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

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South Prairie Court

819 S Prairie St, Bethalto, Illinois 62010

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bethalto, Illinois
$22.90/hour
$8.90 (+64%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $15.65 (+216%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bethalto, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Bethalto, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Bethalto, Illinois?

The City of Bethalto has 9,281 people living in 3,927 households.

There are 1,761 renters living in 896 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.97 percent of the population living in Bethalto.

What is the rental market like in Bethalto, Illinois?

There are an estimated 4,458 housing units in the Bethalto area. Of these, 1,013 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bethalto, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bethalto?

The rental vacancy rate in Bethalto is 12 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 Bethalto for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bethalto
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
30 237 492 100 37
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bethalto

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Bethalto

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $928 to $1,818. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $928
One BR $972
Two BR $1,209
Three BR $1,565
Four BR $1,818
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bethalto, Illinois

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

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 26 87 percent
One BR 158 67 percent
Two BR 410 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bethalto, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Bethalto?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bethalto, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Bethalto, Illinois

Bethalto features 24 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 Bethalto, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bethalto, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bethalto landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Bethalto.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bethalto, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,088 and $1,330.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.