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

Discover affordable housing in Dekalb where there are 12+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

University Village I, II, AND III

722 N Annie Glidden Rd, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

University Village III

722 N Annie Glidden Rd, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Canterbury Place

615 Meadow Creek Dr, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Colonial House Apartments

1600 North Fourteenth Street, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Gideon Court Apartments

1325 W Lincoln Hwy, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Amber Manor Apartments

807 Ridge Dr, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Briarwood Apartments of Dekalb

Resource Pkwy, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Edens Garden Phase II

2355 Williams Way, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Greenbrier Apartments

926 Greenbrier Rd, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Dekalb Supportive Living

2600 N Annie Glidden Rd, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Golden Years Plaza

507 E Taylor St, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

Lewis - Garden Estates

234 W Garden St, Dekalb, Illinois 60115

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dekalb, Illinois
$25.13/hour
$11.13 (+80%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $17.88 (+247%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dekalb, 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 programs for Dekalb, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Dekalb, Illinois?

The City of Dekalb has 40,697 people living in 16,043 households.

There are 19,379 renters living in 9,293 renter households in this City. Renters make up 47.62 percent of the population living in Dekalb.

What is the rental market like in Dekalb, Illinois?

There are an estimated 17,011 housing units in the Dekalb area. Of these, 9,667 units are rental homes, making up 57 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dekalb, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dekalb?

The rental vacancy rate in Dekalb is 3 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 Dekalb for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dekalb
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
755 2,579 3,214 2,041 649
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dekalb

A large number of apartments in Dekalb 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 Dekalb are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Dekalb

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $899 to $2,252. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $899
One BR $1,014
Two BR $1,327
Three BR $1,870
Four BR $2,252
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dekalb, Illinois

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

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 665 88 percent
One BR 1,931 75 percent
Two BR 2,459 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dekalb, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Dekalb?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 834
Public Housing 179
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 732
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dekalb, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Dekalb, Illinois

Dekalb features 711 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 Dekalb, Illinois

There are 565 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dekalb.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dekalb, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dekalb landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Dekalb.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dekalb, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,194 and $1,460.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.