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Lowest median rent, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the lowest 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: Massac County, IL, up 46 places to #23.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01▲1Hardin County, ILIL3,588$379+54%

02▼1Pope County, ILIL3,672$449+75%

03Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$541+99%

04▲35Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$568+84%

05▲2Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$583+67%

06▼1Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$634+108%

07▲21Union County, ILIL16,656$648+90%

08▲21Alexander County, ILIL4,570$656+148%

09▲2Wayne County, ILIL15,882$657+113%

10▼2Pike County, ILIL14,231$676+98%

11▼5Scott County, ILIL4,866$689+111%

12▼8Brown County, ILIL6,401$698+121%

13▼4White County, ILIL13,250$719+130%

14▲38Morgan County, ILIL32,515$722+72%

15▲7Cass County, ILIL12,463$723+73%

16▲7Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$723+86%

17▲24Saline County, ILIL22,772$726+109%

18▼5Perry County, ILIL20,160$728+97%

19▲18Effingham County, ILIL34,519$733+68%

20▲1Clay County, ILIL12,793$735+111%

21▲24Stark County, ILIL5,319$735+85%

22▼7Greene County, ILIL11,313$754+104%

23▲46Massac County, ILIL13,502$756+103%

24▲42McDonough County, ILIL25,916$761+94%

25▲1Henderson County, ILIL5,984$764+104%

26▼14Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$772+108%

27▲9Edgar County, ILIL16,323$775+98%

28▲20Coles County, ILIL46,607$780+78%

29▲17Randolph County, ILIL29,921$780+98%

30▼5Johnson County, ILIL13,363$781+123%

31▲4Hancock County, ILIL16,803$782+115%

32▲17Jackson County, ILIL52,501$782+91%

33▲7Marshall County, ILIL11,473$782+91%

34▼20Bond County, ILIL16,959$785+104%

35▲12Christian County, ILIL33,443$785+93%

36▼2Fulton County, ILIL32,901$785+101%

37▲17Mercer County, ILIL15,229$786+101%

38▼18Knox County, ILIL47,767$788+92%

39▼23Warren County, ILIL16,222$788+110%

40▼8Jasper County, ILIL9,032$793+118%

41▼14Marion County, ILIL36,382$794+114%

42Wabash County, ILIL10,907$794+136%

43▼25Fayette County, ILIL20,790$798+108%

44Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$798+84%

45▲10Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$799+79%

46▲26Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$801+90%

47▼9Mason County, ILIL12,411$802+106%

48▼17Franklin County, ILIL36,916$803+111%

49▲11Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$804+84%

50▼40Richland County, ILIL15,219$805+109%

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

52▼35Edwards County, ILIL5,898$811+154%

53▲10Shelby County, ILIL20,576$814+95%

54▼35Carroll County, ILIL15,419$818+112%

55▲15Washington County, ILIL13,564$818+93%

56▲6Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$825+110%

57Adams County, ILIL64,267$828+106%

58▲7Logan County, ILIL27,182$829+82%

59Bureau County, ILIL32,510$832+93%

60▲7Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$836+132%

61▼10Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$838+100%

62▼4Henry County, ILIL48,095$842+101%

63▼39Jersey County, ILIL21,160$846+100%

64▼8Macon County, ILIL99,300$847+89%

65▲8Douglas County, ILIL19,880$848+97%

66▼16Putnam County, ILIL5,619$851+91%

67▲13Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$853+150%

68▼4Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$856+85%

69▼8Clark County, ILIL15,114$861+104%

70▲4Livingston County, ILIL35,057$880+90%

71▼3Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$885+126%

72▲3Menard County, ILIL11,863$885+95%

73▲4Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$889+98%

74▼31Lee County, ILIL32,914$894+91%

75▼22De Witt County, ILIL15,118$903+121%

76Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$909+93%

77▲4Clinton County, ILIL37,128$912+112%

78Woodford County, ILIL38,111$912+88%

79▼49Ford County, ILIL13,216$923+124%

80▲2LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$928+96%

81▼10Williamson County, ILIL67,225$930+133%

82▼3Ogle County, ILIL51,399$936+91%

83▲2Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$983+95%

84▼1Peoria County, ILIL178,553$993+103%

85▲2McLean County, ILIL171,419$1,009+89%

86▼2Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$1,021+99%

87▼1Madison County, ILIL263,110$1,024+109%

88▲6Boone County, ILIL53,568$1,041+96%

89▼1Monroe County, ILIL34,840$1,042+85%

90▼1Piatt County, ILIL16,791$1,046+127%

91▲2DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$1,049+82%

92▼2Champaign County, ILIL209,972$1,051+95%

93▼2St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$1,090+117%

94▼2Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$1,097+104%

95Grundy County, ILIL54,052$1,177+96%

96▲3McHenry County, ILIL317,751$1,401+84%

97▼1Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$1,435+121%

98Kane County, ILIL525,757$1,453+112%

99▼2Will County, ILIL712,253$1,462+132%

100Lake County, ILIL719,339$1,477+99%

101DuPage County, ILIL934,298$1,688+102%

102Kendall County, ILIL145,470$1,781+147%

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