This page is a directory of federal housing data for Illinois: the housing authorities that run the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program here, the counties with published HUD income limits and Fair Market Rents, and the properties HUD records as assisted or affordable. Every figure comes from a named federal dataset, and each one’s refresh date is listed at the foot of this page. Data last updated October 4, 2026.
Housing authorities
106
Counties with income limits
102
HUD-recorded properties
2,709
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
80
What these records do and do not tell you
A HUD record is not evidence that a home is available. None of the federal datasets behind this page publishes vacancies, waiting-list status, or whether a property is accepting applications today. A property appears here because it has a federal subsidy contract, is public housing, or received low-income housing tax credits — not because it has somewhere to rent. Availability, rent, eligibility and whether vouchers are accepted must be confirmed directly with the property or the administering housing authority.
Waiting-list status is the single most useful fact for most people reading this, and no federal dataset contains it. It exists only on each authority’s own notices, so this site shows a waiting list as open or closed only where a person has checked it and recorded the source.
Applying through a housing authority is always free. If any site asks you to pay to apply for Section 8, do not pay.
Illinois at a glance
Federal housing records for Illinois
Housing authorities recorded by HUD
106
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract
119,191
Public housing developments
320 (45,889 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties
944 (72,295 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties
1,445
Counties with FY2026 income limits
102
Fair Market Rent areas
80
Housing authorities in Illinois
These are the agencies HUD records as administering federal housing programs here. The authority is who you contact about vouchers and waiting lists — not this site, and not HUD directly.
Authority
HUD code
City
Vouchers
Phone
Chicago Housing Authority
IL002
Chicago
61,049
(312) 742-8500
Housing Authority Cook County
IL025
Chicago
14,142
(312) 542-4721
DuPage Housing Authority
IL101
Wheaton
3,360
(630) 690-3555
Housing Authority of the County of Lake, IL.
IL056
Grayslake
3,282
(847) 223-1170
Housing Authority of Joliet
IL024
Joliet
2,797
(815) 727-0611
St. Clair County Housing Authority
IL030
Belleville
2,695
(618) 277-6988
Springfield Housing Authority
IL004
Springfield
2,463
(217) 753-5757
Housing Authority of Champaign County
IL006
Champaign
2,430
(217) 378-7100
Rockford Housing Authority
IL022
Rockford
2,363
(815) 489-8520
Peoria Housing Authority
IL003
Peoria
2,146
(309) 676-8736
Housing Authority of the City of Aurora
IL090
Aurora
1,499
(630) 701-9977
Housing Authority of the City of Waukegan
IL026
Waukegan
1,254
(847) 244-8500
Decatur Housing Authority
IL012
Decatur
1,249
(217) 423-7711
Madison County Housing Authority
IL015
Collinsville
1,223
(618) 345-5142
Housing Authority of Elgin
IL092
Elgin
1,164
(847) 742-3853
Menard County Housing Authority
IL028
Petersburg
1,027
(217) 632-7723
McHenry County Housing Authority
IL116
Crystal Lake
1,001
(815) 338-7752
Winnebago County Housing Authority
IL083
Rockford
988
(815) 963-2133
The Housing Authority Of The City Of Danville, IL
IL011
Danville
965
(217) 444-3101
Kankakee County Housing Authority
IL039
Kankakee
871
(815) 939-7125
Housing Authority of the County of Jackson, IL.
IL053
Murphysboro
656
(618) 684-3183
Housing Authority for LaSalle County
IL014
Ottawa
653
(815) 434-0380
Housing Authority Of The County Of DeKalb
IL089
Dekalb
606
(815) 758-2692
Grtr Metro. Area Hsng Auth of Rock Island County
IL010
East Moline
591
(309) 755-4527
Housing Authority of the City of Rock Island
IL018
Rock Island
580
(309) 788-0825
Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, IL
IL107
North Chicago
546
(847) 223-1170
Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park
IL103
Oak Park
546
(708) 386-9322
Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington, IL
IL051
Bloomington
467
(309) 829-3360
Housing Authority of Christian County, Illinois
IL038
Pana
377
(217) 562-3121
Quincy Housing Authority
IL016
Quincy
349
(217) 222-0720
Housing Authority of the County of McLean, Ill.
