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

Discover affordable housing in St Clair County where there are 59+ 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 Park Villas

1159 South Lincoln Avenue, O'fallon, Illinois 62269

Knollwood Retirement Center St Clair

921 Knollwood Village Rd, Caseyville, Illinois 62232

St. Clair Village Apartments

409 Carlyle East, Belleville, Illinois 62221

Lofts on the Square

16 S. Illinois St., Belleville, Illinois 62220

Eaton Wilford Manor

3911 State St, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62205

Dawson Manor

1745 Russell Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

Valley Ridge Senior Community

8805 Braden Dr, Caseyville, Illinois 60611

Westfield Manor

7245 Westfield Plaza Dr, Belleville, Illinois 62223

St Lukes Ame Church Rehab

414 N 14th St, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62201

Townhouse Court

115 N 6th St, Brooklyn, Illinois 62059

Chevy Chase Apartments

208 Estate Dr, Shiloh, Illinois 62269

Gwendolene Courts

544 N 41st St, Belleville, Illinois 62226

Greystone Apartments

334 Greystone Drive, Alorton, Illinois 62207

Carriage House Place

115 E B St, Belleville, Illinois 62220

Brede Manor

809 N Charles St, Belleville, Illinois 62220

Cedars of Lebanon

600 S Horner St Ofc , Lebanon, Illinois 62254

Ofallon Apartments

750 Weber Rd, Shiloh, Illinois 62269

Metro Landing of Swansea

704 North Belt West, Belleville, Illinois 62226

Alta Sita Apartments

3403 Converse Ave, East Saint Louis, Illinois 62207

East Bank Pointe

3921 Alcoa, Alorton, Illinois 62207

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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 St Clair County, Illinois
$22.90/hour
$8.90 (+64%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $15.65 (+216%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve St Clair 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 St Clair County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in St Clair County, Illinois?

The County of St Clair County has 252,671 people living in 101,870 households.

There are 67,536 renters living in 31,278 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.73 percent of the population living in St Clair County.

What is the rental market like in St Clair County, Illinois?

There are an estimated 115,538 housing units in the St Clair County area. Of these, 33,480 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Clair County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Clair County?

The rental vacancy rate in St Clair County is 6 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 St Clair County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Clair County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,051 5,731 12,333 7,890 2,489
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Clair County

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 St Clair County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $928 to $1,818. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $928
One BR $972
Two BR $1,209
Three BR $1,565
Four BR $1,818
2024 Fair Market Rents in St Clair County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in St Clair 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 1,234 60 percent
One BR 4,370 76 percent
Two BR 7,588 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Clair County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in St Clair County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,089
Public Housing 2,432
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 850
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 278
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 72
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Clair County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in St Clair County, Illinois

St Clair County features 3,622 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 St Clair County, Illinois

There are 1,215 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St Clair County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Clair County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay St Clair County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in St Clair County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Clair County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,088 and $1,330.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.