Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Illinois
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Illinois ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardin County | $342 | $893 | $91,700 |
| 2 | Pope County | $438 | $1,427 | $165,300 |
| 3 | Calhoun County | $479 | $1,557 | $174,000 |
| 4 | Gallatin County | $500 | $863 | $84,700 |
| 5 | Alexander County | $540 | $667 | $58,700 |
| 6 | Hamilton County | $566 | $1,038 | $108,800 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | $625 | $789 | $81,000 |
| 8 | Wayne County | $632 | $1,058 | $109,400 |
| 9 | Johnson County | $634 | $1,337 | $148,200 |
| 10 | Union County | $658 | $1,220 | $131,700 |
| 11 | Pike County | $659 | $988 | $100,100 |
| 12 | Scott County | $669 | $986 | $101,700 |
| 13 | Warren County | $694 | $1,026 | $101,300 |
| 14 | White County | $706 | $974 | $100,100 |
| 15 | Clay County | $709 | $947 | $94,300 |
| 16 | Morgan County | $710 | $1,248 | $128,700 |
| 17 | Saline County | $711 | $931 | $92,900 |
| 18 | Perry County | $714 | $1,037 | $105,200 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | $715 | $1,018 | $102,200 |
| 20 | Cass County | $723 | $995 | $95,500 |
| 21 | Brown County | $724 | $1,309 | $142,200 |
| 22 | Knox County | $725 | $1,060 | $104,900 |
| 23 | Christian County | $729 | $1,095 | $112,100 |
| 24 | McDonough County | $730 | $1,067 | $103,500 |
| 25 | Effingham County | $734 | $1,607 | $179,800 |
| 26 | Bond County | $735 | $1,292 | $133,100 |
| 27 | Fayette County | $740 | $1,099 | $114,700 |
| 28 | Edwards County | $746 | $960 | $97,500 |
| 29 | Jackson County | $746 | $1,220 | $125,000 |
| 30 | Richland County | $754 | $1,036 | $106,600 |
| 31 | Hancock County | $755 | $1,081 | $108,400 |
| 32 | Cumberland County | $756 | $1,146 | $117,700 |
| 33 | Edgar County | $757 | $952 | $95,700 |
| 34 | Mercer County | $757 | $1,341 | $139,300 |
| 35 | Mason County | $760 | $1,087 | $106,100 |
| 36 | Randolph County | $760 | $1,238 | $134,100 |
| 37 | Crawford County | $761 | $1,095 | $113,700 |
| 38 | Shelby County | $762 | $1,220 | $130,400 |
| 39 | Stephenson County | $764 | $1,300 | $127,500 |
| 40 | Stark County | $765 | $1,022 | $103,500 |
| 41 | Jasper County | $766 | $1,203 | $122,900 |
| 42 | Marshall County | $767 | $1,334 | $137,800 |
| 43 | Franklin County | $771 | $887 | $87,700 |
| 44 | Marion County | $771 | $1,001 | $100,100 |
| 45 | Moultrie County | $773 | $1,192 | $121,500 |
| 46 | Wabash County | $774 | $1,011 | $103,900 |
| 47 | Washington County | $776 | $1,415 | $149,800 |
| 48 | Menard County | $780 | $1,623 | $179,300 |
| 49 | Carroll County | $784 | $1,138 | $113,500 |
| 50 | Macoupin County | $789 | $1,195 | $126,100 |
| 51 | Coles County | $793 | $1,209 | $121,900 |
| 52 | Iroquois County | $793 | $1,228 | $125,400 |
| 53 | Massac County | $793 | $1,123 | $118,000 |
| 54 | Jersey County | $794 | $1,556 | $168,800 |
| 55 | Jo Daviess County | $795 | $1,756 | $193,900 |
| 56 | Macon County | $797 | $1,214 | $121,800 |
| 57 | Greene County | $800 | $951 | $94,400 |
| 58 | Vermilion County | $802 | $950 | $92,900 |
| 59 | Logan County | $804 | $1,220 | $125,900 |
| 60 | Putnam County | $804 | $1,525 | $167,800 |
| 61 | Fulton County | $808 | $1,056 | $102,500 |
| 62 | Whiteside County | $808 | $1,250 | $125,800 |
| 63 | Lawrence County | $810 | $924 | $95,500 |
| 64 | Douglas County | $818 | $1,353 | $142,600 |
| 65 | Adams County | $826 | $1,430 | $155,900 |
| 66 | Clark County | $828 | $1,182 | $123,100 |
| 67 | Henderson County | $834 | $1,010 | $101,600 |
| 68 | Ford County | $836 | $1,180 | $118,100 |
| 69 | Schuyler County | $836 | $1,060 | $106,200 |
| 70 | Henry County | $837 | $1,395 | $145,300 |
| 71 | Bureau County | $838 | $1,211 | $121,900 |
| 72 | Lee County | $853 | $1,467 | $155,100 |
| 73 | Livingston County | $855 | $1,303 | $131,500 |
| 74 | De Witt County | $857 | $1,208 | $124,200 |
| 75 | Jefferson County | $862 | $1,147 | $118,400 |
| 76 | Rock Island County | $863 | $1,432 | $144,700 |
| 77 | Williamson County | $897 | $1,364 | $145,600 |
| 78 | Tazewell County | $898 | $1,571 | $164,500 |
| 79 | Ogle County | $901 | $1,721 | $184,100 |
| 80 | LaSalle County | $906 | $1,496 | $154,900 |
| 81 | Woodford County | $907 | $1,825 | $193,800 |
| 82 | Clinton County | $934 | $1,666 | $180,500 |
| 83 | Peoria County | $946 | $1,488 | $152,600 |
| 84 | Piatt County | $950 | $1,591 | $173,200 |
| 85 | Sangamon County | $954 | $1,600 | $170,300 |
| 86 | Madison County | $969 | $1,573 | $167,900 |
| 87 | Winnebago County | $986 | $1,540 | $155,100 |
| 88 | McLean County | $992 | $1,878 | $198,300 |
| 89 | Monroe County | $996 | $2,321 | $265,600 |
| 90 | Boone County | $1,011 | $1,880 | $198,600 |
| 91 | Champaign County | $1,018 | $1,901 | $205,100 |
| 92 | St. Clair County | $1,032 | $1,604 | $168,800 |
| 93 | DeKalb County | $1,041 | $2,214 | $231,900 |
| 94 | Kankakee County | $1,075 | $1,764 | $185,700 |
| 95 | Grundy County | $1,137 | $2,341 | $259,200 |
| 96 | McHenry County | $1,358 | $2,680 | $286,900 |
| 97 | Cook County | $1,381 | $2,709 | $305,200 |
| 98 | Kane County | $1,404 | $2,792 | $303,000 |
| 99 | Will County | $1,413 | $2,740 | $298,000 |
| 100 | Lake County | $1,434 | $3,073 | $326,600 |
| 101 | DuPage County | $1,628 | $3,309 | $374,100 |
| 102 | Kendall County | $1,763 | $2,793 | $298,900 |
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.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Illinois