Above-median FMR - Kankakee, IL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Kankakee, IL MSA is $1,326/month - 52nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#207 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 24.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Kankakee County .
Upper-half placement for Kankakee, IL MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Monroe, MI MSA; Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA; Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Harrisonburg, VA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, Johnstown, PA MSA, Johnson City, TN MSA, Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA .
IL-state FMR neighbors for Kankakee, IL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IL: Bloomington, IL MSA ($1,302); Springfield, IL MSA ($1,203); Rockford, IL MSA ($1,175); Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,122); Decatur, IL MSA ($1,063); Peoria, IL MSA ($1,039); Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($969); Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($916) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Kankakee, IL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $914/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,011/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,326/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,745/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,774/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Kankakee, IL MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Kankakee, IL MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $914/mo | $823/mo | $1,005/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,011/mo | $910/mo | $1,112/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,326/mo | $1,193/mo | $1,459/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,745/mo | $1,571/mo | $1,920/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,774/mo | $1,597/mo | $1,951/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Kankakee, IL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,326/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,193–$1,459/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Kankakee, IL MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,326
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.0%
- from FY2025 $1,251
- Span change
- +35.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $978/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,070/mo | +9.4% |
| 2024 | $1,164/mo | +8.8% |
| 2025 | $1,251/mo | +7.5% |
| 2026 | $1,326/mo | +6.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Kankakee, IL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,066/mo → 24.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Kankakee, IL MSA.
PHAs naming Kankakee, IL MSA
- Kankakee County Housing Authority · 871 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Illinois . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
IL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of the City of Aurora
- Peoria Housing Authority
- Decatur Housing Authority
- Madison County Housing Authority
- Rockford Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Elgin
- Housing Authority of Champaign County
- Housing Authority of the City of Waukegan
- Springfield Housing Authority
- Menard County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Monroe, MI MSA · $1,326
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA · $1,328
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,318
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- Tyler, TX MSA · $1,338
What to do with this FMR desk
Kankakee, IL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,326/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+35.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Kankakee County Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (24.4% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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