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

Discover affordable housing in Tazewell County where there are 16+ 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.

Morton Estates

935 East Jefferson Street, Morton, Illinois 61550

Creekwood Apartments

150 W Yordy Rd, Morton, Illinois 61550

Morton Sr. Residences

935 East Jefferson Street, Morton, Illinois 61550

Cottonwood Cila

513 Cotton Wood Cir, East Peoria, Illinois 61611

Tall Oak Village

2324 Washington Rd, Washington, Illinois 61571

Mel Hasty Retirement Center

130 N Main St, East Peoria, Illinois 61611

Washington Village Estates, Slf

1150 Newcastle Rd, Washington, Illinois 61571

Wolfway Apartments

500 W Second St, Mackinaw, Illinois 61755

Leisure Acres Phase II

200 Carlson Ave, Washington, Illinois 61571

Minier Country Vlg.

207-211 Springtown, Minier, Illinois

Meadowview Apartments

803 Allen St, South Pekin, Illinois 61564

Mackinaw Apartments

308 E Franklin St, Mackinaw, Illinois 61755

Green Valley Apartments

603 W Main St, Green Valley, Illinois 61534

Country Lane Manor

314 S Minier Ave, Minier, Illinois 61759

Country Lane Manor

316 S Minier Ave, Minier, Illinois 61759

South Side Up

1617 N Main St, East Peoria, Illinois 61611

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tazewell County, Illinois
$18.28/hour
$4.28 (+31%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $11.03 (+152%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tazewell 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) programs for Tazewell County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Tazewell County, Illinois?

The County of Tazewell County has 129,911 people living in 54,400 households.

There are 20,186 renters living in 10,623 renter households in this County. Renters make up 15.54 percent of the population living in Tazewell County.

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

There are an estimated 58,634 housing units in the Tazewell County area. Of these, 13,202 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tazewell County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tazewell County?

The rental vacancy rate in Tazewell County 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 Tazewell County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tazewell County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
592 3,883 4,515 2,557 535
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tazewell County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 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 Tazewell County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $683 to $1,293. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $683
One BR $756
Two BR $965
Three BR $1,258
Four BR $1,293
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tazewell County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Tazewell 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 318 54 percent
One BR 2,580 66 percent
Two BR 2,651 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tazewell County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Tazewell County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 391
Public Housing 196
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,144
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 35
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 90
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tazewell County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Tazewell County, Illinois

Tazewell County features 483 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 Tazewell County, Illinois

There are 133 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tazewell County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tazewell County, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tazewell County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $869 and $1,062.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.