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

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Sesser Coachlight Apartments

500 S Walnut St, Sesser, Illinois 62884

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sesser, Illinois
$15.28/hour
$1.28 (+9%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.03 (+111%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sesser, 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 Sesser, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Sesser, Illinois?

The City of Sesser has 1,909 people living in 722 households.

There are 520 renters living in 182 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.24 percent of the population living in Sesser.

What is the rental market like in Sesser, Illinois?

There are an estimated 849 housing units in the Sesser area. Of these, 182 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sesser, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sesser?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sesser
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 39 39 76 28
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sesser

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 43 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 Sesser

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $547 to $1,127. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $547
One BR $614
Two BR $807
Three BR $1,018
Four BR $1,127
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sesser, Illinois

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

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 21 54 percent
Two BR 28 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sesser, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Sesser?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sesser, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Sesser, Illinois

Sesser 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 Sesser, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sesser, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sesser, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $726 and $888.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.