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

Discover affordable housing in Normal where there are 10+ 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.

Lancaster Heights Apartments

1462 E College Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

Lincoln Square Apartments

1700 N.School Street, Normal, Illinois 61761

Orlando Northbrook Estates

710 Orlando Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

Amanda Brooke Apartments

1402 E College Avenue, Normal, Illinois 61761

Cottage Apartments

1000 S Cottage Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

Briarwood II Apartments

100 Northfield Dr, Normal, Illinois 61761

Briarwood Glen Apartments

1800 Rockingham Dr, Normal, Illinois 61761

Fairview Ridge Apartments

711 Orlando Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

Crestwood Apartments

404 E Vernon Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

Orlando Apartments

617 Orlando Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Normal, Illinois
$20.89/hour
$6.89 (+49%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $13.64 (+188%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Normal, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Normal, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Normal, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Normal, Illinois?

The City of Normal has 52,920 people living in 19,658 households.

There are 18,548 renters living in 8,690 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.05 percent of the population living in Normal.

What is the rental market like in Normal, Illinois?

There are an estimated 21,954 housing units in the Normal area. Of these, 10,351 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Normal, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Normal?

The rental vacancy rate in Normal is 7 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 Normal for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Normal
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
569 1,726 3,107 1,331 1,886
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Normal

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Normal

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $782 to $1,541. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $782
One BR $869
Two BR $1,103
Three BR $1,536
Four BR $1,541
2024 Fair Market Rents in Normal, Illinois

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

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 213 37 percent
One BR 993 58 percent
Two BR 2,021 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Normal, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Normal?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 784
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 279
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Normal, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Normal, Illinois

Normal features 384 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 Normal, Illinois

There are 804 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Normal.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Normal, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Normal, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $993 and $1,213.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.