Metro area · CBSA 23300
Freeport
The Freeport, IL metro area has 43,768 people. Median rent is $798, 15.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Stephenson County at $930. Of the 9 places we track here, Willow Lake has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$64,043
Median home value
$134,900
Unemployment
4.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$930
HUD, Stephenson County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | 23,505 | $793 | 18.4% |
| Lena | 2,761 | $664 | 11.0% |
| Lake Summerset | 2,364 | $1,318 | 14.6% |
| Orangeville | 1,045 | $788 | 13.6% |
| Willow Lake | 764 | $798 | 9.5% |
| Pearl City | 745 | $744 | 14.1% |
| Cedarville | 690 | $798 | 14.2% |
| Dakota | 645 | $656 | 14.1% |
| Davis | 535 | $919 | 17.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.