Section 8 — IL ZIP index · page 2 of 4

Illinois ZIP codes
with a Section 8 rent.

Every Illinois ZIP code HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for — 1,505 of them, FY2026. This page lists ZIPs 501–1,000, grouped by HUD area, with the 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom ceiling beside each one. Open any ZIP for its full schedule from studio to 4-bedroom.

data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

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Why the ZIP beats the metro average.

One number per metro hides the spread that decides whether a deal pencils.

A ZIP-level Fair Market Rent is HUD's Small Area FMR: instead of one voucher ceiling for an entire metro, HUD publishes a separate ceiling for each ZIP code, set from what rents actually cost in that ZIP. The metro figure is an average over all of them, so it sits above the weaker ZIPs and below the stronger ones — which is why two houses fifteen minutes apart in the same city can carry Section 8 ceilings hundreds of dollars apart. Underwrite the ZIP's number, not the metro's. The published FMR is still a reference, not a payment: housing authorities set their payment standard at roughly 90–110% of it, and every unit has to clear a rent reasonableness test against comparable local rentals before a lease is approved.

Every ZIP

FMR by ZIP code.

2-bedroom and 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent for each ZIP, listed under the HUD area it belongs to. What Fair Market Rent means.

ZIPs 501–1,000 of 1,505 · 39 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

