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

Discover affordable housing in Oglesby where there are 1+ 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.

Highland Oglesby Apartments

408 Florence St, Oglesby, Illinois 61348

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Oglesby, Illinois
$17.39/hour
$3.39 (+24%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $10.14 (+140%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Oglesby, 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 Oglesby, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Oglesby, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Oglesby, Illinois?

The City of Oglesby has 3,739 people living in 1,637 households.

There are 807 renters living in 364 renter households in this City. Renters make up 21.58 percent of the population living in Oglesby.

What is the rental market like in Oglesby, Illinois?

There are an estimated 1,816 housing units in the Oglesby area. Of these, 385 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Oglesby, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Oglesby?

The rental vacancy rate in Oglesby is 5 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 Oglesby for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oglesby
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 99 175 81 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oglesby

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Oglesby

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $685 to $1,540. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $685
One BR $742
Two BR $933
Three BR $1,315
Four BR $1,540
2024 Fair Market Rents in Oglesby, Illinois

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

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 9 100 percent
One BR 87 88 percent
Two BR 132 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Oglesby, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Oglesby?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 81
Public Housing 31
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Oglesby, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Oglesby, Illinois

Oglesby features 32 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 Oglesby, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Oglesby, Illinois

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.