Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Mount Morris, IL

Discover affordable housing in Mount Morris where there are 3+ 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.

Parkside Apartments

415 S Ogle Ave, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054

Doyle Family Apartments

1 S Ogle Ave, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054

Village Green Mt Morris

504 Barbara St, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mount Morris, Illinois
$17.65/hour
$3.65 (+26%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $10.40 (+143%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mount Morris, 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 Mount Morris, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Mount Morris, Illinois?

The City of Mount Morris has 2,853 people living in 1,401 households.

There are 876 renters living in 476 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.7 percent of the population living in Mount Morris.

What is the rental market like in Mount Morris, Illinois?

There are an estimated 1,506 housing units in the Mount Morris area. Of these, 497 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mount Morris, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mount Morris?

The rental vacancy rate in Mount Morris 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 Mount Morris for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mount Morris
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
33 215 105 108 15
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mount Morris

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Mount Morris

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $674 to $1,241. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $674
One BR $709
Two BR $932
Three BR $1,182
Four BR $1,241
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mount Morris, Illinois

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

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 23 70 percent
One BR 215 100 percent
Two BR 73 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mount Morris, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Mount Morris?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 27
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mount Morris, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Mount Morris, Illinois

Mount Morris features 60 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 Mount Morris, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mount Morris, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mount Morris, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $839 and $1,025.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.