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

Discover affordable housing in Kankakee County where there are 30+ 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.

Hidden Glen Apartments

290 N Stadium Drive, Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914

Sandstone Hills

12774 E Sneed Ct, Hopkins Park, Illinois 60954

Crestview Village - Illinois

200 N. Crest Lane Drive , Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Riverwoods

300 E River St, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Kankakee Kommons

155 W Mertens St, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Wildwind Senior Apartments

14100 E Central, Hopkins Park, Illinois 60944

Hickory Hills Senior Housing

4067 S Wheeler Rd, Hopkins Park, Illinois 0

Renaissance Center Apartments

300 N Indiana Ave, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Dudley Burrell Apartments

238 N Greenwood Ave, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Austin Apartments

994 N Indiana Ave, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Eastcourt Village

2200 E Court St, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

River Station Senior

245 South 6th Avenue, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

The Glen

326 Diversatech Dr, Manteno, Illinois 60950

Azarelli Towers

145 W Broadview Dr, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Sun River Commons

7165 E Country Club Dr, Sun River Terrace, Illinois 60964

Northlake Villa Apartments

539 W Dewey St, Sun River Terrace, Illinois 60964

Harbor Street Apartments

800 W Harbor St, Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Sun River Single Family Housing

241 N Riverwood Rd, Sun River Terrace, Illinois 60964

Solartown Apts.

140 N Mulberry Street, Herscher, Illinois

Manteno Elderly Apartments

175 W Mcguire St, Manteno, Illinois 60950

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kankakee County, Illinois
$22.05/hour
$8.05 (+57%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $14.80 (+204%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kankakee 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 Kankakee County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Kankakee County, Illinois?

The County of Kankakee County has 106,074 people living in 40,585 households.

There are 27,149 renters living in 12,143 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.59 percent of the population living in Kankakee County.

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

There are an estimated 45,312 housing units in the Kankakee County area. Of these, 13,740 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kankakee County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kankakee County?

The rental vacancy rate in Kankakee County is 5 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 Kankakee County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kankakee County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
596 2,199 5,437 3,985 630
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kankakee County

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Kankakee County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $789 to $1,619. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $789
One BR $886
Two BR $1,164
Three BR $1,569
Four BR $1,619
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kankakee County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kankakee 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 427 72 percent
One BR 1,535 70 percent
Two BR 3,319 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kankakee County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Kankakee County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 683
Public Housing 199
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 558
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 134
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kankakee County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Kankakee County, Illinois

Kankakee County features 917 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 Kankakee County, Illinois

There are 540 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kankakee County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kankakee County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kankakee County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Kankakee County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kankakee County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,048 and $1,280.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.