Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Rock Island, IL

Discover affordable housing in Rock Island where there are 21+ 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.

Maple Ridge Apartments

3700 5th Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Coventry Apartments

1900 6th Ave, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Watch Hill Towers

3705 9th Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Century Woods Apartments

1400 5th Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Heather Ridge Apartments and Townhomes

9500 14th Street W, #B5F, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Lincoln Residences

809 6th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Voss Brothers Lofts Mhr - 2044

2125 3rd Ave, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Sala Flats

1829 4th Ave, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Coventry

1900 6th Ave, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Two Rivers Point

3130 9th St, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Spencer Towers

111 20th St, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Heritage Woods of Moline Slf

300 Yards E of 47th St, Rock Island, Illinois 61265

Cascade Garden

655 Cascade Garden Dr, Rock Island, Illinois 62101

Lynden Lane

655 Cascade Garden Drive, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

3rd & 11th Townhomes

1020 3rd Ave, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Sala Flats Hr - 715 320 - 330 19th Street

320 19th St, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Rockisland Manor

2703 7th St, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Renaissance Goldman

1723 2nd Ave, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Goldman Apartments

1629 2nd Ave, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Cotton Mill Living Center

1220 51st Ave, Rock Island, Illinois 61201

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rock Island, Illinois
$18.05/hour
$4.05 (+29%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $10.80 (+149%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rock Island, 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 programs for Rock Island, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Rock Island, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Rock Island, Illinois?

The City of Rock Island has 37,264 people living in 15,247 households.

There are 11,971 renters living in 5,737 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.12 percent of the population living in Rock Island.

What is the rental market like in Rock Island, Illinois?

There are an estimated 16,985 housing units in the Rock Island area. Of these, 6,202 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rock Island, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rock Island?

The rental vacancy rate in Rock Island 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 Rock Island for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rock Island
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
343 1,838 2,225 893 312
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rock Island

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Rock Island

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $646 to $1,437. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $646
One BR $773
Two BR $953
Three BR $1,247
Four BR $1,437
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rock Island, Illinois

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

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 149 43 percent
One BR 1,363 74 percent
Two BR 1,354 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rock Island, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Rock Island?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 427
Public Housing 241
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 832
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rock Island, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Rock Island, Illinois

Rock Island features 1,313 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 Rock Island, Illinois

There are 459 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rock Island.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rock Island, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rock Island landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Rock Island.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rock Island, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $858 and $1,048.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.