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

Discover affordable housing in Clinton 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.

Hickory Ridge Apartments

100 Hickory Ridge Ct, Centralia, Illinois 62801

Diamond Senior Apartments of Breese

Breese, Breese, Illinois 62230

McKay Manor

1 McKay Manor Dr., Breese, Illinois 62230

The Villas at Heritage Woods

2045 E McCord St, Centralia, Illinois 62801

Hickory Meadows Subdivision

E 15th And S Pine, Centralia, Illinois 62801

Maplewood Estates

104 Fairway Drive, Centralia, Illinois 62801

Westgate Apartments

501 23rd Street, Carlyle, Illinois 62231

Village Apartments

1102 E 13th St, Centralia, Illinois 62801

Plaza Verde Apartments

1200 W 4th St, Centralia, Illinois 62801

North Cherry Court

409-411 N 13th Street, Breese, Illinois 62230

Country Place II

407-425 E. Poos Dr., New Baden, Illinois

Home Nursery Apts.

5800 Nursery Road, Damiansville, Illinois

Country Place I

412-422 Poos Drive, New Baden, Illinois

Westlake Apts.

2110 Westlake Drive, Carlyle, Illinois

Centralia Site 1 and 2

705 N Elm St, Centralia, Illinois 62801

Parkview Apartments

118 S 9th St, New Baden, Illinois 62265

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clinton County, Illinois
$22.90/hour
$8.90 (+64%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $15.65 (+216%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clinton 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Clinton County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Clinton County, Illinois?

The County of Clinton County has 36,998 people living in 14,493 households.

There are 6,620 renters living in 2,963 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.89 percent of the population living in Clinton County.

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

There are an estimated 15,628 housing units in the Clinton County area. Of these, 3,074 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clinton County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clinton County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clinton County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
284 447 1,240 695 181
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clinton County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Clinton County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $928 to $1,818. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $928
One BR $972
Two BR $1,209
Three BR $1,565
Four BR $1,818
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clinton County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Clinton 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 212 75 percent
One BR 384 86 percent
Two BR 955 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clinton County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Clinton County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 10
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 157
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 131
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clinton County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Clinton County, Illinois

Clinton County features 484 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 Clinton County, Illinois

There are 194 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clinton County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clinton County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Clinton County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Clinton County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clinton County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,088 and $1,330.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.