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

Discover affordable housing in McLean County where there are 39+ 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.

Lancaster Heights Apartments

1462 E College Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

Washington Senior Apartments

510 E Washington St, Bloomington, Illinois 61701

Lexington Place Apartments

708 N Orange St, Lexington, Illinois 61753

Lincoln Lofts

1005 Four Seasons Rd., Bloomington, Illinois 61701

Lincoln Square Apartments

1700 N.School Street, Normal, Illinois 61761

Traditions Bloomington

901 Valley View Cir, Bloomington, Illinois 61705

Phoenix Towers Apartments

202 W Locust St, Bloomington, Illinois 61701

Lincoln Towers

202 S Roosevelt Ave, Bloomington, Illinois 61701

The Downtowner

109 W Market St, Bloomington, Illinois 61701

Fox Hill I

701 Fox Hill Cir, Bloomington, Illinois 61701

Briarwood Apartments

500 S East St, Danvers, Illinois 0

Gridley Manor Apartments

108 E 10th St, Gridley, Illinois 61744

Orlando Northbrook Estates

710 Orlando Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

Amanda Brooke Apartments

1402 E College Avenue, Normal, Illinois 61761

Heyworth Apartments

Wigwam St, Heyworth, Illinois 61745

Anglers Manor Apartments

1017 S Mercer Avenue, Bloomington, Illinois 61701

Danbury Court Apartments, Phase II

19 Basil Way, Bloomington, Illinois 61705

Cottage Apartments

1000 S Cottage Ave, Normal, Illinois 61761

Turnberry Square

304 Turnberry Dr, Bloomington, Illinois 61701

Briarwood II Apartments

100 Northfield Dr, Normal, Illinois 61761

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In McLean County, Illinois
$20.89/hour
$6.89 (+49%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $13.64 (+188%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve McLean 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for McLean County, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for McLean County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in McLean County, Illinois?

The County of McLean County has 171,141 people living in 68,879 households.

There are 46,764 renters living in 24,556 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.32 percent of the population living in McLean County.

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

There are an estimated 74,822 housing units in the McLean County area. Of these, 27,324 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in McLean County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in McLean County?

The rental vacancy rate in McLean County is 8 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 McLean County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in McLean County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,063 6,340 10,617 4,173 1,888
Occupied Rental Units by Size in McLean County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 McLean County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $782 to $1,541. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $782
One BR $869
Two BR $1,103
Three BR $1,536
Four BR $1,541
2024 Fair Market Rents in McLean County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in McLean 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 475 45 percent
One BR 3,510 55 percent
Two BR 6,493 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in McLean County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in McLean County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,981
Public Housing 607
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 671
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 10
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 127
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in McLean County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in McLean County, Illinois

McLean County features 1,509 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 McLean County, Illinois

There are 1,682 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in McLean County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in McLean County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay McLean County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in McLean County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in McLean County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $993 and $1,213.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.