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

Discover affordable housing in Carlyle where there are 2+ 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.

Westgate Apartments

501 23rd Street, Carlyle, Illinois 62231

Westlake Apts.

2110 Westlake Drive, Carlyle, Illinois

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Carlyle, 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 Carlyle, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Carlyle, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Carlyle, Illinois?

The City of Carlyle has 3,252 people living in 1,234 households.

There are 1,224 renters living in 441 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.64 percent of the population living in Carlyle.

What is the rental market like in Carlyle, Illinois?

There are an estimated 1,248 housing units in the Carlyle area. Of these, 443 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Carlyle, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Carlyle?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carlyle
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
35 18 235 114 39
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carlyle

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 Carlyle

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 Carlyle, Illinois

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

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 25 71 percent
One BR 0 100 percent
Two BR 183 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Carlyle, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Carlyle?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 31
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Carlyle, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Carlyle, Illinois

Carlyle features 31 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 Carlyle, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Carlyle, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Carlyle landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Carlyle.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.