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

Discover affordable housing in LaSalle County where there are 2+ 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.

Lasalle Manor

1135 10th St, LaSalle, Illinois 61301

Tonica Manor

307 Mugekewis St, Tonica, Illinois 61370

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In LaSalle County, Illinois
$17.39/hour
$3.39 (+24%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $10.14 (+140%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About LaSalle County, Illinois Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve LaSalle 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 programs for LaSalle County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in LaSalle County, Illinois?

The County of LaSalle County has 108,078 people living in 45,208 households.

There are 23,396 renters living in 11,440 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.65 percent of the population living in LaSalle County.

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

There are an estimated 49,832 housing units in the LaSalle County area. Of these, 12,454 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in LaSalle County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in LaSalle County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in LaSalle County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
265 2,806 5,349 2,764 636
Occupied Rental Units by Size in LaSalle County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 LaSalle County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $694 to $1,357. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $694
One BR $699
Two BR $918
Three BR $1,248
Four BR $1,357
2024 Fair Market Rents in LaSalle County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in LaSalle 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 190 72 percent
One BR 1,858 66 percent
Two BR 2,700 50 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in LaSalle County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in LaSalle County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 839
Public Housing 937
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 261
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 18
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 397
Tracked Units by Federal Program in LaSalle County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in LaSalle County, Illinois

LaSalle County features 64 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 LaSalle County, Illinois

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in LaSalle County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in LaSalle County, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in LaSalle County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $826 and $1,010.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.