Section 8 — IL ZIP index · page 3 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 1,001–1,500, 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 1,001–1,500 of 1,505 · 55 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

ZIP2 BR3 BR
Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
62085$920$1,140
62088$1,030$1,290
62093$940$1,170
62626$920$1,140
62672$930$1,160
62674$920$1,140
62685$1,010$1,260
Montgomery County, IL
62086$990$1,270
62089$930$1,120
62091$970$1,200
62094$920$1,100
62262$1,090$1,380
62533$950$1,140
62538$920$1,100
62546$920$1,100
62558$1,080$1,440
62560$1,060$1,270
62572$920$1,110
62640$930$1,160
62690$1,020$1,380
St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
62087$990$1,270
62090$1,000$1,290
62095$1,040$1,340
62097$1,110$1,420
62201$990$1,270
62202$1,190$1,530
62203$1,130$1,450
62204$990$1,270
62205$1,170$1,510
62206$1,190$1,530
62207$990$1,270
62208$1,320$1,700
62215$1,290$1,660
62216$1,170$1,510
62218$1,020$1,330
62219$1,130$1,450
62220$1,080$1,390
62221$1,230$1,580
62222$1,190$1,530
62223$1,180$1,520
62225$1,830$2,360
62226$1,090$1,400
62230$1,020$1,310
62232$1,220$1,570
62234$1,120$1,440
62236$1,220$1,570
62239$1,060$1,360
62240$1,180$1,530
62243$1,270$1,630
62244$1,160$1,490
62245$990$1,270
62248$990$1,270
62250$990$1,270
62252$1,110$1,430
62254$1,340$1,720
62256$1,160$1,490
62258$1,310$1,690
62260$1,300$1,670
62264$1,110$1,430
62265$1,350$1,740
62266$1,240$1,610
62269$1,420$1,830
62279$990$1,270
62281$1,540$1,980
62282$990$1,270
62285$990$1,270
62289$1,010$1,300
62293$990$1,270
62294$1,180$1,520
62295$1,460$1,880
62298$1,050$1,350
Greene County, IL
62092$920$1,100
62098$1,030$1,230
62630$950$1,180
62649$920$1,140
Washington County, IL
62214$1,000$1,320
62237$1,010$1,290
62255$1,000$1,290
62257$990$1,270
62263$950$1,290
62268$970$1,280
62271$920$1,240
62801$990$1,270
62803$920$1,240
62808$920$1,200
62831$980$1,280
62848$1,030$1,400
62876$1,030$1,400
62877$1,010$1,360
Randolph County, IL
62217$950$1,190
62233$940$1,180
62238$1,200$1,500
62241$930$1,160
62242$920$1,150
62259$920$1,150
62261$930$1,140
62272$920$1,150
62277$990$1,270
62278$1,000$1,270
62280$950$1,240
62286$920$1,150
62288$920$1,150
62292$950$1,190
62297$1,160$1,450
62907$970$1,280
62916$920$1,200
Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
62231$1,160$1,490
62246$990$1,270
62249$990$1,270
62273$1,230$1,550
62275$1,130$1,440
62284$940$1,180
Fayette County, IL
62253$990$1,270
62411$1,050$1,390
62418$970$1,250
62426$920$1,200
62458$920$1,180
62471$920$1,180
62880$920$1,190
Perry County, IL
62274$920$1,150
62832$950$1,190
62883$970$1,200
62888$1,070$1,340
Adams County, IL
62301$1,050$1,310
62305$1,180$1,470
62306$1,060$1,320
62320$930$1,160
62324$1,070$1,320
62325$1,030$1,280
62338$1,160$1,440
62339$920$1,140
62347$1,010$1,260
62348$1,120$1,400
62359$1,060$1,320
62360$1,120$1,400
62365$920$1,140
62376$1,120$1,400
Schuyler County, IL
62311$920$1,140
62319$970$1,160
62344$920$1,100
62346$970$1,180
62367$920$1,130
62618$940$1,300
62624$930$1,250
62639$920$1,140
62681$920$1,100
Pike County, IL
62312$920$1,140
62314$950$1,160
62323$940$1,130
62340$920$1,110
62343$920$1,140
62345$920$1,110
62352$1,180$1,430
62355$1,260$1,560
62356$920$1,110
62357$920$1,110
62361$1,070$1,320
62362$920$1,110
62366$990$1,270
62370$930$1,130
Hancock County, IL
62313$920$1,110
