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

Discover affordable housing in Roselle 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.

Rose Glen Senior Apartments

277 Frontier Dr, Roselle, Illinois 60172

The Moorings

571 Plum Grove Rd, Roselle, Illinois 60172

Sunrise Courts Apartments

439 Lawrence Ave, Roselle, Illinois 60172

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Roselle, Illinois
$32.46/hour
$18.46 (+132%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $25.21 (+348%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Roselle, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Roselle, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Roselle, Illinois?

The City of Roselle has 22,846 people living in 8,668 households.

There are 3,983 renters living in 1,905 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.43 percent of the population living in Roselle.

What is the rental market like in Roselle, Illinois?

There are an estimated 8,900 housing units in the Roselle area. Of these, 2,003 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Roselle, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Roselle?

The rental vacancy rate in Roselle 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 Roselle for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roselle
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8 614 835 412 26
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roselle

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Roselle

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,399 to $2,583. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,399
One BR $1,507
Two BR $1,714
Three BR $2,182
Four BR $2,583
2024 Fair Market Rents in Roselle, Illinois

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

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 6 75 percent
One BR 607 99 percent
Two BR 332 40 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Roselle, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Roselle?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 45
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Roselle, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Roselle, Illinois

Roselle features 238 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 Roselle, Illinois

There are 46 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Roselle.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Roselle, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Roselle landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Roselle.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Roselle, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,543 and $1,885.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.