Section 8 in DuPage County, IL
3,360 active Housing Choice Vouchers in DuPage County, 95% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in DuPage County?
No. Illinois law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in DuPage County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Illinois Human Rights Act §5-102(A)
Illinois Human Rights Act was amended in January 2023 to add source of income (including housing vouchers) as a protected class statewide.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
DuPage County in the Chicago metro
DuPage County is one of the counties inside the Chicago, IL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Chicago metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving DuPage County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
DuPage & Kendall Housing Authority
Wheaton · PHA code IL101
3,360 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in DuPage County
DuPage County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 60101$1,570
- 60103$2,290
- 60106$1,720
- 60108$2,030
- 60126$2,360
- 60133$1,890
- 60137$1,640
- 60139$1,930
- 60143$2,130
- 60148$2,190
- 60157$2,040
- 60172$2,000
- 60181$2,010
- 60184$2,080
- 60185$1,750
- 60187$2,130
- 60188$1,810
- 60189$2,190
- 60190$2,090
- 60191$2,100
- 60502$2,420
- 60504$2,420
- 60514$1,540
- 60515$2,110
- 60516$2,080
- 60517$1,880
- 60519$2,420
- 60521$2,450
- 60523$1,170
- 60527$2,010
- 60532$2,040
- 60540$2,370
- 60555$2,150
- 60559$1,900
- 60561$2,190
- 60563$2,400
- 60564$2,670
- 60565$2,270
Find Section 8 apartments in DuPage County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other Illinois counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 930,559 · FIPS 17043.