Illinois fair market rents FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, effective October 1, 2026, put a two-bedroom home in Illinois at $930 to $2,341 a month depending on the county; the median Illinois county is $958, against $953 in FY 2026 (+0.5%). The highest are Kendall County ($2,341), Cook County ($2,011) and DuPage County ($2,011). In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA, HUD keeps the FY 2026 FMRs in effect while it reevaluates the area.
Fair market rent for every Illinois county
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $705 | $774 | $1,013 | $1,246 | $1,476 | $1,064 |
| Alexander County | $757 | $833 | $1,012 | $1,401 | $1,692 | $992 |
| Bond County | $682 | $899 | $979 | $1,275 | $1,287 | $916 |
| Boone County | $816 | $896 | $1,172 | $1,542 | $1,578 | $1,175 |
| Brown County | $755 | $829 | $1,084 | $1,357 | $1,566 | $1,063 |
| Bureau County | $683 | $750 | $981 | $1,217 | $1,352 | $1,035 |
| Calhoun County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | $1,218 |
| Carroll County | $749 | $754 | $930 | $1,207 | $1,453 | $916 |
| Cass County | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,278 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Champaign County | $983 | $996 | $1,173 | $1,474 | $1,542 | $1,122 |
| Christian County | $654 | $718 | $939 | $1,119 | $1,412 | $974 |
| Clark County | $704 | $773 | $1,011 | $1,205 | $1,461 | $1,009 |
| Clay County | $648 | $732 | $930 | $1,174 | $1,344 | $916 |
| Clinton County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | $1,218 |
| Coles County | $662 | $742 | $950 | $1,231 | $1,342 | $965 |
| Cook County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | $1,781 |
| Crawford County | $648 | $753 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Cumberland County | $648 | $733 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,554 | $916 |
| De Witt County | $737 | $810 | $1,059 | $1,262 | $1,770 | $1,036 |
| DeKalb County | $1,052 | $1,155 | $1,481 | $2,006 | $2,301 | $1,373 |
| Douglas County | $648 | $847 | $930 | $1,234 | $1,554 | $916 |
| DuPage County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | $1,781 |
| Edgar County | $648 | $757 | $930 | $1,232 | $1,440 | $916 |
| Edwards County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,222 | $916 |
| Effingham County | $764 | $792 | $930 | $1,231 | $1,434 | $916 |
| Fayette County | $724 | $728 | $930 | $1,213 | $1,350 | $916 |
| Ford County | $706 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,399 | $916 |
| Franklin County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,225 | $1,315 | $916 |
| Fulton County | $648 | $727 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,303 | $916 |
| Gallatin County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,187 | $1,344 | $916 |
| Greene County | $672 | $738 | $965 | $1,196 | $1,489 | $992 |
| Grundy County | $1,189 | $1,233 | $1,613 | $2,219 | $2,567 | $1,459 |
| Hamilton County | $648 | $798 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,344 | $916 |
| Hancock County | $648 | $772 | $930 | $1,116 | $1,222 | $916 |
| Hardin County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,344 | $916 |
| Henderson County | $651 | $715 | $935 | $1,295 | $1,351 | $916 |
| Henry County† | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | $1,143 |
| Iroquois County | $706 | $711 | $930 | $1,154 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Jackson County | $648 | $761 | $930 | $1,212 | $1,254 | $916 |
| Jasper County | $660 | $725 | $948 | $1,130 | $1,370 | $933 |
| Jefferson County | $761 | $766 | $994 | $1,186 | $1,320 | $1,026 |
| Jersey County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | $1,218 |
| Jo Daviess County | $668 | $783 | $959 | $1,328 | $1,336 | $954 |
| Johnson County | $648 | $752 | $930 | $1,178 | $1,344 | $916 |
| Kane County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | $1,781 |
| Kankakee County | $939 | $1,031 | $1,349 | $1,775 | $1,876 | $1,326 |
| Kendall County | $1,778 | $1,790 | $2,341 | $3,042 | $3,238 | $2,050 |
| Knox County | $703 | $711 | $930 | $1,204 | $1,241 | $916 |
| LaSalle County | $733 | $804 | $1,052 | $1,369 | $1,688 | $1,079 |
| Lake County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | $1,781 |
| Lawrence County | $657 | $721 | $943 | $1,153 | $1,239 | $946 |
| Lee County | $648 | $785 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,387 | $916 |
| Livingston County | $694 | $761 | $996 | $1,233 | $1,328 | $1,018 |
| Logan County | $670 | $757 | $962 | $1,146 | $1,264 | $988 |
| Macon County | $851 | $857 | $1,091 | $1,407 | $1,724 | $1,063 |
| Macoupin County | $743 | $748 | $978 | $1,191 | $1,492 | $916 |
| Madison County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | $1,218 |
| Marion County | $661 | $767 | $930 | $1,210 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Marshall County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | $1,039 |
| Mason County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Massac County | $706 | $766 | $993 | $1,375 | $1,402 | $969 |
