; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Tamms, IL

Apply to Tamms Apartment Waiting Lists

Tamms Front Street Apartments

500 Front St
Tamms, Illinois
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA

Cedar Villa Apartments

4th and Missouri
Tamms, Illinois
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
Showing Results 1-15
  • «
  • 1
  • »

There are 0 low-income apartments in Tamms that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 12 low-income homes in Tamms 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 June 7th, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Tamms, 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
Alexander County Housing Authority Public Housing
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 Tamms.

Tamms, Illinois Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Tamms, Illinois

Tamms features 12 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 Tamms, Illinois

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tamms, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tamms, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $840 and $1,026.

2024 Tamms, 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
Tamms, Illinois Fair Market Rent $685 $742 $933 $1,315 $1,540
Tamms, Illinois Payment Standard Range $617 to $754 $668 to $816 $840 to $1,026 $1,184 to $1,447 $1,386 to $1,694

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Tamms, IL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 12
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 12
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 30.18%
Average Renter Household Size 3.12
Average Household Size 2.59
Median Household Income $23,333 ±$9,834
Median Rent $447 ±$239
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 11.94% ± 26.55pp
Total Population 827

Population and Household Demographics

Tamms is a city in Alexander County, Illinois with a population of 827. There are 222 households in the city with an average household size of 2.59 persons. 30.18% of households in Tamms are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Tamms

The median gross income for households in Tamms is $23,333 a year, or $1,944 a month. The median rent for the city is $447 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Tamms, a household making less than $1,490 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 11.94% of households who rent are overburdened in Tamms.

Area Median Income In Tamms

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 Tamms, the AMI is calculated from all households within Alexander County.

In Tamms, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $84,900

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 Tamms

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 Tamms

1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4 Person 5 Person 6 Person 7 Person 8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Tamms AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$15,850 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $49,800
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Tamms AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$26,400 $30,200 $33,950 $37,700 $40,750 $43,750 $46,750 $49,800
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Tamms AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$42,250 $48,250 $54,300 $60,300 $65,150 $69,950 $74,800 $79,600