How does Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL compare with nearby FMR areas?

These are the twelve metros closest to Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.

1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area

   -28.0% shortfall · HUD $2,324 vs ACS $1,815 · $+$509/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Bergen County, Passaic County.

2. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area

   -28.1% shortfall · HUD $1,465 vs ACS $1,144 · $+$321/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Horry County.

3. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area

   -28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,865 vs ACS $1,457 · $+$408/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region.

4. Gainesville, GA Metro Area

   -28.1% shortfall · HUD $1,514 vs ACS $1,182 · $+$332/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Hall County.

5. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metro Area

   -28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,637 vs ACS $1,279 · $+$358/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Yavapai County.

6. Carson City, NV Metro Area

   -28.2% shortfall · HUD $1,546 vs ACS $1,206 · $+$340/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Carson City.

7. New Haven, CT Metro Area

   -28.2% shortfall · HUD $1,969 vs ACS $1,536 · $+$433/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

8. Grand Island, NE Metro Area

   -28.3% shortfall · HUD $1,215 vs ACS $947 · $+$268/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Hall County.

9. Florence, SC Metro Area

   -28.4% shortfall · HUD $1,098 vs ACS $855 · $+$243/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Darlington County.

10. Boise City, ID Metro Area

    -27.6% shortfall · HUD $1,655 vs ACS $1,297 · $+$358/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Ada County, Boise County, Canyon County, Owyhee County.

11. Yakima, WA Metro Area

    -27.6% shortfall · HUD $1,374 vs ACS $1,077 · $+$297/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Yakima County.

12. Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area

    -27.6% shortfall · HUD $2,642 vs ACS $2,071 · $+$571/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Honolulu County.

Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.

IL FMR scale context

These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in IL; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.

1. Kankakee, IL MSA $1,326 (−$455)
2. Bloomington, IL MSA $1,302 (−$479)
3. Springfield, IL MSA $1,203 (−$578)
4. Rockford, IL MSA $1,175 (−$606)
5. Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area $1,122 (−$659)
6. Decatur, IL MSA $1,063 (−$718)
7. Peoria, IL MSA $1,039 (−$742)
8. Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area $969 (−$812)
9. Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area $916 (−$865)

Low-FMR contrast (scale only)

Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869 2-BR); Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,122 2-BR); Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,037 2-BR); Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($956 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area.