Low Income & Subsidized Housing in Illinois

2,995 assisted properties with about 252,080 subsidized units, drawn from HUD administrative records. Typical tenant-paid rent across them averages around $377/mo.

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Largest cities for low income housing in Illinois

CityPropertiesAssisted unitsAvg rent range
Chicago1,084108,348$153–$844
Peoria685,979$140–$543
Rockford745,862$194–$606
Decatur363,583$185–$443
Springfield593,504$290–$690
Waukegan253,060$218–$802
Joliet332,797$114–$545
Bloomington212,433$302–$410
Aurora212,346$242–$597
Moline182,254$302–$408
Chicago Heights141,989$296–$440
Danville211,934$89–$445
East Saint Louis231,931$144–$629
Carbondale121,855$192–$366
Galesburg211,807$242–$406
Zion141,695$382–$472
Rock Island211,566$183–$440
Dekalb141,548$304–$672
Elgin191,482$324–$496
Pekin121,345$275–$559
Quincy191,337$325–$428
Bolingbrook41,320$402–$402
Kankakee191,302$228–$505
Alton201,284$250–$419
Champaign121,281$267–$410

All cities with subsidized housing in Illinois

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Fair Market Rents by county

CountyTracked properties2-BR FMR
Cook County1,151$1,781
Missing, Illinois432—
Winnebago County80$1,175
Lake County79$1,781
Madison County68$1,218
St. Clair County67$1,218
Peoria County62$1,039
Kane County54$1,781
Rock Island County52$1,143
Will County49$1,781
Sangamon County45$1,203
DuPage County36$1,781
Macon County31$1,063
McLean County30$1,302
Champaign County28$1,122
Kankakee County24$1,326
Adams County23$1,064
LaSalle County23$1,079
Vermilion County23$974
Knox County22$916
Williamson County20$1,037
DeKalb County19$1,373
Tazewell County19$1,039
Whiteside County18$916
Lee County17$916

How FMRs work →

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