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

Discover affordable housing in Metropolis where there are 4+ 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 Apartments of Metropolis

1055 E 8th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960

Massac Village Apts Metropolis

60 Lois Lane, Metropolis, Illinois

Fairmount Apartments

126 E 3rd St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960

Devondale Apartments II

1441 W 10th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Metropolis, Illinois
$15.28/hour
$1.28 (+9%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.03 (+111%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Metropolis, 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 Metropolis, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Metropolis, Illinois?

The City of Metropolis has 5,963 people living in 2,469 households.

There are 1,736 renters living in 819 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.11 percent of the population living in Metropolis.

What is the rental market like in Metropolis, Illinois?

There are an estimated 3,146 housing units in the Metropolis area. Of these, 911 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Metropolis, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Metropolis?

The rental vacancy rate in Metropolis is 9 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 Metropolis for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Metropolis
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
95 103 359 231 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Metropolis

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Metropolis

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $547 to $1,126. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $547
One BR $675
Two BR $807
Three BR $1,089
Four BR $1,126
2024 Fair Market Rents in Metropolis, Illinois

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

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 87 92 percent
One BR 70 68 percent
Two BR 210 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Metropolis, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Metropolis?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 42
Public Housing 192
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 90
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Metropolis, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Metropolis, Illinois

Metropolis features 273 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 Metropolis, Illinois

There are 42 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Metropolis.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Metropolis, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Metropolis, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $726 and $888.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.