Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Royal Lakes, IL

Discover affordable housing in Royal Lakes 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.

Royal Lakes Senior Apartments

668 Poplar Ave, Royal Lakes, Illinois 62685

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Royal Lakes, Illinois
$17.84/hour
$3.84 (+27%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $10.59 (+146%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Royal Lakes, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Royal Lakes, Illinois.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Royal Lakes, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Royal Lakes, Illinois?

The City of Royal Lakes has 273 people living in 101 households.

There are 60 renters living in 45 renter households in this City. Renters make up 21.98 percent of the population living in Royal Lakes.

What is the rental market like in Royal Lakes, Illinois?

There are an estimated 139 housing units in the Royal Lakes area. Of these, 45 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Royal Lakes, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Royal Lakes?

The rental vacancy rate in Royal Lakes 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 Royal Lakes for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Royal Lakes
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 34 9 2 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Royal Lakes

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

Among renter households in this market, 0 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Royal Lakes

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $712 to $1,428. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $712
One BR $717
Two BR $942
Three BR $1,235
Four BR $1,428
2024 Fair Market Rents in Royal Lakes, Illinois

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

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
One BR 27 79 percent
Two BR 7 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Royal Lakes, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Royal Lakes?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Royal Lakes, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Royal Lakes, Illinois

Royal Lakes features 8 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 Royal Lakes, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Royal Lakes, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Royal Lakes, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $848 and $1,036.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.