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

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Heritage Manor

604 S Arch St, Wyanet, Illinois

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wyanet, Illinois
$16.86/hour
$2.86 (+20%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $9.61 (+133%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wyanet, 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 Wyanet, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Wyanet, Illinois?

The City of Wyanet has 1,035 people living in 423 households.

There are 192 renters living in 89 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.55 percent of the population living in Wyanet.

What is the rental market like in Wyanet, Illinois?

There are an estimated 467 housing units in the Wyanet area. Of these, 95 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wyanet, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wyanet?

The rental vacancy rate in Wyanet is 0 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 Wyanet for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wyanet
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 30 17 30 12
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wyanet

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 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 Wyanet

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $603 to $1,284. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $603
One BR $677
Two BR $890
Three BR $1,093
Four BR $1,284
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wyanet, Illinois

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

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 20 67 percent
Two BR 7 41 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wyanet, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Wyanet?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wyanet, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Wyanet, Illinois

Wyanet features 8 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 Wyanet, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wyanet, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wyanet, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $801 and $979.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.