Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Orland Hills, IL

Discover affordable housing in Orland Hills where there are 2+ 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.

Pheasant Ridge Hunter Apartments

9200 Hunter Dr, Orland Hills, Illinois 60487

Pheasant RidgeHunter Apartments

9208 Hunter Dr, Orland Hills, Illinois 60487

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Orland Hills, 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 Orland Hills, 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 Orland Hills, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Orland Hills, Illinois?

The City of Orland Hills has 6,842 people living in 2,330 households.

There are 1,066 renters living in 464 renter households in this City. Renters make up 15.58 percent of the population living in Orland Hills.

What is the rental market like in Orland Hills, Illinois?

There are an estimated 2,488 housing units in the Orland Hills area. Of these, 511 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Orland Hills, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Orland Hills?

The rental vacancy rate in Orland Hills 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 Orland Hills for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orland Hills
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 73 213 178 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orland Hills

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Orland Hills

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 Orland Hills, Illinois

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

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
One BR 73 100 percent
Two BR 166 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Orland Hills, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Orland Hills?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 176
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 163
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Orland Hills, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Orland Hills, Illinois

Orland Hills features 352 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 Orland Hills, Illinois

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Orland Hills.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Orland Hills, Illinois

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.