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

Discover affordable housing in Wheaton where there are 3+ 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.

Marian Park

2126 W Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, Illinois 60187

Canticle Place

26 W 171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, Illinois 60189

Dupage County Health Department

111 N County Farm Rd, Wheaton, Illinois 60187

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wheaton, Illinois
$32.46/hour
$18.46 (+132%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $25.21 (+348%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wheaton, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Homeownership programs for Wheaton, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Wheaton, Illinois?

The City of Wheaton has 53,673 people living in 19,915 households.

There are 10,795 renters living in 5,448 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.11 percent of the population living in Wheaton.

What is the rental market like in Wheaton, Illinois?

There are an estimated 21,028 housing units in the Wheaton area. Of these, 5,873 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wheaton, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wheaton?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wheaton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
131 2,486 2,010 654 140
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wheaton

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 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 Wheaton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,399 to $2,583. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,399
One BR $1,507
Two BR $1,714
Three BR $2,182
Four BR $2,583
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wheaton, Illinois

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

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 95 73 percent
One BR 1,106 44 percent
Two BR 739 37 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wheaton, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Wheaton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 121
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wheaton, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Wheaton, Illinois

Wheaton features 222 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 Wheaton, Illinois

There are 6 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wheaton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wheaton, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Wheaton landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Wheaton.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wheaton, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,543 and $1,885.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.