800
Kendall County Metro $967 $974 $1,283 $1,836 $1,942 122,935
Knox County $462 $531 $700 $933 $949 51,375
Lake County Metro $1,012 $1,122 $1,299 $1,649 $1,969 704,475
La Salle County $565 $605 $797 $1,084 $1,181 111,150
Lawrence County $476 $531 $700 $911 $1,125 16,455
Lee County $490 $556 $720 $920 $1,045 34,670
Livingston County $480 $570 $727 $953 $1,062 36,810
Logan County $482 $545 $709 $938 $1,010 29,490
McDonough County $572 $575 $700 $940 $1,141 31,595
McHenry County Metro $1,012 $1,122 $1,299 $1,649 $1,969 308,045
McLean County Metro $603 $682 $853 $1,215 $1,477 173,230
Macon County Metro $509 $614 $772 $1,069 $1,111 107,585
Macoupin County Metro $536 $539 $711 $950 $1,096 45,960
Madison County Metro $671 $731 $938 $1,224 $1,440 266,155
Marion County $462 $557 $700 $939 $966 38,305
Marshall County Metro $631 $675 $858 $1,108 $1,181 11,925
Mason County $477 $542 $701 $872 $951 13,905
Massac County $527 $590 $775 $970 $1,051 14,595
Menard County Metro $576 $684 $858 $1,076 $1,163 12,415
Mercer County Metro $517 $626 $784 $1,047 $1,183 15,795
Monroe County Metro $671 $731 $938 $1,224 $1,440 33,740
Montgomery County $532 $567 $700 $871 $1,008 29,175
Morgan County $476 $547 $721 $930 $1,057 34,440
Moultrie County $519 $566 $700 $1,002 $1,049 14,710
Ogle County $543 $606 $798 $1,019 $1,082 51,620
Peoria County Metro $631 $675 $858 $1,108 $1,181 186,145
Perry County $476 $589 $700 $1,002 $1,030 21,465
Piatt County Metro $734 $739 $868 $1,108 $1,230 16,435
Pike County $528 $531 $700 $871 $949 15,930
Pope County $476 $614 $700 $907 $998 4,360
Pulaski County $600 $614 $700 $1,002 $1,212 5,690
Putnam County $492 $549 $724 $932 $1,032 5,770
Randolph County $464 $543 $700 $926 $1,088 32,830
Richland County $585 $590 $700 $961 $965 15,955
Rock Island County Metro $517 $626 $784 $1,047 $1,183 146,205
St. Clair County Metro $671 $731 $938 $1,224 $1,440 264,435
Saline County $476 $531 $700 $941 $1,000 24,430
Sangamon County Metro $576 $684 $858 $1,076 $1,163 198,135
Schuyler County $476 $531 $700 $871 $1,012 7,180
Scott County $476 $531 $700 $871 $1,167 5,110
Shelby County $476 $608 $700 $1,002 $1,183 21,905
Stark County Metro $631 $675 $858 $1,108 $1,181 5,550
Stephenson County $485 $547 $700 $926 $1,182 45,840
Tazewell County Metro $631 $675 $858 $1,108 $1,181 134,695
Union County $462 $533 $700 $1,002 $1,212 17,265
Vermilion County Metro $524 $598 $788 $1,037 $1,069 79,205
Wabash County $493 $550 $725 $939 $983 11,570
Warren County $462 $567 $700 $989 $992 17,430
Washington County $574 $577 $761 $947 $1,085 14,260
Wayne County $476 $531 $700 $871 $949 16,570
White County $462 $583 $700 $934 $998 14,185
Whiteside County $495 $570 $751 $934 $1,018 56,825
Will County Metro $1,012 $1,122 $1,299 $1,649 $1,969 687,725
Williamson County Metro $574 $578 $762 $1,019 $1,237 67,475
Winnebago County Metro $527 $606 $799 $1,085 $1,178 287,510
Woodford County Metro $631 $675 $858 $1,108 $1,181 38,940

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