; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Breese, IL

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Diamond Senior Apartments of Breese

Breese
Breese, Illinois
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
Call For Rent
1-2 BR

McKay Manor

1 McKay Manor Dr.
Breese, Illinois
$319-870
1-3 BR

North Cherry Court

409-411 N 13th Street
Breese, Illinois
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
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There are 40 low-income apartments in Breese that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 24 low-income homes in Breese where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $-4 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on March 8th, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Breese, 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.

Housing Authority Programs
Menard County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Family Self-Sufficiency; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Go to the Illinois Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Breese.

Breese, Illinois Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Breese, Illinois

Breese features 24 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 Breese, Illinois

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Breese.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Breese, Illinois

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

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

2024 Breese, Illinois Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Breese, Illinois Fair Market Rent $928 $972 $1,209 $1,565 $1,818
Breese, Illinois Payment Standard Range $835 to $1,021 $875 to $1,069 $1,088 to $1,330 $1,409 to $1,722 $1,636 to $2,000

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Breese, IL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 3
Total Low Income Apartments 122
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 24
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 13.68%
Average Renter Household Size 2.41
Average Household Size 2.44
Median Household Income $62,210 ±$7,113
Median Rent $805 ±$148
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 51.6% ± 17.48pp
Total Population 4,539

Population and Household Demographics

Breese is a city in Clinton County, Illinois with a population of 4,539. There are 1,828 households in the city with an average household size of 2.44 persons. 13.68% of households in Breese are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Breese

The median gross income for households in Breese is $62,210 a year, or $5,184 a month. The median rent for the city is $805 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Breese, a household making less than $2,683 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 51.6% of households who rent are overburdened in Breese.

Area Median Income In Breese

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Breese, the AMI is calculated from all households within Clinton County.

In Breese, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $101,200

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Breese

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Breese

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Breese AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$21,150 $24,150 $27,150 $30,150 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Breese AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$35,200 $40,200 $45,250 $50,250 $54,300 $58,300 $62,350 $66,350
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Breese AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$56,250 $64,300 $72,350 $80,350 $86,800 $93,250 $99,650 $106,100