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

Discover affordable housing in Sangamon County where there are 120+ 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.

Lincoln Court Apartments

1005 E Lincoln St, Riverton, Illinois 62561

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Countryside Manor Apartments

5 Cotton Hill Rd, Pawnee, Illinois 62558

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Village Apartments of Riverton

1007 E Lincoln St, Riverton, Illinois 62561

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Homestead at Montvale

2801 Montaluma Dr, Springfield, Illinois 62704

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Capitol Plaza

1210 E Washington St, Springfield, Illinois 62703

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Poplar Place Townhomes

902 25th St, Springfield, Illinois 62703

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Near North Village

401 E Jefferson St, Springfield, Illinois 62701

payment Subsidized

Sangamon Towers

424 N 4th St, Springfield, Illinois 62702

payment Subsidized

Washington Plaza

2301 W Washington St, Springfield, Illinois 62702

payment Subsidized

Park Towers

405 Williams St, Springfield, Illinois 62704

payment Subsidized

Village Apartments of Auburn

501 E Madison St, Auburn, Illinois 62615

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Madison Park Place

426 N 13th St, Springfield, Illinois 62702

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Walnut Hill Village Apartments

222A N Walnut St, Rochester, Illinois 62563

payment Subsidized

D - Marr - D Apartments

401 S Oak St, New Berlin, Illinois 62670

payment Subsidized

The Boulevard Townhomes

2715 S MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, Illinois 62704

bed 2
payment $685-720/mo.

King's Court Apartments

2641 East Cook Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703

bed Studio-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

The Villas at Vinegar Hill

200 North 11th Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703

bed 1-2
payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Orchard Park

1516 Seven Pines Rd, Springfield, Illinois 62704

bed 2-3
payment $1050-1365/mo.

Candles

9 Candlelight Dr, Springfield, Illinois 62704

bed 3
payment $1314/mo.

Whispering Pines

2473 Ladley Ct, Springfield, Illinois 62703

bed 1-2
payment $750-800/mo.

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Sangamon County, Illinois

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
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Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sangamon County, Illinois
$20.27/hour
$6.27 (+45%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $13.02 (+180%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Sangamon County, Illinois Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Sangamon 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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Sangamon County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Sangamon County, Illinois?

The County of Sangamon County has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.8 percent of the population living in Sangamon County.

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

There are an estimated housing units in the Sangamon County area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sangamon County, Illinois, there are 1.27 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sangamon County?

The rental vacancy rate in Sangamon County is 20 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Sangamon County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sangamon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
295 5,377 10,309 4,843 458
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sangamon County

A large number of apartments in Sangamon County have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How Much Is Rent in Sangamon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $725 to $1,459. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $725
One BR $873
Two BR $1,070
Three BR $1,421
Four BR $1,459
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sangamon County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sangamon 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 40 14 percent
One BR 4,009 75 percent
Two BR 7,018 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sangamon County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Sangamon County?

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

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

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

Income Based Apartments in Sangamon County, Illinois

Sangamon County features 2,048 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 Sangamon County, Illinois

There are 1,356 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sangamon County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sangamon County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sangamon County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Sangamon County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sangamon County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $963 and $1,177.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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