Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in German Valley, IL

Discover affordable housing in German Valley where there are 1+ 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.

Valley Meadows Apts

13 Prairie St, German Valley, Illinois

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

How To Identify Affordable Housing in German Valley, Illinois

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In German Valley, Illinois
$15.42/hour
$1.42 (+10%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.17 (+113%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About German Valley, Illinois Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve German Valley, 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 German Valley, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in German Valley, Illinois?

The City of German Valley has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 9.05 percent of the population living in German Valley.

What is the rental market like in German Valley, Illinois?

There are an estimated housing units in the German Valley area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in German Valley, Illinois, there are 1.15 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in German Valley?

The rental vacancy rate in German Valley is 13 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 German Valley for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in German Valley
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 12 6 16 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in German Valley

A large number of apartments in German Valley have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How Much Is Rent in German Valley

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $552 to $1,136. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $552
One BR $620
Two BR $814
Three BR $997
Four BR $1,136
2024 Fair Market Rents in German Valley, Illinois

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

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 6 50 percent
Two BR 5 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in German Valley, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in German Valley?

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

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

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

Income Based Apartments in German Valley, Illinois

German Valley features 12 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 German Valley, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in German Valley, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in German Valley, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $733 and $895.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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