Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Round Lake, IL

Discover affordable housing in Round Lake where there are 1+ 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.

Rosewood Apartments

216 W Forest Ave, Round Lake, Illinois 60073

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Round Lake, 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 Round Lake, 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 programs for Round Lake, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Round Lake, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Round Lake, Illinois?

The City of Round Lake has 18,677 people living in 6,117 households.

There are 3,925 renters living in 1,560 renter households in this City. Renters make up 21.02 percent of the population living in Round Lake.

What is the rental market like in Round Lake, Illinois?

There are an estimated 6,418 housing units in the Round Lake area. Of these, 1,664 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Round Lake, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Round Lake?

The rental vacancy rate in Round Lake is 6 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 Round Lake for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Round Lake
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
63 276 729 321 154
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Round Lake

A large number of apartments in Round Lake 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 Round Lake 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 Round Lake

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 Round Lake, Illinois

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

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 56 89 percent
One BR 276 100 percent
Two BR 331 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Round Lake, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Round Lake?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 170
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 17
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Round Lake, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Round Lake, Illinois

Round Lake features 170 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 Round Lake, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Round Lake, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Round Lake landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Round Lake.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.