Most Expensive Places to Rent in Illinois
87 cities ranked by average 2BR rent · HUD Fair Market Rents
The most expensive place to rent in Illinois is Kendall County, with an average 2-bedroom rent of $1,886/mo. Below are all 87 Illinois cities ranked from highest to lowest rent.
| # | City | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendall County Kendall County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,428 | $1,438 | $1,886 | $2,643 |
| 2 | Chicago Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,458 | $1,560 | $1,761 | $2,262 |
| 3 | Grundy County Grundy County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,045 | $1,151 | $1,510 | $1,999 |
| 4 | DeKalb County DeKalb County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $952 | $1,058 | $1,388 | $1,891 |
| 5 | Kankakee Kankakee, IL MSA | $858 | $954 | $1,251 | $1,654 |
| 6 | St. Louis St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $951 | $984 | $1,215 | $1,570 |
| 7 | Rockford Rockford, IL MSA | $810 | $900 | $1,181 | $1,561 |
| 8 | Springfield Springfield, IL MSA | $776 | $921 | $1,132 | $1,529 |
| 9 | Champaign Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA | $904 | $909 | $1,080 | $1,405 |
| 10 | Bloomington Bloomington, IL MSA | $770 | $835 | $1,080 | $1,426 |
| 11 | Williamson County Williamson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $769 | $786 | $1,031 | $1,419 |
| 12 | Davenport Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA | $707 | $831 | $1,025 | $1,336 |
| 13 | La Salle County La Salle County, IL | $747 | $777 | $1,020 | $1,373 |
| 14 | Peoria Peoria, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $718 | $790 | $1,003 | $1,300 |
| 15 | Ogle County Ogle County, IL | $703 | $765 | $1,003 | $1,257 |
| 16 | Danville Danville, IL MSA | $686 | $763 | $1,001 | $1,222 |
| 17 | Decatur Decatur, IL MSA | $765 | $803 | $1,000 | $1,319 |
| 18 | Jefferson County Jefferson County, IL | $747 | $752 | $987 | $1,200 |
| 19 | Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA | $747 | $794 | $985 | $1,380 |
| 20 | Jackson County Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $670 | $770 | $977 | $1,276 |
| 21 | Adams County Adams County, IL | $669 | $749 | $975 | $1,261 |
| 22 | Bureau County Bureau County, IL | $662 | $736 | $965 | $1,191 |
| 23 | Livingston County Livingston County, IL | $658 | $736 | $960 | $1,230 |
| 24 | Brown County Brown County, IL | $649 | $721 | $946 | $1,140 |
| 25 | De Witt County De Witt County, IL | $643 | $714 | $937 | $1,177 |
| 26 | Clark County Clark County, IL | $635 | $747 | $926 | $1,181 |
| 27 | Shelby County Shelby County, IL | $634 | $704 | $924 | $1,113 |
| 28 | Logan County Logan County, IL | $632 | $718 | $922 | $1,167 |
| 29 | Macoupin County Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $697 | $701 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 30 | McDonough County McDonough County, IL | $627 | $706 | $915 | $1,166 |
| 31 | Johnson County Johnson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $617 | $738 | $900 | $1,197 |
| 32 | Whiteside County Whiteside County, IL | $633 | $686 | $899 | $1,119 |
| 33 | Christian County Christian County, IL | $616 | $685 | $899 | $1,083 |
| 34 | Greene County Greene County, IL | $615 | $684 | $897 | $1,081 |
| 35 | Coles County Coles County, IL | $614 | $689 | $895 | $1,188 |
| 36 | Lee County Lee County, IL | $605 | $786 | $883 | $1,237 |
| 37 | Pope County Pope County, IL | $604 | $672 | $881 | $1,124 |
| 38 | Jo Daviess County Jo Daviess County, IL | $602 | $744 | $878 | $1,160 |
| 39 | Iroquois County Iroquois County, IL | $660 | $668 | $876 | $1,081 |
| 40 | Bond County Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $597 | $787 | $871 | $1,060 |
| 41 | Fulton County Fulton County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $659 | $663 | $870 | $1,200 |
| 42 | Carroll County Carroll County, IL | $707 | $712 | $870 | $1,133 |
| 43 | Cass County Cass County, IL | $597 | $786 | $870 | $1,203 |
| 44 | Clay County Clay County, IL | $597 | $673 | $870 | $1,140 |
| 45 | Crawford County Crawford County, IL | $597 | $725 | $870 | $1,125 |
| 46 | Cumberland County Cumberland County, IL | $597 | $665 | $870 | $1,048 |
| 47 | Douglas County Douglas County, IL | $756 | $786 | $870 | $1,171 |
| 48 | Edgar County Edgar County, IL | $597 | $743 | $870 | $1,187 |
| 49 | Edwards County Edwards County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 |
| 50 | Effingham County Effingham County, IL | $674 | $679 | $870 | $1,160 |
| 51 | Fayette County Fayette County, IL | $636 | $718 | $870 | $1,113 |
| 52 | Ford County Ford County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,219 |
| 53 | Franklin County Franklin County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,104 |
| 54 | Gallatin County Gallatin County, IL | $597 | $684 | $870 | $1,048 |
| 55 | Hamilton County Hamilton County, IL | $597 | $705 | $870 | $1,177 |
| 56 | Hancock County Hancock County, IL | $597 | $739 | $870 | $1,094 |
| 57 | Hardin County Hardin County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 |
| 58 | Henderson County Henderson County, IL | $659 | $663 | $870 | $1,219 |
| 59 | Jasper County Jasper County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 |
| 60 | Knox County Knox County, IL | $653 | $663 | $870 | $1,130 |
| 61 | Lawrence County Lawrence County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,075 |
| 62 | Washington County Washington County, IL | $597 | $786 | $870 | $1,115 |
| 63 | Wayne County Wayne County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 |
| 64 | White County White County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,196 |
| 65 | Moultrie County Moultrie County, IL | $597 | $665 | $870 | $1,219 |
| 66 | Marion County Marion County, IL | $622 | $726 | $870 | $1,125 |
| 67 | Mason County Mason County, IL | $597 | $684 | $870 | $1,216 |
| 68 | Massac County Massac County, IL | $597 | $727 | $870 | $1,164 |
| 69 | Montgomery County Montgomery County, IL | $644 | $663 | $870 | $1,098 |
| 70 | Morgan County Morgan County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,067 |
| 71 | Perry County Perry County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,183 |
| 72 | Pike County Pike County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 |
| 73 | Pulaski County Pulaski County, IL | $597 | $731 | $870 | $1,219 |
| 74 | Putnam County Putnam County, IL | $597 | $756 | $870 | $1,136 |
| 75 | Randolph County Randolph County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,099 |
| 76 | Richland County Richland County, IL | $597 | $745 | $870 | $1,067 |
| 77 | Saline County Saline County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,165 |
| 78 | Schuyler County Schuyler County, IL | $597 | $786 | $870 | $1,055 |
| 79 | Scott County Scott County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,048 |
| 80 | Stephenson County Stephenson County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,056 |
| 81 | Union County Union County, IL | $663 | $667 | $870 | $1,120 |
| 82 | Wabash County Wabash County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,219 |
| 83 | Warren County Warren County, IL | $597 | $663 | $870 | $1,113 |
| 84 | Bloomington Bloomington, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $603 | $682 | $853 | $1,215 |
| 85 | Fulton County Fulton County, IL | $563 | $569 | $750 | $933 |
| 86 | Johnson County Johnson County, IL | $462 | $531 | $700 | $871 |
| 87 | De Witt County De Witt County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | $505 | $557 | $700 | $981 |