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

Discover affordable housing in Glenview where there are 3+ 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.

Patten House of Glenview

939 Harlem Ave, Glenview, Illinois 60025

Axley Place

3235 Milwaukee Ave, Glenview, Illinois 60025

Thomas Place

2200 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, Illinois 60026

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Glenview, Illinois
$32.46/hour
$18.46 (+132%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $25.21 (+348%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Glenview, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Glenview, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Glenview, Illinois?

The City of Glenview has 47,896 people living in 18,451 households.

There are 8,559 renters living in 4,087 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.87 percent of the population living in Glenview.

What is the rental market like in Glenview, Illinois?

There are an estimated 19,560 housing units in the Glenview area. Of these, 4,368 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Glenview, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Glenview?

The rental vacancy rate in Glenview is 5 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 Glenview for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glenview
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
169 1,194 1,616 923 128
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glenview

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Glenview

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,399 to $2,583. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,399
One BR $1,507
Two BR $1,714
Three BR $2,182
Four BR $2,583
2024 Fair Market Rents in Glenview, Illinois

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

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 73 43 percent
One BR 510 43 percent
Two BR 212 13 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Glenview, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Glenview?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 164
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Glenview, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Glenview, Illinois

Glenview features 80 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 Glenview, Illinois

There are 157 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Glenview.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Glenview, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Glenview landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Glenview.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Glenview, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,543 and $1,885.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.