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

Discover affordable housing in Kendall County where there are 38+ 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.

Anthony Place at Yorkville

1050 Freemont Street, Yorkville, Illinois 60560

Deer Run Apartments

250 Louis Street, Plano, Illinois 60545

Marycrest Village

2115 Marmion Ave , Joliet, Illinois 60436

Kingsfield Apartments

300 Louis St, Plano, Illinois 60545

Reserve at Fox River

1222 Marketplace Dr, Yorkville, Illinois 60560

Heritage Woods of Plainfield

14731 S. Van Dyke Road, Plainfield, Illinois 60544

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

Countryside Villages I

407 W Kendall Drive, Yorkville, Illinois 60560

Mound Road Apartments

Arthur Taras Ct, Joliet, Illinois 60436

Senior Suites of Joliet

215 N Ottawa St, Joliet, Illinois 60432

Larkin Village Apartments

929 Lois Pl, Joliet, Illinois 60435

Newark Senior Apartments

11 W Front St, Newark, Illinois 60541

Louis Joliet Apartments

22 E Clinton St, Joliet, Illinois 60432

Pine Meadows Apartments

1850 Asbury Circle Dr, Joliet, Illinois 60435

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kendall County, Illinois
$32.97/hour
$18.97 (+136%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $25.72 (+355%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kendall 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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Homeownership programs for Kendall County, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Kendall County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Kendall County, Illinois?

The County of Kendall County has 137,254 people living in 45,163 households.

There are 21,337 renters living in 8,420 renter households in this County. Renters make up 15.55 percent of the population living in Kendall County.

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

There are an estimated 45,078 housing units in the Kendall County area. Of these, 7,023 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kendall County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kendall County?

The rental vacancy rate in Kendall County is 0 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 Kendall County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kendall County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
166 1,391 2,430 2,365 515
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kendall County

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Kendall County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,180 to $2,564. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,180
One BR $1,325
Two BR $1,741
Three BR $2,453
Four BR $2,564
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kendall County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kendall 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 144 87 percent
One BR 921 66 percent
Two BR 997 41 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kendall County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Kendall County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 458
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 158
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 6
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 74
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kendall County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Kendall County, Illinois

Kendall County features 2,092 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 Kendall County, Illinois

There are 1,227 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kendall County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kendall County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kendall County landlords $2,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Kendall County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kendall County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,567 and $1,915.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.