Metro FMR · CBSA 16060 · HUD FY2025

Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent for the Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 16% below the US average.

$770
1-bedroom FMR
$977
2-bedroom FMR
-16%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $977 under HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent - 14% below the US average, lower than 90% of the 384 metro areas HUD tracks.

#39
most affordable of 384 US metros (2BR)
-14%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$39,080
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

Jackson County: #39 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $45,572, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 20.3% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Jackson County in the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2025 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

Population declined 58.1% over the past five years (Census ACS), a trend that can ease rental-market pressure over time even as FMR reflects recent rent levels.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 7.2%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $746/month - the FY2025 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $977 runs 31.0% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR is in the lowest national tenth (#39 most affordable of 384 metros), though the household budget still depends on local income.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 48.0% of the 11,700 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2025 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2025 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$670/mo

17.6% of median income

1 Bedroom

$770/mo

20.3% of median income

2 Bedroom

$977/mo

25.7% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,276/mo

33.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,297/mo

34.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·16060

Jackson County: $770/mo 1BR · #39 of 384 metros (2BR) · FY2025 CBSA 16060

  • CBSA 16060
  • 1BR-FMR $770
  • 2BR-FMR $977
  • RANK-LOW #39
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-BELOW -16%
  • IN-ST-LOW #3 IL
  • INC-MID 20%
  • POP-NA Pop n/a
  • PHOTO-NEAR Bloomington
  • VOUCH-90-110 $693–$847
  • FY-2025 FY2025

Photo-finish peer: Bloomington ($65 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Jackson County sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 384 HUD metro areas

$977 higher than 10% of 384 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 54 metro areas (14%). This entry sits in this band. $1,000–$1,200: 119 metro areas (31%). Above this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 79 metro areas (21%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 46 metro areas (12%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 34 metro areas (9%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 24 metro areas (6%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 7 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #39 of 384 HUD-tracked metro areas, 14% below the national 2-bedroom average. 53 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2025

Jackson County studio–4BR schedule (FY2025) · 2BR #39 most affordable

Each bedroom band is FY2025 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 16060.

Studio
$670
US avg $854
-22% vs US
1 Bedroom
$770
US avg $919
-16% vs US
2 Bedroom
$977
US avg $1,130
-14% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,276
US avg $1,469
-13% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,297
US avg $1,693
-23% vs US

How Jackson County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other IL metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Jackson County highlighted among 5 peers · FY2025 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2025

Jackson County: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Jackson County with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside IL (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside IL

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2025).

Canton-Massillon
OH · 2 BR $978/mo
Bay City
MI · 2 BR $976/mo
Murray County
GA · 2 BR $975/mo
Florence-Muscle Shoals
AL · 2 BR $974/mo

Burden % · outside IL

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2025).

Brunswick County
NC · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $1,580/mo
Chico
CA · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $1,466/mo
Macon-Bibb County
GA · 25.8% of income · 2 BR $1,252/mo
Atlantic City-Hammonton
NJ · 25.6% of income · 2 BR $1,719/mo

Jackson County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2025 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area is $770 per month. A 2-bedroom is $977 and a studio is $670.
How does Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 16% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $770 compared to $919 nationally.
Where does Jackson County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2025 2-bedroom FMR of $977 ranks #39 most affordable among 384 US metro areas (the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
What income do I need to afford rent in Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $30,800 ($2,567/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in the Jackson County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area area.
Is Jackson County's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population declined 58.1% over the past five years (Census ACS), a trend that can ease rental-market pressure over time even as FMR reflects recent rent levels. The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 7.2%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Jackson County vs Bloomington →

What this means for renters

Treat Jackson County's FY2025 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2025 1-bedroom FMR of $770 implies about $30,800/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Jackson County stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Bloomington
  • See where Jackson County ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 1 county; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2025 (HUD has not published FY2026 FMR for this metro; corpus latest is FY2026). Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2025 HUD FMR $770/mo · 1BR IL

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