62316$920$1,140
62321$920$1,110
62329$920$1,120
62334$940$1,130
62336$920$1,110
62341$990$1,200
62349$1,000$1,240
62351$1,130$1,410
62354$1,000$1,210
62358$1,040$1,290
62373$1,000$1,220
62379$920$1,140
62380$960$1,180
McDonough County, IL
62326$960$1,240
62374$1,100$1,410
Henderson County, IL
62330$1,040$1,290
Brown County, IL
62353$1,050$1,260
62375$1,380$1,650
62378$1,020$1,260
Scott County, IL
62363$970$1,180
62610$1,010$1,210
62621$960$1,150
62628$1,120$1,390
62650$920$1,140
62663$920$1,100
62665$920$1,130
62668$920$1,140
62694$920$1,100
Shelby County, IL
62401$920$1,210
62414$990$1,280
62422$920$1,100
62431$920$1,120
62438$920$1,100
62444$990$1,230
62447$970$1,160
62461$940$1,230
62462$920$1,100
62463$1,020$1,220
62465$1,130$1,350
62510$920$1,100
62534$1,000$1,200
62544$1,080$1,400
62550$1,150$1,380
62553$970$1,160
62557$950$1,130
62565$920$1,100
62571$920$1,100
Wabash County, IL
62410$920$1,270
62460$920$1,100
62476$920$1,110
62811$940$1,310
62818$930$1,210
62852$920$1,280
62863$920$1,280
Crawford County, IL
62413$940$1,260
62433$920$1,240
62442$1,030$1,290
62451$920$1,240
62454$970$1,310
62464$970$1,300
62478$1,230$1,560
Lawrence County, IL
62417$950$1,140
62427$990$1,310
62439$950$1,140
Richland County, IL
62419$930$1,110
62421$980$1,180
62425$920$1,110
62448$920$1,100
62450$920$1,100
62452$920$1,110
62466$920$1,100
Jasper County, IL
62420$970$1,190
62424$920$1,210
62428$920$1,100
62432$920$1,100
62434$960$1,180
62436$940$1,140
62445$920$1,130
62449$920$1,230
62459$930$1,120
62467$920$1,200
62475$930$1,120
62479$1,030$1,230
62480$930$1,120
62481$930$1,170
Edgar County, IL
62423$970$1,230
62441$1,010$1,250
Cumberland County, IL
62440$1,310$1,680
62468$970$1,160
62469$1,050$1,300
Effingham County, IL
62443$970$1,260
62473$920$1,210
62858$1,090$1,390
Wayne County, IL
62446$990$1,180
62809$930$1,110
62810$950$1,210
62814$920$1,110
62823$920$1,100
62824$920$1,160
62828$920$1,280
62833$930$1,120
62837$920$1,100
62839$920$1,170
62842$1,120$1,340
62843$920$1,100
62850$940$1,140
62851$970$1,170
62868$920$1,110
62878$920$1,130
62886$980$1,180
62895$1,040$1,250
62899$920$1,140
Coles County, IL
62474$1,050$1,310
Clark County, IL
62477$1,510$1,860
De Witt County, IL
62501$1,330$1,720
Logan County, IL
62512$990$1,220
62518$940$1,150
62519$1,040$1,340
62541$930$1,150
62543$920$1,190
62548$1,020$1,380
62613$1,190$1,590
62634$930$1,150
62635$1,080$1,350
62643$1,190$1,470
62656$990$1,220
62666$1,020$1,380
62693$1,350$1,790
Christian County, IL
62513$1,570$2,030
62517$1,050$1,260
62531$980$1,180
62540$970$1,160
62545$1,060$1,390
62547$1,310$1,570
62555$920$1,100
62556$940$1,130
62563$1,620$2,170
62567$1,060$1,270
62568$980$1,180
62570$1,070$1,420
Decatur, IL MSA
62514$1,100$1,430
62521$1,140$1,480
62522$1,040$1,350
62523$920$1,190
62524$1,060$1,370
62525$1,060$1,370
62526$1,100$1,430
62532$1,110$1,430
62535$1,150$1,560
62537$1,050$1,370
62549$990$1,280
62551$960$1,240
62554$1,180$1,530
62573$950$1,230
Springfield, IL MSA
62515$1,140$1,530
62520$1,160$1,550
62530$1,110$1,490
62536$1,210$1,620
62539$1,020$1,380
62561$1,390$1,860
62615$1,200$1,610
62625$1,180$1,580
62629$1,460$1,950
62642$1,040$1,390
62659$1,110$1,490
62661$1,120$1,500
62684$1,670$2,240
62688$1,110$1,490
62689$1,090$1,460
62701$1,370$1,830
62702$1,180$1,580
62703$1,200$1,610
62704$1,200$1,610
62705$1,210$1,620
