RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Lowest median rent, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Highest median rent, US counties →

IllinoisAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

RELATEDMost expensive homes Cheapest homes Highest median rent Highest homeownership rate Highest renter share Newest housing stock

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Pope County, ILIL3,672$325+26%

02Hardin County, ILIL3,588$350+42%

03Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$460+69%

04Brown County, ILIL6,401$485+53%

05Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$518+70%

06Scott County, ILIL4,866$538+65%

07Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$546+56%

08Pike County, ILIL14,231$554+62%

09White County, ILIL13,250$560+79%

10Richland County, ILIL15,219$569+48%

11Wayne County, ILIL15,882$577+87%

12Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$589+58%

13Perry County, ILIL20,160$593+60%

14Bond County, ILIL16,959$603+57%

15Greene County, ILIL11,313$607+64%

16Warren County, ILIL16,222$608+62%

17Edwards County, ILIL5,898$609+91%

18Fayette County, ILIL20,790$610+59%

19Carroll County, ILIL15,419$621+61%

20Knox County, ILIL47,767$623+52%

21Clay County, ILIL12,793$625+80%

22Cass County, ILIL12,463$627+50%

23Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$628+62%

24Jersey County, ILIL21,160$632+49%

25Johnson County, ILIL13,363$637+81%

26Henderson County, ILIL5,984$638+71%

27Marion County, ILIL36,382$639+72%

28Union County, ILIL16,656$639+87%

29Alexander County, ILIL4,570$643+143%

30Ford County, ILIL13,216$645+57%

31Franklin County, ILIL36,916$645+70%

32Jasper County, ILIL9,032$645+78%

33Crawford County, ILIL18,648$650+75%

34Fulton County, ILIL32,901$650+67%

35Hancock County, ILIL16,803$652+80%

36Edgar County, ILIL16,323$653+67%

37Effingham County, ILIL34,519$654+50%

38Mason County, ILIL12,411$655+68%

39Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$660+114%

40Marshall County, ILIL11,473$661+61%

41Saline County, ILIL22,772$664+91%

42Wabash County, ILIL10,907$664+97%

43Lee County, ILIL32,914$671+43%

44Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$671+55%

45Stark County, ILIL5,319$672+69%

46Randolph County, ILIL29,921$674+72%

47Christian County, ILIL33,443$677+66%

48Coles County, ILIL46,607$678+55%

49Jackson County, ILIL52,501$682+67%

50Putnam County, ILIL5,619$682+53%

51Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$683+63%

52Morgan County, ILIL32,515$684+63%

53De Witt County, ILIL15,118$686+68%

54Mercer County, ILIL15,229$688+76%

55Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$690+55%

56Macon County, ILIL99,300$690+54%

57Adams County, ILIL64,267$692+72%

58Henry County, ILIL48,095$692+65%

59Bureau County, ILIL32,510$693+60%

60Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$695+59%

61Clark County, ILIL15,114$697+65%

62Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$699+78%

63Shelby County, ILIL20,576$707+69%

64Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$711+54%

65Logan County, ILIL27,182$714+57%

66McDonough County, ILIL25,916$714+82%

67Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$717+99%

68Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$717+83%

69Massac County, ILIL13,502$719+93%

70Washington County, ILIL13,564$723+71%

71Williamson County, ILIL67,225$725+81%

72Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$727+72%

73Douglas County, ILIL19,880$734+70%

74Livingston County, ILIL35,057$745+61%

75Menard County, ILIL11,863$750+65%

76Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$751+59%

77Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$753+67%

78Woodford County, ILIL38,111$754+56%

79Ogle County, ILIL51,399$763+56%

80Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$766+125%

81Clinton County, ILIL37,128$777+81%

82LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$785+66%

83Peoria County, ILIL178,553$813+66%

84Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$817+59%

85Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$829+65%

86Madison County, ILIL263,110$835+70%

87McLean County, ILIL171,419$842+58%

88Monroe County, ILIL34,840$846+51%

89Piatt County, ILIL16,791$865+88%

90Champaign County, ILIL209,972$873+62%

91St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$881+75%

92Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$906+68%

93DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$917+59%

94Boone County, ILIL53,568$927+75%

95Grundy County, ILIL54,052$987+64%

96Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$1,160+79%

97Will County, ILIL712,253$1,183+88%

98Kane County, ILIL525,757$1,187+73%

99McHenry County, ILIL317,751$1,200+58%

100Lake County, ILIL719,339$1,216+64%

101DuPage County, ILIL934,298$1,365+63%

102Kendall County, ILIL145,470$1,487+107%

SHOWING 1–102 OF 102

Download CSV (full list, 102 rows)

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS