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

Discover affordable housing in Belleville where there are 13+ 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.

St. Clair Village Apartments

409 Carlyle East, Belleville, Illinois 62221

Lofts on the Square

16 S. Illinois St., Belleville, Illinois 62220

Westfield Manor

7245 Westfield Plaza Dr, Belleville, Illinois 62223

Gwendolene Courts

544 N 41st St, Belleville, Illinois 62226

Carriage House Place

115 E B St, Belleville, Illinois 62220

Brede Manor

809 N Charles St, Belleville, Illinois 62220

Metro Landing of Swansea

704 North Belt West, Belleville, Illinois 62226

Wingate Manor I

161 Wingate Blvd, Belleville, Illinois 62221

Belleville

114 S Church St, Belleville, Illinois 62220

Southern Illinois Manors 3

1054 Cool Valley Dr, Belleville, Illinois 62220

Jsb Apartments

7 Kircher Pl Rear, Belleville, Illinois 62220

Brede Apartments

805 N Charles St, Belleville, Illinois 62220

Brede Towers South

1000 S High St, Belleville, Illinois 62220

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Belleville, Illinois
$22.90/hour
$8.90 (+64%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $15.65 (+216%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Belleville, 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 Belleville, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Belleville, Illinois?

The City of Belleville has 42,155 people living in 17,596 households.

There are 13,310 renters living in 6,597 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.57 percent of the population living in Belleville.

What is the rental market like in Belleville, Illinois?

There are an estimated 20,348 housing units in the Belleville area. Of these, 7,106 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Belleville, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Belleville?

The rental vacancy rate in Belleville 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 Belleville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Belleville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
437 2,251 2,633 1,094 142
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Belleville

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Belleville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $928 to $1,818. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $928
One BR $972
Two BR $1,209
Three BR $1,565
Four BR $1,818
2024 Fair Market Rents in Belleville, Illinois

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

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 352 81 percent
One BR 1,878 83 percent
Two BR 1,850 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Belleville, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Belleville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 152
Public Housing 150
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 62
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Belleville, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Belleville, Illinois

Belleville features 440 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 Belleville, Illinois

There are 142 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Belleville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Belleville, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Belleville landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Belleville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Belleville, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,088 and $1,330.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.