Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Illinois
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Illinois ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendall County | $1,763 | $2,793 | $298,900 |
| 2 | DuPage County | $1,628 | $3,309 | $374,100 |
| 3 | Lake County | $1,434 | $3,073 | $326,600 |
| 4 | Will County | $1,413 | $2,740 | $298,000 |
| 5 | Kane County | $1,404 | $2,792 | $303,000 |
| 6 | Cook County | $1,381 | $2,709 | $305,200 |
| 7 | McHenry County | $1,358 | $2,680 | $286,900 |
| 8 | Grundy County | $1,137 | $2,341 | $259,200 |
| 9 | Kankakee County | $1,075 | $1,764 | $185,700 |
| 10 | DeKalb County | $1,041 | $2,214 | $231,900 |
| 11 | St. Clair County | $1,032 | $1,604 | $168,800 |
| 12 | Champaign County | $1,018 | $1,901 | $205,100 |
| 13 | Boone County | $1,011 | $1,880 | $198,600 |
| 14 | Monroe County | $996 | $2,321 | $265,600 |
| 15 | McLean County | $992 | $1,878 | $198,300 |
| 16 | Winnebago County | $986 | $1,540 | $155,100 |
| 17 | Madison County | $969 | $1,573 | $167,900 |
| 18 | Sangamon County | $954 | $1,600 | $170,300 |
| 19 | Piatt County | $950 | $1,591 | $173,200 |
| 20 | Peoria County | $946 | $1,488 | $152,600 |
| 21 | Clinton County | $934 | $1,666 | $180,500 |
| 22 | Woodford County | $907 | $1,825 | $193,800 |
| 23 | LaSalle County | $906 | $1,496 | $154,900 |
| 24 | Ogle County | $901 | $1,721 | $184,100 |
| 25 | Tazewell County | $898 | $1,571 | $164,500 |
| 26 | Williamson County | $897 | $1,364 | $145,600 |
| 27 | Rock Island County | $863 | $1,432 | $144,700 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | $862 | $1,147 | $118,400 |
| 29 | De Witt County | $857 | $1,208 | $124,200 |
| 30 | Livingston County | $855 | $1,303 | $131,500 |
| 31 | Lee County | $853 | $1,467 | $155,100 |
| 32 | Bureau County | $838 | $1,211 | $121,900 |
| 33 | Henry County | $837 | $1,395 | $145,300 |
| 34 | Ford County | $836 | $1,180 | $118,100 |
| 35 | Schuyler County | $836 | $1,060 | $106,200 |
| 36 | Henderson County | $834 | $1,010 | $101,600 |
| 37 | Clark County | $828 | $1,182 | $123,100 |
| 38 | Adams County | $826 | $1,430 | $155,900 |
| 39 | Douglas County | $818 | $1,353 | $142,600 |
| 40 | Lawrence County | $810 | $924 | $95,500 |
| 41 | Fulton County | $808 | $1,056 | $102,500 |
| 42 | Whiteside County | $808 | $1,250 | $125,800 |
| 43 | Logan County | $804 | $1,220 | $125,900 |
| 44 | Putnam County | $804 | $1,525 | $167,800 |
| 45 | Vermilion County | $802 | $950 | $92,900 |
| 46 | Greene County | $800 | $951 | $94,400 |
| 47 | Macon County | $797 | $1,214 | $121,800 |
| 48 | Jo Daviess County | $795 | $1,756 | $193,900 |
| 49 | Jersey County | $794 | $1,556 | $168,800 |
| 50 | Coles County | $793 | $1,209 | $121,900 |
| 51 | Iroquois County | $793 | $1,228 | $125,400 |
| 52 | Massac County | $793 | $1,123 | $118,000 |
| 53 | Macoupin County | $789 | $1,195 | $126,100 |
| 54 | Carroll County | $784 | $1,138 | $113,500 |
| 55 | Menard County | $780 | $1,623 | $179,300 |
| 56 | Washington County | $776 | $1,415 | $149,800 |
| 57 | Wabash County | $774 | $1,011 | $103,900 |
| 58 | Moultrie County | $773 | $1,192 | $121,500 |
| 59 | Franklin County | $771 | $887 | $87,700 |
| 60 | Marion County | $771 | $1,001 | $100,100 |
| 61 | Marshall County | $767 | $1,334 | $137,800 |
| 62 | Jasper County | $766 | $1,203 | $122,900 |
| 63 | Stark County | $765 | $1,022 | $103,500 |
| 64 | Stephenson County | $764 | $1,300 | $127,500 |
| 65 | Shelby County | $762 | $1,220 | $130,400 |
| 66 | Crawford County | $761 | $1,095 | $113,700 |
| 67 | Mason County | $760 | $1,087 | $106,100 |
| 68 | Randolph County | $760 | $1,238 | $134,100 |
| 69 | Edgar County | $757 | $952 | $95,700 |
| 70 | Mercer County | $757 | $1,341 | $139,300 |
| 71 | Cumberland County | $756 | $1,146 | $117,700 |
| 72 | Hancock County | $755 | $1,081 | $108,400 |
| 73 | Richland County | $754 | $1,036 | $106,600 |
| 74 | Edwards County | $746 | $960 | $97,500 |
| 75 | Jackson County | $746 | $1,220 | $125,000 |
| 76 | Fayette County | $740 | $1,099 | $114,700 |
| 77 | Bond County | $735 | $1,292 | $133,100 |
| 78 | Effingham County | $734 | $1,607 | $179,800 |
| 79 | McDonough County | $730 | $1,067 | $103,500 |
| 80 | Christian County | $729 | $1,095 | $112,100 |
| 81 | Knox County | $725 | $1,060 | $104,900 |
| 82 | Brown County | $724 | $1,309 | $142,200 |
| 83 | Cass County | $723 | $995 | $95,500 |
| 84 | Montgomery County | $715 | $1,018 | $102,200 |
| 85 | Perry County | $714 | $1,037 | $105,200 |
| 86 | Saline County | $711 | $931 | $92,900 |
| 87 | Morgan County | $710 | $1,248 | $128,700 |
| 88 | Clay County | $709 | $947 | $94,300 |
| 89 | White County | $706 | $974 | $100,100 |
| 90 | Warren County | $694 | $1,026 | $101,300 |
| 91 | Scott County | $669 | $986 | $101,700 |
| 92 | Pike County | $659 | $988 | $100,100 |
| 93 | Union County | $658 | $1,220 | $131,700 |
| 94 | Johnson County | $634 | $1,337 | $148,200 |
| 95 | Wayne County | $632 | $1,058 | $109,400 |
| 96 | Pulaski County | $625 | $789 | $81,000 |
| 97 | Hamilton County | $566 | $1,038 | $108,800 |
| 98 | Alexander County | $540 | $667 | $58,700 |
| 99 | Gallatin County | $500 | $863 | $84,700 |
| 100 | Calhoun County | $479 | $1,557 | $174,000 |
| 101 | Pope County | $438 | $1,427 | $165,300 |
| 102 | Hardin County | $342 | $893 | $91,700 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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