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

Discover affordable housing in Vandalia where there are 4+ 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.

Vandalia Country Place Apartments

929 West Johnson Street, Vandalia, Illinois 62471

Vandalia Heights Vandalia

1910 W Randolph St, Vandalia, Illinois 62471

Capitol Pointe Apartments

2415 W Randolph St, Vandalia, Illinois 62471

J and J Apartments 2

701 W Fletcher St, Vandalia, Illinois 62471

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Vandalia, Illinois
$15.28/hour
$1.28 (+9%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.03 (+111%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Vandalia, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Vandalia, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Vandalia, Illinois?

The City of Vandalia has 6,058 people living in 2,059 households.

There are 1,852 renters living in 828 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.57 percent of the population living in Vandalia.

What is the rental market like in Vandalia, Illinois?

There are an estimated 2,426 housing units in the Vandalia area. Of these, 995 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Vandalia, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Vandalia?

The rental vacancy rate in Vandalia is 17 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Vandalia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
131 160 349 149 28
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Vandalia

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Vandalia

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $596 to $1,075. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $596
One BR $708
Two BR $807
Three BR $1,031
Four BR $1,075
2024 Fair Market Rents in Vandalia, Illinois

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

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 84 64 percent
One BR 126 79 percent
Two BR 156 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Vandalia, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Vandalia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 92
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 9
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Vandalia, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Vandalia, Illinois

Vandalia features 56 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 Vandalia, Illinois

There are 48 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Vandalia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Vandalia, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Vandalia landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Vandalia.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Vandalia, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $726 and $888.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.