2 bedroom Section 8 apartments in Evanston, IL

Compare HUD rent benchmarks for 2 bedroom units, then confirm the authority’s adopted payment standard and the household’s utility allowance. Explore 10 tracked neighborhoods below. These figures do not guarantee rent approval.

Voucher discrimination is illegal here

Under the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance and Illinois Human Rights Act, it is illegal for a landlord in Cook County to refuse an applicant because they use a housing voucher.

General information, not legal advice. For help with a specific case, use HUD’s fair-housing resources.

Cook County Commission on Human Rights

2 bedroom listings in the Evanston area

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2 bedroom HUD rent benchmarks by neighborhood

Neighborhood	ZIP	HUD benchmark / mo
Downtown Evanston	60201	$2,630
Central Evanston	60201	$2,630
North Evanston	60201	$2,630
West Evanston	60201	$2,630
Lakefront Evanston	60201	$2,630
Northwestern University Area	60208	$2,630
Ridgeville / Emerson	60201	$2,630
South Evanston	60202	$2,460
Southwest Evanston	60202	$2,460
Howard Street Corridor	60202	$2,460

Public Housing Authorities

Chicago Housing Authority

HUD PHA code IL002 · 54,082 HCV vouchers

HCV list: last checked closed

The voucher list was closed to new applications when checked. Ask how the next opening will be announced. This does not stop an existing voucher holder from searching for an apartment.

HCV (Section 8) waitlist is closed; it last opened for a lottery registration October 27 to November 24, 2014, and CHA will announce publicly and run a lottery before it reopens. Public Housing and Project-Based Voucher waitlists are open at applyonline.thecha.org. Client Center: 60 E. Van Buren St, 312-742-8500.

Checked October 18, 2026. Read the authority source.

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Address: 60 E. Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 742-8500
Website: https://www.thecha.org/

Housing Authority of the County of Cook (HACC)

HUD PHA code IL025 · 14,142 HCV vouchers

HCV list: last checked closed

The voucher list was closed to new applications when checked. Ask how the next opening will be announced. This does not stop an existing voucher holder from searching for an apartment.

Tenant-based HCV waitlist is closed; applications were last taken October 19 to November 2, 2020. HACC says waitlists open periodically based on occupancy and opens short site-based Project-Based Voucher windows: a senior PBV list for Carefree Village took applications September 30 to October 2, 2026 through its RentCafe portal. Call (312) 663-5447.

Checked October 18, 2026. Read the authority source.

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Address: 175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 350, Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 663-5447
Website: https://www.thehacc.org/

Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park

HUD PHA code IL103 · 546 HCV vouchers

Call to confirm

We have not verified the current Housing Choice Voucher waiting-list status for this office. Ask whether it serves your address and how to check for openings.

Address: 21 South Blvd, Oak Park, IL
Phone: (708) 386-9322

Housing Authority of the Town of Cicero

HUD PHA code IL130 · 239 HCV vouchers

Call to confirm

We have not verified the current Housing Choice Voucher waiting-list status for this office. Ask whether it serves your address and how to check for openings.

Address: 1634 S Laramie Ave Ste B, Cicero, IL
Phone: (708) 652-0386

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