2025 FMRs in Illinois by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.
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FMRs vary across Illinois based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Illinois is $1,015.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $2,314 in District of Columbia. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $579 in Puerto Rico.
FMRs in Illinois are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.
View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.
How does Illinois compare?
The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Illinois is $1,886 in Kendall County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $870 in Carroll County, Cass County, and 41 others.
Illinois ($1,015) has a 19.1% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,255) and therefore has a lower gross rent.
Illinois is rank 39th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 38 other States and territories. Illinois is the 18th cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.
Average FMRs for Illinois
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| County | Rank | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall County | 1st | $1,428 | $1,438 | $1,886 | $2,643 | $2,730 |
| Cook County | 2nd | $1,458 | $1,560 | $1,761 | $2,262 | $2,657 |
| DuPage County | 2nd | $1,458 | $1,560 | $1,761 | $2,262 | $2,657 |
| Kane County | 2nd | $1,458 | $1,560 | $1,761 | $2,262 | $2,657 |
| Lake County | 2nd | $1,458 | $1,560 | $1,761 | $2,262 | $2,657 |
| McHenry County | 2nd | $1,458 | $1,560 | $1,761 | $2,262 | $2,657 |
| Will County | 2nd | $1,458 | $1,560 | $1,761 | $2,262 | $2,657 |
| Grundy County | 8th | $1,045 | $1,151 | $1,510 | $1,999 | $2,006 |
| DeKalb County | 9th | $952 | $1,058 | $1,388 | $1,891 | $2,331 |
| Kankakee County | 10th | $858 | $954 | $1,251 | $1,654 | $1,661 |
| Calhoun County | 11th | $951 | $984 | $1,215 | $1,570 | $1,806 |
| Clinton County | 11th | $951 | $984 | $1,215 | $1,570 | $1,806 |
| Jersey County | 11th | $951 | $984 | $1,215 | $1,570 | $1,806 |
| Madison County | 11th | $951 | $984 | $1,215 | $1,570 | $1,806 |
| Monroe County | 11th | $951 | $984 | $1,215 | $1,570 | $1,806 |
| St. Clair County | 11th | $951 | $984 | $1,215 | $1,570 | $1,806 |
| Boone County | 17th | $810 | $900 | $1,181 | $1,561 | $1,603 |
| Winnebago County | 17th | $810 | $900 | $1,181 | $1,561 | $1,603 |
| Menard County | 19th | $776 | $921 | $1,132 | $1,529 | $1,564 |
| Sangamon County | 19th | $776 | $921 | $1,132 | $1,529 | $1,564 |
| Champaign County | 21st | $904 | $909 | $1,080 | $1,405 | $1,432 |
| McLean County | 21st | $770 | $835 | $1,080 | $1,426 | $1,432 |
| Piatt County | 21st | $904 | $909 | $1,080 | $1,405 | $1,432 |
| Williamson County | 24th | $769 | $786 | $1,031 | $1,419 | $1,539 |
| Henry County | 25th | $707 | $831 | $1,025 | $1,336 | $1,578 |
| Mercer County | 25th | $707 | $831 | $1,025 | $1,336 | $1,578 |
| Rock Island County | 25th | $707 | $831 | $1,025 | $1,336 | $1,578 |
| La Salle County | 28th | $747 | $777 | $1,020 | $1,373 | $1,545 |
| Marshall County | 29th | $718 | $790 | $1,003 | $1,300 | $1,364 |
| Ogle County | 29th | $703 | $765 | $1,003 | $1,257 | $1,412 |
| Peoria County | 29th | $718 | $790 | $1,003 | $1,300 | $1,364 |
| Stark County | 29th | $718 | $790 | $1,003 | $1,300 | $1,364 |
| Tazewell County | 29th | $718 | $790 | $1,003 | $1,300 | $1,364 |
| Woodford County | 29th | $718 | $790 | $1,003 | $1,300 | $1,364 |
| Vermilion County | 35th | $686 | $763 | $1,001 | $1,222 | $1,351 |
| Macon County | 36th | $765 | $803 | $1,000 | $1,319 | $1,558 |
| Jefferson County | 37th | $747 | $752 | $987 | $1,200 | $1,363 |
| Alexander County | 38th | $747 | $794 | $985 | $1,380 | $1,654 |
| Jackson County | 39th | $670 | $770 | $977 | $1,276 | $1,297 |
| Adams County | 40th | $669 | $749 | $975 | $1,261 | $1,319 |
| Bureau County | 41st | $662 | $736 | $965 | $1,191 | $1,414 |
| Livingston County | 42nd | $658 | $736 | $960 | $1,230 | $1,273 |
| Brown County | 43rd | $649 | $721 | $946 | $1,140 | $1,347 |
| De Witt County | 44th | $643 | $714 | $937 | $1,177 | $1,573 |