62706$1,210$1,620
62707$1,150$1,540
62708$1,210$1,620
62711$1,460$1,950
62712$1,390$1,860
62719$1,210$1,620
62726$1,210$1,620
62736$1,210$1,620
62756$1,210$1,620
62764$1,210$1,620
62776$1,210$1,620
62781$1,210$1,620
62791$1,210$1,620
62796$1,210$1,620
Morgan County, IL
62601$1,050$1,360
62611$1,010$1,370
62612$1,090$1,460
62631$1,050$1,370
62638$1,100$1,370
62651$920$1,140
62667$920$1,140
62670$1,140$1,530
62677$1,160$1,550
62692$1,020$1,380
62695$1,060$1,320
Mason County, IL
62617$930$1,290
62627$1,170$1,620
62633$920$1,280
62644$920$1,270
62655$920$1,270
62664$920$1,270
62671$1,020$1,270
62682$1,040$1,380
Cass County, IL
62622$930$1,280
62673$1,020$1,380
62675$1,080$1,450
62691$920$1,260
Edwards County, IL
62806$940$1,130
62815$920$1,100
Marion County, IL
62807$920$1,190
62830$920$1,120
62838$920$1,180
62849$920$1,190
62853$1,160$1,510
62854$920$1,190
62870$990$1,290
62875$1,090$1,410
62881$940$1,220
62882$990$1,270
62885$920$1,180
62889$970$1,210
62892$1,060$1,370
62893$1,030$1,300
Franklin County, IL
62812$920$1,190
62819$1,020$1,320
62822$920$1,180
62825$920$1,180
62840$920$1,190
62856$1,020$1,320
62865$920$1,180
62874$920$1,180
62891$1,000$1,290
62897$1,180$1,520
62983$950$1,220
Jefferson County, IL
62816$970$1,180
62836$950$1,220
62846$920$1,110
62864$1,050$1,280
62872$960$1,170
62884$920$1,180
62894$920$1,110
62898$1,060$1,290
Hamilton County, IL
62817$1,120$1,560
62829$990$1,360
62859$920$1,270
62860$990$1,320
White County, IL
62820$940$1,190
62821$950$1,250
62827$920$1,210
62834$920$1,210
62835$920$1,210
62844$920$1,160
62861$950$1,250
62862$960$1,230
62867$920$1,100
62869$920$1,200
62887$940$1,240
Williamson County, IL
62841$1,040$1,360
62890$1,230$1,590
62896$930$1,280
62901$980$1,290
62902$940$1,280
62915$1,040$1,430
62917$930$1,280
62918$1,120$1,480
62921$1,120$1,480
62922$930$1,280
62924$1,000$1,320
62933$940$1,280
62939$1,060$1,340
62948$1,160$1,530
62949$950$1,280
62951$930$1,280
62958$990$1,290
62959$1,020$1,350
62967$930$1,280
62972$950$1,280
62974$1,050$1,390
62987$930$1,280
Gallatin County, IL
62871$1,050$1,260
62954$940$1,120
62979$930$1,120
62984$950$1,140
Clay County, IL
62879$920$1,160
Jackson County, IL
62903$930$1,230
62927$960$1,270
62932$920$1,210
62940$920$1,210
62942$920$1,210
62950$930$1,220
62966$920$1,210
62975$920$1,190
62994$1,140$1,500
Union County, IL
62905$920$1,150
62906$960$1,180
62912$970$1,210
62920$950$1,200
62923$1,120$1,430
62926$920$1,130
62952$920$1,250
62957$1,050$1,460
62961$920$1,140
62988$920$1,270
Johnson County, IL
62908$950$1,270
62909$920$1,160
Pope County, IL
62910$980$1,350
62928$1,090$1,380
62938$970$1,300
62943$950$1,210
62960$970$1,350
62985$1,020$1,290
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA
62914$920$1,270
62962$920$1,250
62969$930$1,300
62990$920$1,270
62993$920$1,270
Hardin County, IL
62919$920$1,100
62931$920$1,100
62982$1,040$1,250
Saline County, IL
62930$970$1,270
62934$940$1,200
62935$1,030$1,350
62946$920$1,200
62947$920$1,160
62965$920$1,200
62977$980$1,290
Pulaski County, IL
62941$1,280$1,790
62956$940$1,310
62963$1,160$1,610
62964$920$1,280
62970$920$1,270
62973$920$1,280
62976$920$1,270
62992$920$1,270
Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
62953$1,050$1,460

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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