Metro area · CBSA 44580
Sterling
The Sterling, IL metro area has 54,947 people. Median rent is $856, 15.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Whiteside County at $945. Of the 9 places we track here, Erie has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$67,500
Median home value
$127,100
Unemployment
4.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$945
HUD, Whiteside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling | 14,717 | $859 | 18.0% |
| Rock Falls | 8,587 | $754 | 18.2% |
| Morrison | 3,739 | $760 | 13.2% |
| Fulton | 3,709 | $954 | 25.1% |
| Prophetstown | 1,903 | $733 | 13.5% |
| Erie | 1,614 | $767 | 11.1% |
| Albany | 776 | $724 | 13.8% |
| Tampico | 565 | $1,000 | 21.3% |
| Como | 535 | $856 | 16.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.