Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in East Saint Louis, IL

Discover affordable housing in East Saint Louis where there are 17+ 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.

Eaton Wilford Manor

3911 State St, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62205

Dawson Manor

1745 Russell Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

St Lukes Ame Church Rehab

414 N 14th St, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62201

Alta Sita Apartments

3403 Converse Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

Sinai Village

1200 St. Louis Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62201

Parsons Place

1060 North 18th St, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62205

Lansdowne Towers

2901 Waverly Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62204

Center for Independent Living

1501 S G St, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

Denverside Redevelopment

1640 Boismenue Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

Turnkey - Scattered Sites

1832 Russell Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

John Deshields Homes

1200 Market Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62201

Roosevelt Homes

1328 N 44th St, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62204

Emmet Griffin Homes

2630 Lincoln Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62204

Orr - Weathers Apartments

1400 Missouri Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62201

Samuel Gompers Homes

450 N 6th St, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62201

Denverside Duplexes

1438 Lawrence Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

Edgemont Development Corp. .

1410 Lawrence Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In East Saint Louis, 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 East Saint Louis, 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 East Saint Louis, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for East Saint Louis, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in East Saint Louis, Illinois?

The City of East Saint Louis has 18,796 people living in 7,676 households.

There are 8,066 renters living in 3,657 renter households in this City. Renters make up 42.91 percent of the population living in East Saint Louis.

What is the rental market like in East Saint Louis, Illinois?

There are an estimated 10,896 housing units in the East Saint Louis area. Of these, 3,948 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Saint Louis, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Saint Louis?

The rental vacancy rate in East Saint Louis is 6 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 East Saint Louis for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Saint Louis
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
304 1,039 1,202 831 157
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Saint Louis

A large number of apartments in East Saint Louis 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 East Saint Louis are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 East Saint Louis

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 East Saint Louis, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in East Saint Louis?

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 267 88 percent
One BR 964 93 percent
Two BR 930 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in East Saint Louis, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in East Saint Louis?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 390
Public Housing 1,489
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 265
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 140
Tracked Units by Federal Program in East Saint Louis, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in East Saint Louis, Illinois

East Saint Louis features 1,911 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 East Saint Louis, Illinois

There are 219 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in East Saint Louis.

Housing Choice Vouchers in East Saint Louis, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay East Saint Louis landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in East Saint Louis.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.