Section 8 · IL
Section 8 rent — Illinois
Fair Market Rents in Illinois for FY2026, by county and bedroom count. Each county's local housing authority sets its payment standard between 90% and 110% of these figures.
Illinois counties
FY2026 Section 8 rent by county, per bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown and payment-standard range.
- Adams County$1,064/mo
- Alexander County$992/mo
- Bond County$916/mo
- Boone County$1,175/mo
- Brown County$1,063/mo
- Bureau County$1,035/mo
- Calhoun County$1,218/mo
- Carroll County$916/mo
- Cass County$916/mo
- Champaign County$1,122/mo
- Christian County$974/mo
- Clark County$1,009/mo
- Clay County$916/mo
- Clinton County$1,218/mo
- Coles County$965/mo
- Cook County$1,781/mo
- Crawford County$916/mo
- Cumberland County$916/mo
- DeKalb County$1,373/mo
- De Witt County$1,036/mo
- Douglas County$916/mo
- DuPage County$1,781/mo
- Edgar County$916/mo
- Edwards County$916/mo
- Effingham County$916/mo
- Fayette County$916/mo
- Ford County$916/mo
- Franklin County$916/mo
- Fulton County$916/mo
- Gallatin County$916/mo
- Greene County$992/mo
- Grundy County$1,459/mo
- Hamilton County$916/mo
- Hancock County$916/mo
- Hardin County$916/mo
- Henderson County$916/mo
- Henry County$1,143/mo
- Iroquois County$916/mo
- Jackson County$916/mo
- Jasper County$933/mo
- Jefferson County$1,026/mo
- Jersey County$1,218/mo
- Jo Daviess County$954/mo
- Johnson County$916/mo
- Kane County$1,781/mo
- Kankakee County$1,326/mo
- Kendall County$2,050/mo
- Knox County$916/mo
- Lake County$1,781/mo
- La Salle County$1,079/mo
- Lawrence County$946/mo
- Lee County$916/mo
- Livingston County$1,018/mo
- Logan County$988/mo
- Macon County$1,063/mo
- Macoupin County$916/mo
- Madison County$1,218/mo
- Marion County$916/mo
- Marshall County$1,039/mo
- Mason County$916/mo
- Massac County$969/mo
- McDonough County$951/mo
- McHenry County$1,781/mo
- McLean County$1,302/mo
- Menard County$1,203/mo
- Mercer County$1,143/mo
- Monroe County$1,218/mo
- Montgomery County$937/mo
- Morgan County$916/mo
- Moultrie County$916/mo
- Ogle County$1,118/mo
- Peoria County$1,039/mo
- Perry County$916/mo
- Piatt County$1,122/mo
- Pike County$916/mo
- Pope County$1,087/mo
- Pulaski County$916/mo
- Putnam County$937/mo
- Randolph County$916/mo
- Richland County$916/mo
- Rock Island County$1,143/mo
- Saline County$920/mo
- Sangamon County$1,203/mo
- Schuyler County$916/mo
- Scott County$916/mo
- Shelby County$951/mo
- Stark County$1,039/mo
- St. Clair County$1,218/mo
- Stephenson County$916/mo
- Tazewell County$1,039/mo
- Union County$916/mo
- Vermilion County$974/mo
- Wabash County$916/mo
- Warren County$916/mo
- Washington County$916/mo
- Wayne County$916/mo
- White County$916/mo
- Whiteside County$916/mo
- Will County$1,781/mo
- Williamson County$1,037/mo
- Winnebago County$1,175/mo
- Woodford County$1,039/mo
Frequently asked questions
What does Section 8 pay per bedroom in Illinois?
Section 8 is anchored to HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent. Select a county below for the 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom figures, then expect the PHA's payment standard between 90% and 110% of each one.
Is the payment standard higher or lower than FMR in Illinois?
It depends on your county's public housing authority. PHAs set payment standards anywhere from 90% to 110% of the county FMR, so the actual voucher amount can be up to 10% above or below the published figure.
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