HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html
| Kendall County | $1,413 | $1,562 | $2,050 | $2,819 | $2,918 | 7 |
| Cook County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 | 208 |
| DuPage County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 | 47 |
| Kane County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 | 25 |
| Lake County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 | 33 |
| McHenry County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 | 19 |
| Will County | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 | 32 |
| Grundy County | $1,032 | $1,118 | $1,459 | $1,979 | $2,203 | 9 |
| DeKalb County | $947 | $1,046 | $1,373 | $1,825 | $2,203 | 13 |
| Kankakee County | $914 | $1,011 | $1,326 | $1,745 | $1,774 | 17 |
| McLean County | $927 | $999 | $1,302 | $1,717 | $1,724 | 31 |
| Calhoun County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 | 8 |
| Clinton County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 | 12 |
| Jersey County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 | 6 |
| Madison County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 | 29 |
| Monroe County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 | 7 |
| St. Clair County | $955 | $995 | $1,218 | $1,568 | $1,812 | 30 |
| Menard County | $829 | $970 | $1,203 | $1,611 | $1,682 | 6 |
| Sangamon County | $829 | $970 | $1,203 | $1,611 | $1,682 | 50 |
| Boone County | $810 | $895 | $1,175 | $1,555 | $1,594 | 5 |
| Winnebago County | $810 | $895 | $1,175 | $1,555 | $1,594 | 27 |
| Henry County | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 | 16 |
| Mercer County | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 | 11 |
| Rock Island County | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 | 21 |
| Champaign County | $941 | $946 | $1,122 | $1,436 | $1,486 | 33 |
| Piatt County | $941 | $946 | $1,122 | $1,436 | $1,486 | 10 |
| Ogle County | $771 | $852 | $1,118 | $1,365 | $1,602 | 16 |
| Pope County | $749 | $828 | $1,087 | $1,375 | $1,553 | 2 |
| La Salle County | $772 | $822 | $1,079 | $1,441 | $1,701 | 26 |
| Adams County | $734 | $811 | $1,064 | $1,327 | $1,500 | 17 |
| Brown County | $733 | $810 | $1,063 | $1,275 | $1,518 | 3 |
| Macon County | $840 | $845 | $1,063 | $1,378 | $1,706 | 18 |
| Marshall County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 | 9 |
| Peoria County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 | 44 |
| Stark County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 | 5 |
| Tazewell County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 | 18 |
| Woodford County | $758 | $818 | $1,039 | $1,346 | $1,449 | 11 |
| Williamson County | $753 | $790 | $1,037 | $1,369 | $1,386 | 11 |
| De Witt County | $714 | $790 | $1,036 | $1,242 | $1,738 | 8 |
| Bureau County | $714 | $789 | $1,035 | $1,278 | $1,433 | 24 |
| Jefferson County | $777 | $782 | $1,026 | $1,248 | $1,365 | 11 |
| Livingston County | $702 | $776 | $1,018 | $1,267 | $1,348 | 17 |
| Clark County | $696 | $769 | $1,009 | $1,245 | $1,336 | 7 |
| Alexander County | $763 | $807 | $992 | $1,380 | $1,664 | 7 |
| Greene County | $684 | $756 | $992 | $1,189 | $1,385 | 10 |
| Logan County | $681 | $782 | $988 | $1,221 | $1,308 | 14 |
| Christian County | $672 | $742 | $974 | $1,168 | $1,418 | 13 |
| Vermilion County | $672 | $742 | $974 | $1,179 | $1,306 | 24 |
| Massac County | $784 | $789 | $969 | $1,348 | $1,415 | 4 |
| Coles County | $665 | $759 | $965 | $1,261 | $1,348 | 6 |
| Jo Daviess County | $658 | $796 | $954 | $1,271 | $1,276 | 9 |
| McDonough County | $656 | $728 | $951 | $1,231 | $1,512 | 11 |
| Shelby County | $656 | $789 | $951 | $1,140 | $1,435 | 13 |
| Lawrence County | $652 | $721 | $946 | $1,136 | $1,253 | 4 |
| Montgomery County | $694 | $714 | $937 | $1,123 | $1,287 | 17 |
| Putnam County | $646 | $851 | $937 | $1,212 | $1,553 | 7 |
| Jasper County | $643 | $719 | $933 | $1,119 | $1,333 | 7 |
| Saline County | $634 | $701 | $920 | $1,207 | $1,264 | 8 |
| Bond County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,154 | $1,213 | 6 |
| Carroll County | $748 | $752 | $916 | $1,211 | $1,458 | 7 |
| Cass County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,263 | $1,537 | 6 |
| Clay County | $632 | $707 | $916 | $1,167 | $1,308 | 6 |
| Crawford County | $632 | $764 | $916 | $1,241 | $1,537 | 7 |
| Cumberland County | $632 | $717 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,537 | 6 |
| Douglas County | $681 | $836 | $916 | $1,240 | $1,271 | 9 |
| Edgar County | $632 | $768 | $916 | $1,226 | $1,405 | 8 |
| Edwards County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,213 | 4 |
| Effingham County | $745 | $754 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,385 | 9 |
| Fayette County | $722 | $750 | $916 | $1,183 | $1,293 | 8 |
| Ford County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,300 | 9 |
| Franklin County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,181 | $1,329 | 17 |
| Fulton County | $703 | $708 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,288 | 20 |
| Gallatin County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,308 | 6 |
| Hamilton County | $632 | $727 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 | 4 |
| Hancock County | $632 | $791 | $916 | $1,111 | $1,213 | 16 |
| Hardin County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,308 | 3 |
| Henderson County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 | 8 |
| Iroquois County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,136 | $1,492 | 23 |
| Jackson County | $632 | $737 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,213 | 15 |
| Johnson County | $632 | $735 | $916 | $1,159 | $1,360 | 9 |
| Knox County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,199 | $1,213 | 17 |
| Lee County | $632 | $810 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,395 | 14 |
| Macoupin County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,145 | $1,423 | 20 |
| Marion County | $662 | $769 | $916 | $1,190 | $1,537 | 11 |
| Mason County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 | 9 |
| Morgan County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,138 | $1,537 | 11 |
| Moultrie County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 | 5 |
| Perry County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,148 | $1,537 | 5 |
| Pike County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,114 | $1,368 | 15 |
| Pulaski County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,537 | 9 |
| Randolph County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,145 | $1,450 | 15 |
| Richland County | $632 | $729 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,390 | 6 |
| Schuyler County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,315 | 6 |
| Scott County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,213 | 4 |
| Stephenson County | $694 | $698 | $916 | $1,124 | $1,342 | 14 |
| Union County | $640 | $698 | $916 | $1,129 | $1,261 | 7 |
| Wabash County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,274 | $1,308 | 4 |
| Warren County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,156 | $1,537 | 9 |
| Washington County | $632 | $836 | $916 | $1,242 | $1,268 | 10 |
| Wayne County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,098 | $1,537 | 12 |
| White County | $632 | $698 | $916 | $1,209 | $1,438 | 10 |
| Whiteside County | $673 | $719 | $916 | $1,208 | $1,213 | 12 |
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,556. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).
The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Illinois is $1,556.
The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Illinois is $2,050 in Kendall County.
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,556. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).