Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bartlett, IL

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Victory Centre of Bartlett Slf

1101 W Bartlett Rd, Bartlett, Illinois 60103

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bartlett, Illinois
$32.46/hour
$18.46 (+132%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $25.21 (+348%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bartlett, Illinois?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Bartlett, Illinois.

Go to the Illinois Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bartlett.

How many renters live in Bartlett, Illinois?

The City of Bartlett has 40,829 people living in 14,341 households.

There are 4,548 renters living in 1,950 renter households in this City. Renters make up 11.14 percent of the population living in Bartlett.

What is the rental market like in Bartlett, Illinois?

There are an estimated 14,677 housing units in the Bartlett area. Of these, 1,994 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bartlett, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bartlett?

The rental vacancy rate in Bartlett is 2 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Bartlett for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bartlett
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
55 440 890 383 94
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bartlett

A large number of apartments in Bartlett have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Bartlett are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Bartlett

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,399 to $2,583. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,399
One BR $1,507
Two BR $1,714
Three BR $2,182
Four BR $2,583
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bartlett, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bartlett?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 18 33 percent
One BR 166 38 percent
Two BR 430 48 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bartlett, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Bartlett?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Bartlett, Illinois including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 187
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bartlett, Illinois

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Bartlett, Illinois

Bartlett features 0 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Bartlett, Illinois

There are 104 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bartlett.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bartlett, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bartlett landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Bartlett.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bartlett, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,543 and $1,885.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.