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

Discover affordable housing in Danville where there are 20+ 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.

Vermillion Gardens

1213 Garden Drive, Danville, Illinois 61832

Wolford Apartments

9 E Harrison St, Danville, Illinois 61832

Sheridan Apartments

506 Sheridan St, Danville, Illinois 61832

Vermilion House

3535 N Vermilion St, Danville, Illinois 61832

Danville Independent Living Center

1210 Holiday Dr, Danville, Illinois 61832

Green Meadow Apartments

1602 Edgewood Dr, Danville, Illinois 61832

Cannon Place

1900 E. Main Street, Danville, Illinois 61832

New Holland Apartments Mhr - 2060 324 N V

324 N Vermilion St, Danville, Illinois 61832

Bowman Estates of Danville

1968 N Bowman Avenue Rd, Danville, Illinois 61832

Valleyview Heights Apartments

1500 Valleyview Ave, Danville, Illinois 61832

Immanuel Manor

1401 Eastview Ave, Danville, Illinois 61832

English Arms II

1320 N Vermilion St, Danville, Illinois 61832

Madison Court

215 E. Madison Ave., Danville, Illinois 61832

Beeler Terrace

329 Washington Ave, Danville, Illinois 61832

Va Danville

Medical Center, Danville, Illinois 61832

Fair Oaks Addition

901 Fowler Ave, Danville, Illinois 61832

Mer Che Manor

723 Oak St, Danville, Illinois 61832

Churchill Towers, Madisonct., Carver Pkadd

101 E Seminary St, Danville, Illinois 61832

Green Meadows

1610A Edgewood Dr, Danville, Illinois 61832

Bowman Avenue

208 Prospect Pl, Danville, Illinois 61832

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Danville, Illinois
$18.11/hour
$4.11 (+29%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $10.86 (+150%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Danville, 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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Danville, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Danville, Illinois?

The City of Danville has 29,100 people living in 11,536 households.

There are 11,632 renters living in 5,074 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.97 percent of the population living in Danville.

What is the rental market like in Danville, Illinois?

There are an estimated 13,907 housing units in the Danville area. Of these, 5,793 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Danville, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Danville?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Danville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
88 1,543 1,909 1,078 398
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Danville

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Danville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $691 to $1,273. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $691
One BR $728
Two BR $956
Three BR $1,191
Four BR $1,273
2024 Fair Market Rents in Danville, Illinois

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

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 77 88 percent
One BR 1,299 84 percent
Two BR 1,243 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Danville, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Danville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 483
Public Housing 367
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 802
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 74
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Danville, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Danville, Illinois

Danville features 1,374 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 Danville, Illinois

There are 151 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Danville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Danville, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Danville, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $860 and $1,052.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.