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

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Poplar Properties

Illinois St, Assumption, Illinois 62510

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Assumption, Illinois
$16.02/hour
$2.02 (+14%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.77 (+121%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Assumption, 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 Assumption, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Assumption, Illinois?

The City of Assumption has 1,024 people living in 476 households.

There are 283 renters living in 144 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.64 percent of the population living in Assumption.

What is the rental market like in Assumption, Illinois?

There are an estimated 565 housing units in the Assumption area. Of these, 144 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Assumption, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Assumption?

The rental vacancy rate in Assumption is 0 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 Assumption for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Assumption
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 25 47 65 7
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Assumption

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

Among renter households in this market, 6 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 4 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 Assumption

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $580 to $1,127. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $580
One BR $644
Two BR $846
Three BR $1,023
Four BR $1,127
2024 Fair Market Rents in Assumption, Illinois

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

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
One BR 23 92 percent
Two BR 27 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Assumption, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Assumption?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Assumption, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Assumption, Illinois

Assumption features 8 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 Assumption, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Assumption, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Assumption, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $761 and $931.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.