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Highest median rent, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is $811. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ford County, IL, up 47 places to #24.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Kendall County, ILIL145,470$1,781+147%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,298$1,688+102%

03Lake County, ILIL719,339$1,477+99%

04▲2Will County, ILIL712,253$1,462+132%

05Kane County, ILIL525,757$1,453+112%

06▲1Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$1,435+121%

07▼3McHenry County, ILIL317,751$1,401+84%

08Grundy County, ILIL54,052$1,177+96%

09▲2Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$1,097+104%

10▲2St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$1,090+117%

11▲2Champaign County, ILIL209,972$1,051+95%

12▼2DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$1,049+82%

13▲1Piatt County, ILIL16,791$1,046+127%

14▲1Monroe County, ILIL34,840$1,042+85%

15▼6Boone County, ILIL53,568$1,041+96%

16▲1Madison County, ILIL263,110$1,024+109%

17▲2Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$1,021+99%

18▼2McLean County, ILIL171,419$1,009+89%

19▲1Peoria County, ILIL178,553$993+103%

20▼2Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$983+95%

21▲3Ogle County, ILIL51,399$936+91%

22▲10Williamson County, ILIL67,225$930+133%

23▼2LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$928+96%

24▲47Ford County, ILIL13,216$923+124%

25▼3Clinton County, ILIL37,128$912+112%

26▼1Woodford County, ILIL38,111$912+88%

27Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$909+93%

28▲22De Witt County, ILIL15,118$903+121%

29▲30Lee County, ILIL32,914$894+91%

30▼4Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$889+98%

31▲5Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$885+126%

32▼4Menard County, ILIL11,863$885+95%

33▼4Livingston County, ILIL35,057$880+90%

34▲8Clark County, ILIL15,114$861+104%

35▲4Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$856+85%

36▼13Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$853+150%

37▲17Putnam County, ILIL5,619$851+91%

38▼8Douglas County, ILIL19,880$848+97%

39▲9Macon County, ILIL99,300$847+89%

40▲39Jersey County, ILIL21,160$846+100%

41▲5Henry County, ILIL48,095$842+101%

42▲10Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$838+100%

43▼8Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$836+132%

44Bureau County, ILIL32,510$832+93%

45▼8Logan County, ILIL27,182$829+82%

46▼1Adams County, ILIL64,267$828+106%

47▼6Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$825+110%

48▲36Carroll County, ILIL15,419$818+112%

49▼16Washington County, ILIL13,564$818+93%

50▼10Shelby County, ILIL20,576$814+95%

51▲18Crawford County, ILIL18,648$811+118%

52▲34Edwards County, ILIL5,898$811+154%

53▲40Richland County, ILIL15,219$805+109%

54▼11Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$804+84%

55▲17Franklin County, ILIL36,916$803+111%

56▲9Mason County, ILIL12,411$802+106%

57▼26Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$801+90%

58▼11Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$799+79%

59▲26Fayette County, ILIL20,790$798+108%

60Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$798+84%

61▲14Marion County, ILIL36,382$794+114%

62Wabash County, ILIL10,907$794+136%

63▲10Jasper County, ILIL9,032$793+118%

64▲19Knox County, ILIL47,767$788+92%

65▲22Warren County, ILIL16,222$788+110%

66▼17Mercer County, ILIL15,229$786+101%

67▲22Bond County, ILIL16,959$785+104%

68▼12Christian County, ILIL33,443$785+93%

69▲1Fulton County, ILIL32,901$785+101%

70▼2Hancock County, ILIL16,803$782+115%

71▼18Jackson County, ILIL52,501$782+91%

72▼9Marshall County, ILIL11,473$782+91%

73▲5Johnson County, ILIL13,363$781+123%

74▼19Coles County, ILIL46,607$780+78%

75▼18Randolph County, ILIL29,921$780+98%

76▼9Edgar County, ILIL16,323$775+98%

77▲14Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$772+108%

78▼1Henderson County, ILIL5,984$764+104%

79▼41McDonough County, ILIL25,916$761+94%

80▼46Massac County, ILIL13,502$756+103%

81▲7Greene County, ILIL11,313$754+104%

82Clay County, ILIL12,793$735+111%

83▼25Stark County, ILIL5,319$735+85%

84▼18Effingham County, ILIL34,519$733+68%

85▲5Perry County, ILIL20,160$728+97%

86▼25Saline County, ILIL22,772$726+109%

87▼6Cass County, ILIL12,463$723+73%

88▼8Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$723+86%

89▼38Morgan County, ILIL32,515$722+72%

90▲4White County, ILIL13,250$719+130%

91▲8Brown County, ILIL6,401$698+121%

92▲5Scott County, ILIL4,866$689+111%

93▲2Pike County, ILIL14,231$676+98%

94▼2Wayne County, ILIL15,882$657+113%

95▼21Alexander County, ILIL4,570$656+148%

96▼20Union County, ILIL16,656$648+90%

97▲1Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$634+108%

98▼2Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$583+67%

99▼35Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$568+84%

100Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$541+99%

101▲1Pope County, ILIL3,672$449+75%

102▼1Hardin County, ILIL3,588$379+54%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES