Low Income & Subsidized Housing in Illinois

2,676 assisted properties with about 211,867 subsidized units, drawn from HUD administrative records. Typical tenant-paid rent across them averages around $377/mo.

1,257
PB Section 8 buildings
276
public housing developments
1,284
LIHTC tax-credit properties
175
cities with inventory

Largest cities for low income housing in Illinois

CityPropertiesAssisted unitsAvg rent range
Chicago98293,531$153–$844
Peoria605,325$140–$543
Rockford604,596$194–$606
Decatur292,901$185–$443
Waukegan232,881$218–$802
Springfield512,787$290–$690
Joliet292,402$114–$545
Aurora191,908$242–$597
Chicago Heights131,882$296–$440
Bloomington171,826$302–$410
Moline161,768$302–$408
Danville181,567$89–$445
Zion131,536$382–$472
Elgin191,482$324–$496
Carbondale111,441$192–$366
Galesburg181,434$242–$406
Dekalb121,369$304–$672
East Saint Louis171,347$144–$629
Rock Island171,325$183–$440
Bolingbrook41,320$402–$402
Champaign121,281$267–$410
Calumet City61,153$434–$447
Pekin111,149$275–$559
Kankakee151,111$228–$505
Gurnee101,100$307–$539

All cities with subsidized housing in Illinois

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Fair Market Rents by county

CountyTracked properties2-BR FMR
Cook County1,042$1,781
Missing, Illinois432—
Lake County73$1,781
Winnebago County64$1,175
Madison County54$1,218
Peoria County54$1,039
Kane County52$1,781
St. Clair County50$1,218
Will County45$1,781
Rock Island County44$1,143
Sangamon County37$1,203
DuPage County36$1,781
Champaign County28$1,122
McLean County26$1,302
Macon County24$1,063
LaSalle County20$1,079
Adams County19$1,064
Kankakee County19$1,326
Vermilion County19$974
Knox County18$916
Tazewell County18$1,039
DeKalb County16$1,373
Whiteside County16$916
Lee County15$916
Williamson County15$1,037

How FMRs work →

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