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

Discover affordable housing in Shelby County where there are 11+ 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.

Heinlein Square

411 S Heinlein Dr, Shelbyville, Illinois 62565

Lakeshore Apartments Shelbyville

1210 N Broadway St, Shelbyville, Illinois 62565

Country View Shelbyville

1114 W South 9th St, Shelbyville, Illinois 62565

Shelbyville Homes

SW Corner of Vandalia Rd, Shelbyville, Illinois 62665

Martin Lamplighter

1516 Maine St, Windsor, Illinois 61957

Shelbyville Apartments

210 Meadow View Ct, Shelbyville, Illinois 62565

White Oak Property

RR 1, Cowden, Illinois 62422

Lake Towers

414 S Morgan St, Shelbyville, Illinois 62565

Meadow View Sigel

100 Oak St., Sigel, Illinois

Cornerstone Apartments

477 S Heinlein Dr, Shelbyville, Illinois 62565

The Elms

405 W Division St, Findlay, Illinois 62534

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Shelby County, Illinois
$15.85/hour
$1.85 (+13%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.60 (+119%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Shelby 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 Shelby County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Shelby County, Illinois?

The County of Shelby County has 21,042 people living in 8,762 households.

There are 3,874 renters living in 1,821 renter households in this County. Renters make up 18.41 percent of the population living in Shelby County.

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

There are an estimated 10,053 housing units in the Shelby County area. Of these, 2,048 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Shelby County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Shelby County?

The rental vacancy rate in Shelby County is 10 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 Shelby County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shelby County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
62 217 866 585 73
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shelby County

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Shelby County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $574 to $1,189. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $574
One BR $637
Two BR $837
Three BR $1,012
Four BR $1,189
2024 Fair Market Rents in Shelby County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Shelby 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 45 73 percent
One BR 142 65 percent
Two BR 396 46 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Shelby County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Shelby County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 156
Public Housing 132
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 160
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Shelby County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Shelby County, Illinois

Shelby County features 268 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 Shelby County, Illinois

There are 65 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Shelby County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shelby County, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Shelby County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $753 and $921.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.