Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Brown County, IL

Discover affordable housing in Brown County where there are 6+ 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.

Sterling Apartments

211 Country Ln, Mount Sterling, Illinois 62353

Curry Lane Apartments

510 S Curry St, Mount Sterling, Illinois 62353

River Birch ( Mount Sterling )

200 Country Ln, Mount Sterling, Illinois 62353

Harvest House Apartments

608 SE Cross St, Mount Sterling, Illinois 62353

Country Lane Apartments

213 Country Ln, Mount Sterling, Illinois 62353

Mt Sterling

310 N Capitol Ave, Mount Sterling, Illinois 62353

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brown County, Illinois
$15.74/hour
$1.74 (+12%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.49 (+117%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brown County, 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 Public Housing programs for Brown County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Brown County, Illinois?

The County of Brown County has 6,334 people living in 2,066 households.

There are 1,087 renters living in 603 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.16 percent of the population living in Brown County.

What is the rental market like in Brown County, Illinois?

There are an estimated 2,342 housing units in the Brown County area. Of these, 648 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brown County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brown County?

The rental vacancy rate in Brown County is 7 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 Brown County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brown County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
5 235 229 100 11
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brown County

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

Among renter households in this market, 24 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 Brown County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $570 to $1,159. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $570
One BR $632
Two BR $831
Three BR $1,005
Four BR $1,159
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brown County, Illinois

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

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 5 100 percent
One BR 212 90 percent
Two BR 115 50 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brown County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Brown County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 62
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 23
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 43
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 68
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brown County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Brown County, Illinois

Brown County features 170 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 Brown County, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brown County, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brown County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $748 and $914.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.