| Clark County | 45th | $635 | $747 | $926 | $1,181 | $1,228 |
| Shelby County | 46th | $634 | $704 | $924 | $1,113 | $1,346 |
| Logan County | 47th | $632 | $718 | $922 | $1,167 | $1,222 |
| Macoupin County | 48th | $697 | $701 | $920 | $1,180 | $1,417 |
| McDonough County | 49th | $627 | $706 | $915 | $1,166 | $1,382 |
| Johnson County | 50th | $617 | $738 | $900 | $1,197 | $1,511 |
| Christian County | 51st | $616 | $685 | $899 | $1,083 | $1,238 |
| Whiteside County | 51st | $633 | $686 | $899 | $1,119 | $1,192 |
| Greene County | 53rd | $615 | $684 | $897 | $1,081 | $1,244 |
| Coles County | 54th | $614 | $689 | $895 | $1,188 | $1,269 |
| Lee County | 55th | $605 | $786 | $883 | $1,237 | $1,319 |
| Pope County | 56th | $604 | $672 | $881 | $1,124 | $1,255 |
| Jo Daviess County | 57th | $602 | $744 | $878 | $1,160 | $1,164 |
| Iroquois County | 58th | $660 | $668 | $876 | $1,081 | $1,269 |
| Bond County | 59th | $597 | $787 | $871 | $1,060 | $1,208 |
| Carroll County | 60th | $707 | $712 | $870 | $1,133 | $1,389 |
| Cass County | 60th | $597 | $786 | $870 | $1,203 | $1,461 |
| Clay County | 60th | $597 | $673 | $870 | $1,140 | $1,239 |
| Crawford County | 60th | $597 | $725 | $870 | $1,125 | $1,461 |
| Cumberland County | 60th | $597 | $665 | $870 | $1,048 | $1,308 |
| Douglas County | 60th | $756 | $786 | $870 | $1,171 | $1,239 |
| Edgar County | 60th | $597 | $743 | $870 | $1,187 | $1,325 |
| Edwards County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 | $1,233 |
| Effingham County | 60th | $674 | $679 | $870 | $1,160 | $1,272 |
| Fayette County | 60th | $636 | $718 | $870 | $1,113 | $1,160 |
| Ford County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,219 | $1,219 |
| Franklin County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,104 | $1,255 |
| Fulton County | 60th | $659 | $663 | $870 | $1,200 | $1,266 |
| Gallatin County | 60th | $597 | $684 | $870 | $1,048 | $1,239 |
| Hamilton County | 60th | $597 | $705 | $870 | $1,177 | $1,239 |
| Hancock County | 60th | $597 | $739 | $870 | $1,094 | $1,153 |
| Hardin County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 | $1,239 |
| Henderson County | 60th | $659 | $663 | $870 | $1,219 | $1,239 |
| Jasper County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 | $1,239 |
| Knox County | 60th | $653 | $663 | $870 | $1,130 | $1,153 |
| Lawrence County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,075 | $1,153 |
| Marion County | 60th | $622 | $726 | $870 | $1,125 | $1,454 |
| Mason County | 60th | $597 | $684 | $870 | $1,216 | $1,453 |
| Massac County | 60th | $597 | $727 | $870 | $1,164 | $1,239 |
| Montgomery County | 60th | $644 | $663 | $870 | $1,098 | $1,171 |
| Morgan County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,067 | $1,409 |
| Moultrie County | 60th | $597 | $665 | $870 | $1,219 | $1,461 |
| Perry County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,183 | $1,444 |
| Pike County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 | $1,308 |
| Pulaski County | 60th | $597 | $731 | $870 | $1,219 | $1,461 |
| Putnam County | 60th | $597 | $756 | $870 | $1,136 | $1,461 |
| Randolph County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,099 | $1,427 |
| Richland County | 60th | $597 | $745 | $870 | $1,067 | $1,429 |
| Saline County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,165 | $1,169 |
| Schuyler County | 60th | $597 | $786 | $870 | $1,055 | $1,461 |
| Scott County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 | $1,153 |
| Stephenson County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,056 | $1,225 |
| Union County | 60th | $663 | $667 | $870 | $1,120 | $1,208 |
| Wabash County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,219 | $1,239 |
| Warren County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,113 | $1,445 |
| Washington County | 60th | $597 | $786 | $870 | $1,115 | $1,216 |
| Wayne County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 | $1,239 |
| White County | 60th | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,196 | $1,236 |
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.