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

Discover affordable housing in Champaign County where there are 43+ 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.

Parkview Senior Apartments

100 Parkview Ln, Savoy, Illinois 61874

Town Center Apartments

2413 N. Neil Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820

Twin Lakes Senior Villas

405 Twin Lakes Drive, Rantoul, Illinois 61866

Meadowview Apartments

2006 Middletown Dr, Mahomet, Illinois 61853

Countrybrook Apartments

2592 W Springfield Ave, Champaign, Illinois 61821

Round Barn Manor Apartments

2000 W John Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820

Sunnycrest Man0r

1805 S Cottage Grove Ave, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Eden Supportive Living of Champaign

222 N State St, Champaign, Illinois 61820

Edge of Mall Apartments

109 W Illinois St, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Tolono Manor Apartments

407 E Main St, Tolono, Illinois 61880

Hillcrest Apartments

300 N Dianne Ln, Mahomet, Illinois 61853

Village Apartments

1346 Juniper Dr, Rantoul, Illinois 61866

Highland Green

102 East Stebbins Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Aspen Court

1557 Hunter St, Urbana, Illinois 61802

Florida House

1502 E Florida Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61802

The Haven at Market Place

501 Interstate Dr, Champaign, Illinois 61822

Providence at Thornberry

3800 Colleen Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61822

Providence at Sycamore Hills

1301 N. McKinley, Champaign, Illinois 61821

HOMESTEAD CRYSTAL VIEW TOWNHOMES

Broadview Ave And Lakeside, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Prarie Green Apartments Phase I

2502 Prairie Green Dr, Urbana, Illinois 61802

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Champaign County, Illinois
$19.87/hour
$5.87 (+42%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $12.62 (+174%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Champaign 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 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Moving to Work, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Homeownership programs for Champaign County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Champaign County, Illinois?

The County of Champaign County has 206,542 people living in 84,713 households.

There are 76,169 renters living in 39,281 renter households in this County. Renters make up 36.88 percent of the population living in Champaign County.

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

There are an estimated 95,238 housing units in the Champaign County area. Of these, 44,997 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Champaign County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Champaign County?

The rental vacancy rate in Champaign County is 8 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 Champaign County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Champaign County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,646 8,695 15,388 8,926 2,735
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Champaign County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Champaign County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $880 to $1,397. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $880
One BR $885
Two BR $1,049
Three BR $1,372
Four BR $1,397
2024 Fair Market Rents in Champaign County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Champaign 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 1,451 55 percent
One BR 4,971 57 percent
Two BR 7,726 50 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Champaign County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Champaign County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,729
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 667
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 28
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 104
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Champaign County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Champaign County, Illinois

Champaign County features 1,416 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 Champaign County, Illinois

There are 884 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Champaign County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Champaign County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Champaign County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Champaign County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Champaign County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $944 and $1,154.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.