ZIP2 BR3 BR
Rockford, IL MSA
61065$1,760$2,330
61072$1,170$1,550
61073$1,560$2,060
61077$1,310$1,720
61079$1,070$1,410
61080$1,080$1,430
61101$1,170$1,550
61103$1,110$1,470
61104$1,070$1,410
61105$1,170$1,550
61107$1,210$1,600
61108$1,180$1,560
61110$1,170$1,550
61111$1,240$1,640
61112$1,090$1,440
61114$1,480$1,960
61115$1,350$1,790
61125$1,170$1,550
61126$1,170$1,550
61130$1,170$1,550
61131$1,170$1,550
61132$1,170$1,550
Stephenson County, IL
61067$950$1,170
61070$1,260$1,550
61078$960$1,260
61087$920$1,220
61089$980$1,200
Ogle County, IL
61068$1,250$1,710
61084$1,200$1,500
61088$1,240$1,640
61091$970$1,260
61102$1,070$1,410
61109$1,100$1,460
Whiteside County, IL
61071$940$1,240
61081$920$1,210
61230$940$1,240
61243$1,040$1,350
61250$930$1,210
61251$980$1,290
61252$1,000$1,320
61254$1,150$1,510
61261$1,290$1,700
61270$1,060$1,400
61277$930$1,210
61283$1,010$1,310
61376$1,270$1,580
Jo Daviess County, IL
61074$970$1,280
61075$920$1,220
61085$1,020$1,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
61201$1,120$1,470
61204$1,120$1,470
61231$1,030$1,350
61232$1,040$1,360
61233$1,080$1,420
61234$930$1,210
61235$1,180$1,550
61236$1,050$1,370
61237$1,120$1,470
61238$1,250$1,640
61239$1,210$1,590
61240$1,710$2,240
61241$1,110$1,450
61242$1,170$1,530
61244$1,030$1,350
61256$1,240$1,630
61257$1,710$2,240
61258$930$1,210
61259$1,150$1,500
61260$930$1,210
61262$980$1,280
61263$980$1,280
61264$1,250$1,640
61265$1,150$1,510
61266$1,120$1,470
61272$1,070$1,400
61273$1,070$1,400
61274$1,150$1,510
61275$990$1,300
61276$1,040$1,370
61278$1,390$1,820
61279$1,280$1,680
61281$1,000$1,310
61282$1,210$1,590
61284$1,390$1,810
61413$1,150$1,510
61419$1,080$1,420
61465$930$1,210
61468$990$1,300
61486$1,060$1,390
Carroll County, IL
61285$940$1,240
La Salle County, IL
61301$1,160$1,550
61316$1,070$1,430
61320$1,110$1,370
61325$1,050$1,400
61332$1,070$1,430
61341$1,240$1,660
61348$960$1,280
61350$1,130$1,510
61358$950$1,240
61360$1,360$1,800
61370$990$1,320
61371$1,020$1,360
61372$920$1,240
61373$1,430$1,910
61377$920$1,240
Lee County, IL
61310$940$1,310
61318$1,130$1,570
61324$920$1,260
61330$960$1,190
61331$920$1,280
61342$1,020$1,360
61349$920$1,160
61353$1,250$1,710
61367$1,030$1,430
61378$1,280$1,780
Livingston County, IL
61311$970$1,280
61313$1,040$1,320
61319$980$1,220
61321$920$1,240
61333$950$1,240
61364$970$1,280
61726$1,080$1,410
61728$1,060$1,400
61731$1,160$1,510
61739$980$1,290
61740$960$1,190
61741$920$1,140
61743$920$1,140
61744$980$1,290
61760$1,110$1,440
61764$1,020$1,270
61769$1,010$1,260
61775$1,200$1,490
Bureau County, IL
61312$1,330$1,640
61314$1,080$1,330
61315$970$1,200
61317$1,030$1,270
61322$1,130$1,400
61323$970$1,200
61328$920$1,160
61329$1,010$1,250
61337$1,190$1,470
61338$920$1,130
61344$1,250$1,540
61345$950$1,170
61346$1,160$1,470
61356$970$1,200
61359$920$1,130
61361$1,070$1,320
61362$1,190$1,470
61368$980$1,210
61374$950$1,180
61379$990$1,220
61421$990$1,270
61443$1,050$1,380
61537$920$1,190
Putnam County, IL
61326$920$1,180
61327$980$1,270
61334$1,040$1,390
61335$970$1,250
61336$920$1,240
61340$1,010$1,310
61354$960$1,280
61363$990$1,280
61560$950$1,210
Peoria, IL MSA
61369$920$1,190
61375$920$1,190
61424$920$1,190
61426$960$1,230
61451$960$1,250
61479$940$1,220
61483$920$1,190
61491$920$1,190
61516$1,060$1,370
61517$990$1,280
61523$1,030$1,330
61525$1,420$1,840
61526$1,120$1,450
61528$1,180$1,540
61530$970$1,260
61535$1,020$1,330
61536$990$1,280
61539$920$1,200
61540$970$1,260
61541$1,180$1,530
61545$1,100$1,420
61547$920$1,190
61548$1,240$1,610
61550$1,140$1,480
61552$1,110$1,430
61554$960$1,240
61555$1,000$1,300
61559$1,100$1,420
61561$1,120$1,450
61562$1,030$1,330
61564$920$1,190
61565$920$1,190
61568$1,030$1,330
61570$980$1,270
61571$1,100$1,420
61601$1,060$1,370
61602$1,220$1,580
61603$1,110$1,440
61604$1,050$1,360
61605$970$1,260
61606$1,010$1,310
61607$1,090$1,410
61610$920$1,190
61611$1,000$1,300
61612$1,060$1,370
61613$1,060$1,370
61614$1,030$1,330
61615$1,200$1,550
61616$1,020$1,320
61625$1,010$1,310
61630$1,060$1,370
61651$1,060$1,370
61652$1,060$1,370
61653$1,060$1,370
61654$1,060$1,370
61655$1,060$1,370
61656$1,060$1,370
61725$1,220$1,590
61729$1,060$1,380
61732$1,450$1,910
61733$1,250$1,620
61734$970$1,260
61738$1,040$1,350
61742$1,200$1,550
61747$1,000$1,300
61748$980$1,290
61755$1,040$1,350
61759$980$1,290
61771$1,060$1,370
61774$1,420$1,870
Warren County, IL
61401$930$1,210
61410$920$1,200
61412$960$1,240
61415$920$1,230
61417$950$1,200
61418$940$1,240
61423$920$1,180
61435$940$1,200
61438$920$1,190
61447$960$1,210
61453$980$1,250
61462$920$1,160
61466$1,010$1,320
61473$970$1,220
61474$940$1,250
61475$960$1,230
61476$970$1,270
61478$970$1,220
Knox County, IL
61402$920$1,200
61414$980$1,280
61428$920$1,200
61430$940$1,230
61434$980$1,280
61436$1,200$1,570
61439$1,050$1,370
61448$920$1,200
61449$950$1,240
61458$960$1,260
61467$1,040$1,360
61472$930$1,210
61485$930$1,220
61488$920$1,200
61489$920$1,200
61490$930$1,210
61529$920$1,190
61531$980$1,360
61544$1,050$1,450
61572$1,040$1,360
McDonough County, IL
