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

Discover affordable housing in Massac County where there are 4+ 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.

Parkview Apartments of Metropolis

1055 E 8th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960

Massac Village Apts Metropolis

60 Lois Lane, Metropolis, Illinois

Fairmount Apartments

126 E 3rd St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960

Devondale Apartments II

1441 W 10th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Massac County, Illinois
$15.28/hour
$1.28 (+9%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.03 (+111%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Massac County, Illinois Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Massac 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 Public Housing programs for Massac County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Massac County, Illinois?

The County of Massac County has 14,135 people living in 5,413 households.

There are 2,871 renters living in 1,186 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.31 percent of the population living in Massac County.

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

There are an estimated 6,832 housing units in the Massac County area. Of these, 1,338 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Massac County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Massac County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Massac County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
101 116 518 415 5
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Massac County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Massac County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $547 to $1,126. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $547
One BR $675
Two BR $807
Three BR $1,089
Four BR $1,126
2024 Fair Market Rents in Massac County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Massac 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 93 92 percent
One BR 82 71 percent
Two BR 293 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Massac County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Massac County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 42
Public Housing 233
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 90
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Massac County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Massac County, Illinois

Massac County features 273 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 Massac County, Illinois

There are 42 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Massac County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Massac County, Illinois

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.