| McDonough County | $648 | $714 | $930 | $1,186 | $1,554 | $951 |
| McHenry County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | $1,781 |
| McLean County | $941 | $996 | $1,287 | $1,685 | $1,691 | $1,302 |
| Menard County | $861 | $977 | $1,237 | $1,631 | $1,728 | $1,203 |
| Mercer County† | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | $1,143 |
| Monroe County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | $1,218 |
| Montgomery County | $700 | $716 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,277 | $937 |
| Morgan County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,146 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Moultrie County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,288 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Ogle County | $752 | $826 | $1,080 | $1,291 | $1,649 | $1,118 |
| Peoria County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | $1,039 |
| Perry County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Piatt County | $983 | $996 | $1,173 | $1,474 | $1,542 | $1,122 |
| Pike County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,135 | $1,403 | $916 |
| Pope County | $763 | $837 | $1,095 | $1,387 | $1,582 | $1,087 |
| Pulaski County | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,287 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Putnam County | $656 | $857 | $942 | $1,189 | $1,575 | $937 |
| Randolph County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,164 | $1,469 | $916 |
| Richland County | $651 | $715 | $935 | $1,114 | $1,358 | $916 |
| Rock Island County† | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | $1,143 |
| Saline County | $648 | $757 | $930 | $1,197 | $1,308 | $920 |
| Sangamon County | $861 | $977 | $1,237 | $1,631 | $1,728 | $1,203 |
| Schuyler County | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,189 | $1,344 | $916 |
| Scott County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,108 | $1,222 | $916 |
| Shelby County | $659 | $766 | $946 | $1,127 | $1,400 | $951 |
| St. Clair County | $1,064 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $1,731 | $1,997 | $1,218 |
| Stark County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | $1,039 |
| Stephenson County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,179 | $1,458 | $916 |
| Tazewell County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | $1,039 |
| Union County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,146 | $1,292 | $916 |
| Vermilion County | $743 | $748 | $956 | $1,278 | $1,337 | $974 |
| Wabash County | $691 | $758 | $992 | $1,374 | $1,433 | $916 |
| Warren County | $648 | $722 | $930 | $1,158 | $1,554 | $916 |
| Washington County | $648 | $854 | $930 | $1,271 | $1,276 | $916 |
| Wayne County | $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,150 | $1,554 | $916 |
| White County | $648 | $730 | $930 | $1,233 | $1,516 | $916 |
| Whiteside County | $696 | $755 | $945 | $1,237 | $1,242 | $916 |
| Will County | $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 | $1,781 |
| Williamson County | $694 | $761 | $996 | $1,304 | $1,309 | $1,037 |
| Winnebago County | $816 | $896 | $1,172 | $1,542 | $1,578 | $1,175 |
| Woodford County | $915 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,557 | $1,710 | $1,039 |
FY 2027 monthly Fair Market Rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities except telephone). † HUD's FY 2027 figures are shown; the FY 2026 FMRs stay in effect there while HUD reevaluates the area.
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Questions about Illinois fair market rents
What is the fair market rent in Illinois for FY 2027?
It depends on the county: for two bedrooms, from $930 to $2,341 a month, with a county median of $958. The table on this page lists every county from studio to four bedrooms; FY 2027 runs October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.
What is the HUD fair market rent for a 2 bedroom in Illinois?
$958 in the median county, $930 in the lowest and $2,341 in the highest (Kendall County). Metropolitan counties share their area's FMR; non-metropolitan counties each have their own.
How much did Illinois fair market rents change from FY 2026?
The median county's two-bedroom FMR moved from $953 in FY 2026 to $958 in FY 2027 (+0.5%). HUD's rule generally keeps an area's FMR at no less than 90 percent of the previous year's (24 CFR 888.113(b)).
What are Section 8 payment standards in Illinois?
Each housing agency sets its own, normally between 90 and 110 percent of the FMR for the unit size (the basic range in 24 CFR 982.503); in HUD's designated Small Area FMR metros, from the ZIP code's Small Area FMR. County pages show the basic range; the agency's published schedule is the final word.
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Legal references
- 24 CFR 888.113, Fair market rents for existing housing: methodology
- 24 CFR 982.503, Voucher tenancy: payment standard amount and schedule