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

Discover affordable housing in Griggsville where there are 2+ 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.

Dogwood Properties L.P.

415 N Oak St, Griggsville, Illinois 62340

Dogwood Properties

405 N Oak St, Griggsville, Illinois 62363

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Griggsville, Illinois
$15.28/hour
$1.28 (+9%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.03 (+111%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Griggsville, 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 Public Housing programs for Griggsville, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Griggsville, Illinois?

The City of Griggsville has 1,283 people living in 517 households.

There are 450 renters living in 215 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.07 percent of the population living in Griggsville.

What is the rental market like in Griggsville, Illinois?

There are an estimated 583 housing units in the Griggsville area. Of these, 253 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Griggsville, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Griggsville?

The rental vacancy rate in Griggsville is 15 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 Griggsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Griggsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
4 36 80 87 8
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Griggsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 25 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 Griggsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $610 to $1,183. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $610
One BR $614
Two BR $807
Three BR $976
Four BR $1,183
2024 Fair Market Rents in Griggsville, Illinois

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

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 4 100 percent
One BR 36 100 percent
Two BR 59 74 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Griggsville, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Griggsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 27
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 44
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Griggsville, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Griggsville, Illinois

Griggsville features 88 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 Griggsville, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Griggsville, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Griggsville, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $726 and $888.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.