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

Discover affordable housing in Logan County where there are 11+ 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.

Lincoln Northside Apartments

2305-2325 Railsplitter, Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Lincoln Village Apartments

1000 N College St, Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Atlanta Manor

400 N Howard, Atlanta, Illinois 61723

Atlanta Manor Apartments

201 N Howard St, Atlanta, Illinois 61723

Brainard Landings Apartments, Phase II

1103 N State St, Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Brainard Landings Apartments

1100 Monroe St, Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Centennial Court

181 Centennial Ct, Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Friendship Manor

925 Primm Rd, Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Leonard Estates

501 College Ave, Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Leonard Estates Apartments

517 N College St, Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Mt Pulaski Apartments

212 E Flora Ave, Mount Pulaski, Illinois 62548

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Logan County, Illinois
$15.98/hour
$1.98 (+14%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.73 (+120%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Logan 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 Logan County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Logan County, Illinois?

The County of Logan County has 28,027 people living in 11,101 households.

There are 6,505 renters living in 3,260 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.21 percent of the population living in Logan County.

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

There are an estimated 11,985 housing units in the Logan County area. Of these, 3,416 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Logan County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Logan County?

The rental vacancy rate in Logan County is 3 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 Logan County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Logan County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
64 887 1,485 479 239
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Logan County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Logan County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $662 to $1,124. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $662
One BR $666
Two BR $844
Three BR $1,109
Four BR $1,124
2024 Fair Market Rents in Logan County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Logan 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 12 19 percent
One BR 578 65 percent
Two BR 755 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Logan County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Logan County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 139
Public Housing 193
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 148
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 100
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Logan County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Logan County, Illinois

Logan County features 417 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 Logan County, Illinois

There are 148 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Logan County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Logan County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Logan County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Logan County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Logan County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $760 and $928.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.