Illinois Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 102 counties in Illinois. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $953 per month, ranging from $916 in Bond County to $2,050 in Kendall County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Illinois
Housing wage
$29.81/hr
Annual income needed
$62,005
Hours at minimum wage
80/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Illinois without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $29.81 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $15.00, that means working 80 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.
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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $734 | $811 | $1,064 | $1,327 | $1,500 |
| Alexander County | $763 | $807 | $992 | $1,380 | $1,664 |
| Bond County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,154 | $1,213 |
| Boone County | $810 | $895 | $1,175 | $1,555 | $1,594 |
| Brown County | $733 | $810 | $1,063 | $1,275 | $1,518 |
| Bureau County | $714 | $789 | $1,035 | $1,278 | $1,433 |
| Calhoun County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 |
| Carroll County | $748 | $752 | $916 | $1,211 | $1,458 |
| Cass County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,263 | $1,537 |
| Champaign County | $941 | $946 | $1,122 | $1,436 | $1,486 |
| Christian County | $672 | $742 | $974 | $1,168 | $1,418 |
| Clark County | $696 | $769 | $1,009 | $1,245 | $1,336 |
| Clay County | $632 | $707 | $916 | $1,167 | $1,308 |
| Clinton County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 |
| Coles County | $665 | $759 | $965 | $1,261 | $1,348 |
| Cook County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 |
| Crawford County | $632 | $764 | $916 | $1,241 | $1,537 |
| Cumberland County | $632 | $717 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,537 |
| De Witt County | $714 | $790 | $1,036 | $1,242 | $1,738 |
| DeKalb County | $947 | $1,046 | $1,373 | $1,825 | $2,203 |
| Douglas County | $681 | $836 | $916 | $1,240 | $1,271 |
| DuPage County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 |
| Edgar County | $632 | $768 | $916 | $1,226 | $1,405 |
| Edwards County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,213 |
| Effingham County | $745 | $754 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,385 |
| Fayette County | $722 | $750 | $916 | $1,183 | $1,293 |
| Ford County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,300 |
| Franklin County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,181 | $1,329 |
| Fulton County | $703 | $708 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,288 |
| Gallatin County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,308 |
| Greene County | $684 | $756 | $992 | $1,189 | $1,385 |
| Grundy County | $1,032 | $1,118 | $1,459 | $1,979 | $2,203 |
| Hamilton County | $632 | $727 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 |
| Hancock County | $632 | $791 | $916 | $1,111 | $1,213 |
| Hardin County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,308 |
| Henderson County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 |
| Henry County | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 |
| Iroquois County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,136 | $1,492 |
| Jackson County | $632 | $737 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,213 |
| Jasper County | $643 | $719 | $933 | $1,119 | $1,333 |
| Jefferson County | $777 | $782 | $1,026 | $1,248 | $1,365 |
| Jersey County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 |
| Jo Daviess County | $658 | $796 | $954 | $1,271 | $1,276 |
| Johnson County | $632 | $735 | $916 | $1,159 | $1,360 |
| Kane County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 |
| Kankakee County | $914 | $1,011 | $1,326 | $1,745 | $1,774 |
| Kendall County | $1,413 | $1,562 | $2,050 | $2,819 | $2,918 |
| Knox County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,199 | $1,213 |
| La Salle County | $772 | $822 | $1,079 | $1,441 | $1,701 |
| Lake County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 |
| Lawrence County | $652 | $721 | $946 | $1,136 | $1,253 |
| Lee County | $632 | $810 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,395 |
| Livingston County | $702 | $776 | $1,018 | $1,267 | $1,348 |
| Logan County | $681 | $782 | $988 | $1,221 | $1,308 |
| Macon County | $840 | $845 | $1,063 | $1,378 | $1,706 |
| Macoupin County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,145 | $1,423 |
| Madison County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 |
| Marion County | $662 | $769 | $916 | $1,190 | $1,537 |
| Marshall County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 |
| Mason County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 |
| Massac County | $784 | $789 | $969 | $1,348 | $1,415 |
| McDonough County | $656 | $728 | $951 | $1,231 | $1,512 |
| McHenry County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 |
| McLean County | $927 | $999 | $1,302 | $1,717 | $1,724 |
| Menard County | $829 | $970 | $1,203 | $1,611 | $1,682 |
| Mercer County | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 |
| Monroe County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 |
| Montgomery County | $694 | $714 | $937 | $1,123 | $1,287 |
| Morgan County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,138 | $1,537 |
| Moultrie County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 |
| Ogle County | $771 | $852 | $1,118 | $1,365 | $1,602 |
| Peoria County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 |
| Perry County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,148 | $1,537 |
| Piatt County | $941 | $946 | $1,122 | $1,436 | $1,486 |
| Pike County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,114 | $1,368 |
| Pope County | $749 | $828 | $1,087 | $1,375 | $1,553 |
| Pulaski County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 |
| Putnam County | $646 | $851 | $937 | $1,212 | $1,553 |
| Randolph County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,145 | $1,450 |
| Richland County | $632 | $729 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,390 |
| Rock Island County | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 |
| Saline County | $634 | $701 | $920 | $1,207 | $1,264 |
| Sangamon County | $829 | $970 | $1,203 | $1,611 | $1,682 |
| Schuyler County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,315 |
| Scott County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,213 |
| Shelby County | $656 | $789 | $951 | $1,140 | $1,435 |
| St. Clair County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 |
| Stark County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 |
| Stephenson County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,124 | $1,342 |
| Tazewell County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 |
| Union County | $640 | $698 | $916 | $1,129 | $1,261 |
| Vermilion County | $672 | $742 | $974 | $1,179 | $1,306 |
| Wabash County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 |
| Warren County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,156 | $1,537 |
| Washington County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,242 | $1,268 |
| Wayne County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,537 |
| White County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,209 | $1,438 |
| Whiteside County | $673 | $719 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,213 |
| Will County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 |
| Williamson County | $753 | $790 | $1,037 | $1,369 | $1,386 |
| Winnebago County | $810 | $895 | $1,175 | $1,555 | $1,594 |
| Woodford County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 |
Find a housing authority in Illinois
Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.
For FY2026, Kendall County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Illinois at $2,050 per month, while Bond County has the lowest at $916. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $953.
No. Each housing authority in Illinois sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.
Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov