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

Discover affordable housing in Fulton County where there are 18+ 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.

Ashland Place Townhomes

1750 Ash Street, Canton, Illinois 61520

Table Grove Apartments

Liberty St, Table Grove, Illinois 61482

Farmington Manor Apartments

700 E Court St, Farmington, Illinois 61531

Amcore I - Village Square Elderly Apartments

1612 E Myrtle St, Canton, Illinois 61520

Spoon River Towers

401 N Illinois St, Lewistown, Illinois 61542

Canton Country Club Apartments

55 East Cypress Street, Canton, Illinois 61520

Maple Manor Apartments

250 S Main St, Canton, Illinois 61520

East Elm Apartments

1405 E Elm St, Canton, Illinois 61520

Broadway Arms Apartments

1003 N Broadway St, Lewistown, Illinois 61542

Third and Oak Apartments

500 S 3rd Ave, Canton, Illinois 61520

Sunnyland Apts

652 S Illinois St, Lewistown, Illinois

Ipava Apartments

60 N Mills St, Ipava, Illinois 61441

Oaklawn Apartments

1002 E Oak St, Canton, Illinois 61520

Longview Apartments

414 N 1st Ave, Canton, Illinois 61520

Walters Apartments

404 N Market St, Astoria, Illinois 61501

Vermont Apartments

402 W 5th St, Vermont, Illinois 61484

Avon Apartments

117 Trojan Ave, Avon, Illinois 61415

Village Square II

1624 E Myrtle St, Canton, Illinois 61520

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fulton County, Illinois
$16.27/hour
$2.27 (+16%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $9.02 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fulton 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 programs for Fulton County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Fulton County, Illinois?

The County of Fulton County has 33,691 people living in 13,955 households.

There are 6,894 renters living in 3,093 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.46 percent of the population living in Fulton County.

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

There are an estimated 15,895 housing units in the Fulton County area. Of these, 3,572 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fulton County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fulton County?

The rental vacancy rate in Fulton County is 13 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 Fulton County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fulton County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
50 682 1,258 827 250
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fulton County

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Fulton County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $649 to $1,332. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $649
One BR $654
Two BR $859
Three BR $1,126
Four BR $1,332
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fulton County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Fulton 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 21 42 percent
One BR 487 71 percent
Two BR 745 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fulton County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Fulton County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 97
Public Housing 284
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 207
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 188
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fulton County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Fulton County, Illinois

Fulton County features 642 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 Fulton County, Illinois

There are 17 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fulton County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fulton County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fulton County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Fulton County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fulton County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $773 and $945.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.