Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Whiteside County, IL

Discover affordable housing in Whiteside County where there are 25+ 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.

Meadows of Luke Ridge

1302 Luke Ln, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Palisades Park

1621 6th St, Fulton, Illinois 61252

Sterling Manor Apartments

2403 E 19th St, Sterling, Illinois 61081

Prophet Manor Apartments

411 W 2nd St, Prophetstown, Illinois 61277

Greencastle of Sterling, Inc

15 E 23rd St, Sterling, Illinois 61081

Civic Plaza II

1113 5th Ave, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Ster - Lynn Estates

215 E 25th St, Sterling, Illinois 61081

Fulton Commons

19200 Elston Road, Fulton, Illinois 61252

Lawrence Lofts

101 East 3rd Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081

Rock Falls Elderly Living Center

14th Ave, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Whispering Wind

1101 W 23rd St, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Civic Plaza

1101 5th Ave, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Crowne Hill Estates

1100 W 24th St, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Parkview Place of Sterling

2205 Oak Grove Ave, Sterling, Illinois 61081

Green View Estates Mhr - 2092

705 Melody Ct, Morrison, Illinois 61270

D.D. Development of Sterling (

2105 Freeport Rd, Sterling, Illinois 61081

Tampico Trace Apartments

102 E Kimball Rd, Tampico, Illinois 61283

Coloma Homes

403 W 18th St, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Cedar Woods Apartments

1301 9th Ave, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Albany Bluff Apartments

904 S Bluff St, Albany, Illinois 61230

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Whiteside County, Illinois
$16.02/hour
$2.02 (+14%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.77 (+121%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Whiteside County, Illinois Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Whiteside County, 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 Whiteside County, Illinois.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Whiteside County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Whiteside County, Illinois?

The County of Whiteside County has 55,569 people living in 23,164 households.

There are 12,721 renters living in 5,923 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.89 percent of the population living in Whiteside County.

What is the rental market like in Whiteside County, Illinois?

There are an estimated 25,860 housing units in the Whiteside County area. Of these, 6,477 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Whiteside County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Whiteside County?

The rental vacancy rate in Whiteside County 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 Whiteside County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Whiteside County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
236 1,259 2,252 1,499 626
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Whiteside County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Whiteside County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $589 to $1,127. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $589
One BR $644
Two BR $846
Three BR $1,033
Four BR $1,127
2024 Fair Market Rents in Whiteside County, Illinois

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

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 64 27 percent
One BR 597 47 percent
Two BR 1,183 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Whiteside County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Whiteside County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 509
Public Housing 265
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 196
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 31
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 47
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Whiteside County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois

Whiteside County features 568 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 Whiteside County, Illinois

There are 505 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Whiteside County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Whiteside County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Whiteside County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Whiteside County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Whiteside County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $761 and $931.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.