; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Nashville, IL

Village Apartments of Nashville

790 S Mill St
Nashville, Illinois
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA

Village Apartments of Nashville II

776 S Mill St
Nashville, Illinois
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA

1269 S Kaskaskia St Unit 1

1269 S Kaskaskia St Unit 1
Nashville, Illinois
$725
2 BR
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Nashville that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 72 low-income homes in Nashville 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 July 2nd, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Nashville, Illinois Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Nashville, Illinois

Nashville features 72 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 Nashville, Illinois

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Nashville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Nashville, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Nashville, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $749 and $915.

2024 Nashville, 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
Nashville, Illinois Fair Market Rent $570 $741 $832 $1,042 $1,161
Nashville, Illinois Payment Standard Range $513 to $627 $667 to $815 $749 to $915 $938 to $1,146 $1,045 to $1,277

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Nashville, IL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 3
Total Low Income Apartments 73
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 72
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 30.85%
Average Renter Household Size 2.25
Average Household Size 2.35
Median Household Income $45,806 ±$5,313
Median Rent $629 ±$50
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 49.14% ± 22.52pp
Total Population 3,265

Population and Household Demographics

Nashville is a city in Washington County, Illinois with a population of 3,265. There are 1,313 households in the city with an average household size of 2.35 persons. 30.85% of households in Nashville are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Nashville

The median gross income for households in Nashville is $45,806 a year, or $3,817 a month. The median rent for the city is $629 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Nashville, a household making less than $2,097 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 49.14% of households who rent are overburdened in Nashville.

Area Median Income In Nashville

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 Nashville, the AMI is calculated from all households within Washington County.

In Nashville, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $96,500

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 Nashville

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 Nashville

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Nashville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$19,400 $22,200 $24,950 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Nashville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$32,350 $36,950 $41,550 $46,150 $49,850 $53,550 $57,250 $60,950
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Nashville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$51,700 $59,100 $66,500 $73,850 $79,800 $85,700 $91,600 $97,500