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

Discover affordable housing in Ashley where there are 1+ 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.

Ashley Park Apartments

224 E Clay St, Ashley, Illinois 62808

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ashley, Illinois
$15.76/hour
$1.76 (+13%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.51 (+117%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Ashley, Illinois?

The City of Ashley has 411 people living in 170 households.

There are 114 renters living in 49 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.74 percent of the population living in Ashley.

What is the rental market like in Ashley, Illinois?

There are an estimated 222 housing units in the Ashley area. Of these, 63 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ashley, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ashley?

The rental vacancy rate in Ashley is 14 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 Ashley for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashley
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1 10 35 2 1
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashley

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

Among renter households in this market, 18 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Ashley

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $570 to $1,161. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $570
One BR $741
Two BR $832
Three BR $1,042
Four BR $1,161
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ashley, Illinois

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

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 1 100 percent
One BR 4 40 percent
Two BR 35 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ashley, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Ashley?

Income Based Apartments in Ashley, Illinois

Ashley features 12 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 Ashley, Illinois

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ashley.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ashley, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ashley, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $749 and $915.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.