2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Illinois

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Adams County

$593$666$875$1,137$1,165

Bloomington

$870$970$1,230$1,710$1,720

Bond County

$680$840$940$1,220$1,410

Brown County

$570$632$831$1,005$1,159

Bureau County

$603$677$890$1,093$1,284

Cape Girardeau

$685$742$933$1,315$1,540

Carroll County

$553$650$807$1,002$1,238

Cass County

$553$633$807$1,088$1,315

Champaign Urbana

$880$885$1,049$1,372$1,397

Chicago Joliet Naperville

$1,470$1,580$1,800$2,290$2,710

Christian County

$580$644$846$1,023$1,127

Clark County

$576$688$840$1,082$1,119

Clay County

$553$630$807$1,019$1,126

Coles County

$575$645$848$1,123$1,133

Crawford County

$553$678$807$1,038$1,369

Cumberland County

$553$614$807$976$1,075

Danville

$820$860$1,130$1,410$1,500

Davenport Moline Rock Island

$740$880$1,090$1,430$1,640

De Witt County

$566$628$825$1,107$1,400

Decatur

$790$880$1,080$1,470$1,600

Dekalb County

$900$1,020$1,330$1,870$2,260

Douglas County

$699$703$820$1,077$1,144

Edgar County

$553$702$807$1,042$1,227

Edwards County

$553$614$807$976$1,369

Effingham County

$625$629$807$1,125$1,173

Fayette County

$596$708$807$1,031$1,075

Ford County

$553$614$807$1,071$1,075

Franklin County

$547$614$807$1,018$1,127

Fulton County

$649$654$859$1,126$1,332

Gallatin County

$553$711$807$1,074$1,126

Greene County

$579$642$844$1,020$1,124

Grundy County

$1,040$1,134$1,490$1,947$1,984

Hamilton County

$553$653$807$1,029$1,126

Hancock County

$553$680$807$1,043$1,145

Hardin County

$553$614$807$976$1,126

Henderson County

$622$641$807$1,122$1,126

Iroquois County

$605$619$813$1,025$1,112

Jackson County

$632$714$932$1,224$1,312

Jasper County

$553$631$807$976$1,126

Jefferson County

$679$683$898$1,126$1,196

Jo Daviess County

$596$680$807$1,071$1,075

Johnson County

$750$890$1,110$1,340$1,770

Kankakee

$1,040$1,120$1,280$1,630$1,930

Kendall County

$1,840$2,000$2,360$3,090$3,530

Knox County

$596$614$807$1,055$1,075

La Salle County

$694$699$918$1,248$1,357

Lawrence County

$553$614$807$997$1,079

Lee County

$553$710$807$1,137$1,188

Livingston County

$610$678$890$1,158$1,198

Logan County

$662$666$844$1,109$1,124

Macoupin County

$712$717$942$1,235$1,428

Marion County

$560$666$807$1,041$1,219

Mason County

$553$647$807$1,067$1,245

Massac County

$547$675$807$1,089$1,126

Mcdonough County

$579$672$845$1,104$1,261

Montgomery County

$579$614$807$1,074$1,075

Morgan County

$553$614$807$1,000$1,234

Moultrie County

$553$616$807$1,137$1,276

Ogle County

$674$709$932$1,182$1,241

Peoria

$683$756$965$1,258$1,300

Perry County

$553$614$807$1,137$1,271

Pike County

$610$614$807$976$1,183

Pope County

$553$617$807$1,035$1,126

Pulaski County

$557$658$807$1,137$1,369

Putnam County

$552$677$814$1,059$1,381

Randolph County

$547$614$807$1,040$1,285

Richland County

$553$719$807$1,034$1,332

Rockford

$1,080$1,160$1,320$1,680$1,990

Saline County

$553$614$807$1,071$1,075

Schuyler County

$553$719$807$999$1,369

Scott County

$553$620$807$976$1,075

Shelby County

$574$637$837$1,012$1,189

Springfield

$725$873$1,070$1,421$1,459

St Louis

$928$972$1,209$1,565$1,818

Stephenson County

$552$620$814$997$1,136

Union County

$620$668$807$1,058$1,106

Wabash County

$547$614$807$1,122$1,126

Warren County

$547$620$807$1,095$1,250

Washington County

$570$741$832$1,042$1,161

Wayne County

$553$614$807$979$1,126

White County

$547$635$807$1,071$1,075

Whiteside County

$589$644$846$1,033$1,127

Williamson County

$743$744$978$1,313$1,561

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.