RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Lowest median rent, Illinois counties · 1990

Illinois counties with the lowest median gross rent (1990 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

01Alexander County, ILIL4,570$174–

02Pope County, ILIL3,672$194–

03Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$212–

04Hardin County, ILIL3,588$214–

05Pike County, ILIL14,231$230–

06Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$231–

07Johnson County, ILIL13,363$235–

08Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$237–

09Edwards County, ILIL5,898$245–

10Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$246–

11Clay County, ILIL12,793$246–

12Greene County, ILIL11,313$248–

13Wayne County, ILIL15,882$248–

14Scott County, ILIL4,866$249–

15Brown County, ILIL6,401$251–

16Union County, ILIL16,656$251–

17Jasper County, ILIL9,032$259–

18Richland County, ILIL15,219$261–

19Clark County, ILIL15,114$264–

20Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$265–

21White County, ILIL13,250$265–

22Wabash County, ILIL10,907$266–

23Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$268–

24Saline County, ILIL22,772$269–

25Bond County, ILIL16,959$271–

26Massac County, ILIL13,502$271–

27Perry County, ILIL20,160$272–

28Henderson County, ILIL5,984$273–

29Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$275–

30Adams County, ILIL64,267$275–

31Hancock County, ILIL16,803$276–

32Fayette County, ILIL20,790$279–

33Crawford County, ILIL18,648$282–

34Edgar County, ILIL16,323$282–

35Carroll County, ILIL15,419$286–

36McDonough County, ILIL25,916$289–

37Cass County, ILIL12,463$294–

38Franklin County, ILIL36,916$295–

39Marion County, ILIL36,382$295–

40Warren County, ILIL16,222$295–

41Ford County, ILIL13,216$296–

42Fulton County, ILIL32,901$296–

43Shelby County, ILIL20,576$296–

44Marshall County, ILIL11,473$297–

45Knox County, ILIL47,767$298–

46Mason County, ILIL12,411$298–

47Effingham County, ILIL34,519$299–

48Stark County, ILIL5,319$299–

49Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$300–

50Williamson County, ILIL67,225$300–

51Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$302–

52Mercer County, ILIL15,229$304–

53De Witt County, ILIL15,118$305–

54Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$306–

55Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$306–

56Randolph County, ILIL29,921$306–

57Douglas County, ILIL19,880$309–

58Putnam County, ILIL5,619$310–

59Christian County, ILIL33,443$313–

60Jackson County, ILIL52,501$314–

61Henry County, ILIL48,095$315–

62Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$315–

63Jersey County, ILIL21,160$318–

64Menard County, ILIL11,863$320–

65Morgan County, ILIL32,515$321–

66Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$321–

67Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$322–

68LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$324–

69Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$324–

70Bureau County, ILIL32,510$326–

71Logan County, ILIL27,182$327–

72Washington County, ILIL13,564$329–

73Clinton County, ILIL37,128$330–

74Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$331–

75Lee County, ILIL32,914$331–

76Coles County, ILIL46,607$332–

77Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$335–

78Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$337–

79Woodford County, ILIL38,111$337–

80Livingston County, ILIL35,057$340–

81Macon County, ILIL99,300$340–

82Ogle County, ILIL51,399$343–

83Piatt County, ILIL16,791$350–

84Peoria County, ILIL178,553$359–

85Monroe County, ILIL34,840$376–

86Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$376–

87Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$377–

88Boone County, ILIL53,568$378–

89Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$382–

90Madison County, ILIL263,110$384–

91McLean County, ILIL171,419$387–

92St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$399–

93Grundy County, ILIL54,052$410–

94Champaign County, ILIL209,972$411–

95DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$424–

96Will County, ILIL712,253$453–

97Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$478–

98Kendall County, ILIL145,470$495–

99Kane County, ILIL525,757$508–

100McHenry County, ILIL317,751$537–

101Lake County, ILIL719,339$558–

102DuPage County, ILIL934,298$625–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS