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

Discover affordable housing in Barrington where there are 3+ 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.

Good Shepherd Manor

445 E Main St, Barrington, Illinois 60010

Barrington Horizon Senior Living Comm.

1410 S Barrington Rd, Barrington, Illinois 60010

Home - Barrington Horizon Senior Ilf

1420 S Barrington Rd, Barrington, Illinois 60010

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Barrington, 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 Barrington, 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 Barrington, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Barrington, Illinois?

The City of Barrington has 11,244 people living in 4,265 households.

There are 1,663 renters living in 936 renter households in this City. Renters make up 14.79 percent of the population living in Barrington.

What is the rental market like in Barrington, Illinois?

There are an estimated 4,469 housing units in the Barrington area. Of these, 966 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Barrington, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Barrington?

The rental vacancy rate in Barrington 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 Barrington for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Barrington
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 411 311 103 102
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Barrington

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Barrington

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 Barrington, Illinois

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

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 303 74 percent
Two BR 87 28 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Barrington, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Barrington?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 42
Public Housing 6
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 102
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Barrington, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Barrington, Illinois

Barrington features 102 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 Barrington, Illinois

There are 101 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Barrington.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Barrington, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Barrington landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Barrington.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.