IL117
Bloomington
316
(309) 829-3360
East Peoria Housing Authority
IL124
East Peoria
300
(309) 698-4718
Whiteside County Housing Authority
IL032
Rock Falls
299
(815) 625-0581
Housing Authority of the County of Boone
IL122
Belvidere
297
(815) 544-0084
Knox County Housing Authority
IL085
Galesburg
285
(309) 342-8129
Housing Authority of Marion County
IL057
Centralia
282
(618) 532-1894
Fulton County Housing Authority
IL084
Canton
264
(309) 647-4120
Moline Housing Authority
IL020
Moline
246
(309) 764-1819
Woodford County Housing Authority
IL104
Eureka
244
(309) 467-4623
Housing Authority of the Town of Cicero
IL130
Cicero
239
(708) 652-0386
Illinois Housing Development Authority
IL901
Chicago
235
(312) 836-5200
Housing Authority of the County of Jersey
IL074
Jerseyville
199
(618) 498-9516
Kendall Housing Authority
IL137
Yorkville
198
(630) 593-8207
Morgan County Housing Authority
IL079
Jacksonville
195
(217) 243-3338
The Housing Authority of Henry County
IL009
Kewanee
189
(309) 852-2801
Housing Authority of Park Forest
IL136
Park Forest
181
(708) 503-7734
Housing Authority of the County of Williamson
IL050
Carterville
167
(618) 985-2422
Ogle County Housing Authority
IL095
Oregon
157
(815) 732-1301
Housing Authority of the City of Marion, Illinois
IL126
Marion
156
(618) 997-1258
Housing Authority – County of Saline
IL043
Harrisburg
133
(618) 252-6381
Housing Authority of the County of McDonough
IL076
Macomb
125
(309) 837-2363
Housing Authority of the County of Richland
IL096
Olney
125
(618) 395-2571
Housing Authority of the County of Shelby, IL.
IL087
Shelbyville
122
(217) 774-2167
Warren County Housing Authority
IL091
Monmouth
104
(309) 734-2080
Housing Authority of Jefferson County
IL059
Mount Vernon
99
(618) 244-5910
Montgomery County Housing Authority
IL037
Hillsboro
93
(217) 532-3672
Housing Authority of Edgar County
IL120
Paris
79
(217) 465-8458
Bureau County Housing Authority
IL086
Princeton
75
(815) 879-8106
Housing Authority Of The County of Wayne, Illinois
IL088
Fairfield
73
(618) 842-9008
Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon, Illinois
IL123
Mount Vernon
70
(618) 244-6275
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin
IL061
West Frankfort
65
(618) 932-2124
Logan County Housing Authority
IL040
Lincoln
62
(217) 732-7776
Randolph County Housing Authority
IL052
Chester
54
(618) 826-4314
Housing Authority of the County of JoDaviess
IL082
Galena
44
(815) 777-0782
Lee County Housing Authority
IL035
Dixon
42
(815) 284-2759
Mercer County Housing Authority
IL131
Aledo
38
(309) 582-5410
Alexander County Housing Authority
IL007
Cairo
—
(618) 734-1910
Carroll County Housing Authority
IL081
Savanna
—
(815) 273-7081
Clay County Housing Authority
IL065
Flora
—
(618) 662-5311
DeWitt County Housing Authority
IL031
Clinton
—
(217) 935-8804
Edwards County Housing Authority
IL080
Albion
—
(618) 445-2715
Effingham County Housing Authority
IL062
Effingham
—
(217) 342-3520
Granite City Housing Authority
IL005
Granite City
—
(618) 876-0975
Grundy County Housing Authority
IL027
Morris
—
(815) 942-6198
Hamilton County Housing Authority
IL118
Mc Leansboro
—
(618) 643-3265
Hancock County Housing Authority
IL097
Dallas City
—
(217) 852-3482
Housing Authority – City of Alton
IL055
Alton
—
(618) 465-4260
Housing Authority County of Coles
IL100
Mattoon
—
(217) 235-4175
Housing Authority of Adams County
IL046
Clayton
—
(217) 894-7022
Housing Authority of Calhoun County
IL049
Hardin
—
(618) 576-2236
Showing the 80 largest of 106 recorded authorities by voucher count.
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Counties in Illinois
Income limits and Fair Market Rents are set per county or HUD area, so the figures that apply to you depend on where you live. Each county guide shows that county’s FY2026 limits, its Fair Market Rents and the authority that administers Section 8 there.
HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 22 September 2026
Sources: HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (retrieved 22 September 2026).
These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).