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

Discover affordable housing in Joliet where there are 33+ 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.

Hope Manor Joliet

1331 Eagle Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432

Marycrest Village

2115 Marmion Ave , Joliet, Illinois 60436

Liberty Landing

1300 Milkweed Dr, Joliet, Illinois 60432

Lexington Court Group Home

7219 Lexington Ct, Joliet, Illinois 60431

Evergreen Terrace I

350 N Broadway St, Joliet, Illinois 60435

Terry Drive Group Home

404 Terry Dr, Joliet, Illinois 60435

The Towers

247 Caterpillar Dr, Joliet, Illinois 60436

Margaret Street Group Home

501 S Margaret St, Joliet, Illinois 60436

Ann Street Group Home

711 Ann St, Joliet, Illinois 60435

Evergreen Terrace II

311 N Bluff St, Joliet, Illinois 60435

Mound Road Apartments

Arthur Taras Ct, Joliet, Illinois 60436

Water's Edge

326 South Des Plaines Street, Joliet, Illinois 60436

Senior Suites of Joliet

215 N Ottawa St, Joliet, Illinois 60432

Cornerstone Housing

777 Joyce Rd, Joliet, Illinois 60436

Larkin Village Apartments

929 Lois Pl, Joliet, Illinois 60435

Louis Joliet Apartments

22 E Clinton St, Joliet, Illinois 60432

Pine Meadows Apartments

1850 Asbury Circle Dr, Joliet, Illinois 60435

Salem Village III

1315 Rowell Ave, Joliet, Illinois 60433

Wilco Residences

303 Bridge St, Joliet, Illinois 60435

Victory Senior Centre

31 N Broadway St, Joliet, Illinois 60435

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Joliet, Illinois
$32.46/hour
$18.46 (+132%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $25.21 (+348%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Joliet, 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), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Mainstream Voucher, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Joliet, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Homeownership programs for Joliet, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Joliet, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Joliet, Illinois?

The City of Joliet has 147,696 people living in 48,317 households.

There are 24,940 renters living in 10,749 renter households in this City. Renters make up 16.89 percent of the population living in Joliet.

What is the rental market like in Joliet, Illinois?

There are an estimated 52,847 housing units in the Joliet area. Of these, 14,737 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Joliet, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Joliet?

The rental vacancy rate in Joliet is 6 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 Joliet for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Joliet
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
735 3,196 5,168 3,270 1,291
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Joliet

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Joliet

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,399 to $2,583. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,399
One BR $1,507
Two BR $1,714
Three BR $2,182
Four BR $2,583
2024 Fair Market Rents in Joliet, Illinois

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

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 659 90 percent
One BR 3,029 95 percent
Two BR 3,987 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Joliet, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Joliet?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 715
Public Housing 533
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 642
Section 236 Rental Assistance 136
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 57
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Joliet, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Joliet, Illinois

Joliet features 1,883 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 Joliet, Illinois

There are 975 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Joliet.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Joliet, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Joliet landlords $1,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Joliet.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Joliet, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,543 and $1,885.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.