61411$950$1,270
61416$990$1,280
61420$970$1,250
61422$920$1,190
61450$920$1,110
61455$990$1,280
61459$940$1,240
61470$1,100$1,420
61482$920$1,270
Henderson County, IL
61425$950$1,290
61437$990$1,330
61442$930$1,210
61454$920$1,270
61460$920$1,280
61469$920$1,270
61471$920$1,270
61480$920$1,270
Fulton County, IL
61427$950$1,320
61431$960$1,300
61432$990$1,360
61433$930$1,290
61441$930$1,290
61477$930$1,280
61519$920$1,270
61520$920$1,280
61524$960$1,340
61533$920$1,190
61542$920$1,270
61543$920$1,260
61553$920$1,270
61563$920$1,270
61569$940$1,220
Schuyler County, IL
61440$920$1,180
61452$920$1,140
61484$920$1,270
61501$920$1,250
Mason County, IL
61532$1,020$1,420
61534$970$1,260
61546$920$1,240
61567$1,120$1,560
Bloomington, IL MSA
61701$1,260$1,660
61702$1,300$1,710
61704$1,430$1,890
61705$1,620$2,140
61722$1,460$1,930
61724$1,000$1,320
61730$1,230$1,620
61736$1,370$1,810
61737$1,280$1,690
61753$1,070$1,410
61761$1,230$1,620
61770$1,160$1,530
61772$1,510$1,980
61776$1,260$1,660
61790$1,300$1,710
Ford County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
61720$1,470$1,940
61773$1,100$1,530
61840$1,140$1,470
61845$980$1,290
Logan County, IL
61721$1,420$1,840
61723$1,020$1,290
61749$950$1,190
61751$1,000$1,230
61754$1,500$1,970
De Witt County, IL
61727$1,050$1,260
61735$1,080$1,310
61745$1,300$1,710
61750$1,050$1,260
61752$1,030$1,350
61756$1,040$1,340
61777$920$1,100
61778$1,180$1,480
61839$980$1,270
61842$1,210$1,460
61882$1,080$1,310
Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
61801$1,090$1,400
61802$1,090$1,400
61803$1,120$1,430
61813$980$1,270
61815$1,050$1,340
61816$1,080$1,380
61820$1,270$1,630
61821$1,160$1,480
61822$1,430$1,830
61824$1,120$1,430
61825$1,120$1,430
61826$1,120$1,430
61843$980$1,290
61847$980$1,270
61853$1,360$1,740
61854$1,170$1,500
61855$1,040$1,330
61856$1,140$1,460
61864$1,180$1,510
61866$1,010$1,290
61871$1,130$1,450
61873$980$1,270
61874$1,020$1,310
61875$1,210$1,580
61877$1,230$1,570
61878$980$1,270
61880$980$1,270
61884$1,120$1,430
61936$1,030$1,360
Vermilion County, IL
61810$1,030$1,300
61811$1,030$1,250
61812$1,080$1,310
61814$1,060$1,280
61817$1,070$1,300
61831$1,010$1,220
61832$1,010$1,220
61833$940$1,140
61834$1,100$1,330
61841$920$1,110
61844$1,250$1,510
61846$920$1,110
61848$1,030$1,250
61849$1,040$1,330
61850$970$1,190
61857$1,250$1,510
61858$950$1,150
61859$1,320$1,690
61862$980$1,270
61865$920$1,110
61870$920$1,130
61876$1,010$1,220
61883$920$1,110
Decatur, IL MSA
61818$1,120$1,430
61830$1,130$1,450
Douglas County, IL
61851$1,010$1,300
61852$1,050$1,380
61863$980$1,270
61872$1,020$1,310
61910$930$1,260
61919$920$1,240
61930$970$1,300
61941$920$1,240
61953$990$1,340
61956$980$1,270
Moultrie County, IL
61911$920$1,260
61913$980$1,270
61925$920$1,240
61929$980$1,270
61937$980$1,270
Coles County, IL
61912$920$1,200
61931$1,080$1,410
Shelby County, IL
61914$970$1,340
61928$940$1,190
61951$980$1,360
61957$920$1,110
Edgar County, IL
61917$970$1,290
61924$920$1,230
61932$1,170$1,570
61933$1,000$1,330
61940$1,040$1,370
61942$920$1,240
61943$920$1,200
61944$920$1,230
61949$920$1,230
61955$1,370$1,830
Cumberland County, IL
61920$1,000$1,310
61938$920$1,200
St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
62001$990$1,270
62006$990$1,270
62010$1,020$1,310
62013$990$1,270
62018$1,160$1,490
62022$1,040$1,330
62024$990$1,270
62025$1,340$1,720
62026$1,340$1,720
62028$990$1,270
62030$1,080$1,390
62031$990$1,270
62034$1,240$1,600
62035$1,280$1,650
62036$1,200$1,540
62037$990$1,270
62040$1,040$1,340
62045$1,030$1,300
62046$1,090$1,400
62047$990$1,270
62048$1,070$1,380
62053$990$1,270
62058$990$1,270
62059$990$1,270
62060$1,080$1,390
62061$1,050$1,350
62062$1,090$1,400
62065$990$1,270
62067$1,160$1,490
62070$990$1,270
62071$1,190$1,530
62084$1,060$1,360
Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
62002$1,160$1,490
62009$920$1,150
62012$1,130$1,440
62014$1,030$1,290
62021$1,050$1,330
62023$920$1,140
62033$920$1,140
62079$990$1,270
Fayette County, IL
62011$960$1,210
Montgomery County, IL
62015$1,150$1,380
62017$1,150$1,380
62019$1,080$1,400
62032$920$1,100
62049$1,020$1,220
62051$1,140$1,370
62056$920$1,100
62069$920$1,140
62074$990$1,270
62075$1,030$1,240
62076$1,030$1,240
62077$1,200$1,470
62080$990$1,280
62083$970$1,160
Greene County, IL
62016$1,090$1,310
62027$1,050$1,280
62044$1,060$1,270
62050$950$1,140
62052$990$1,270
62054$990$1,270
62063$990$1,270
62078$940$1,130
62081$1,000$1,220
Scott County, IL
62082$940$1,130

SAFMR = ZIP-level variation. HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP across most large metros, so two homes in one city can carry very different voucher ceilings.

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Data source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs where published), snapshot 2026-08-19. Payment standards vary by public housing authority (typically 90–110% of FMR). Figures are for research and do not guarantee approved rent on any specific unit.

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