; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Villa Park, IL

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438 N Ardmore Ave
Villa Park, Illinois
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Trinity-Landings on Villa

37 S Villa Ave
Villa Park, Illinois
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Raleigh Gardens

35 W Saint Charles Rd
Villa Park, Illinois
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There are 10 low-income apartments in Villa Park that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 16 low-income homes in Villa Park where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $424 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on March 29th, 2022. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Villa Park, 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
DuPage Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV); Homeownership
Go to the Illinois Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Villa Park.

Villa Park, Illinois Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Villa Park, Illinois

Villa Park features 16 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 Villa Park, Illinois

There are 10 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Villa Park.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Villa Park, Illinois

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

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

2024 Villa Park, 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
Villa Park, Illinois Fair Market Rent $1,399 $1,507 $1,714 $2,182 $2,583
Villa Park, Illinois Payment Standard Range $1,259 to $1,539 $1,356 to $1,658 $1,543 to $1,885 $1,964 to $2,400 $2,325 to $2,841

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Villa Park, IL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 3
Total Low Income Apartments 26
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 16
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 30.36%
Average Renter Household Size 2.92
Average Household Size 2.82
Median Household Income $70,176 ±$3,068
Median Rent $1,024 ±$64
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 49.34% ± 8.35pp
Total Population 21,800

Population and Household Demographics

Villa Park is a city in DuPage County, Illinois with a population of 21,800. There are 7,737 households in the city with an average household size of 2.82 persons. 30.36% of households in Villa Park are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Villa Park

The median gross income for households in Villa Park is $70,176 a year, or $5,848 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,024 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Villa Park, a household making less than $3,413 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 49.34% of households who rent are overburdened in Villa Park.

Area Median Income In Villa Park

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 Villa Park, the AMI is calculated from all households within DuPage County.

In Villa Park, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $112,300

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 Villa Park

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 Villa Park

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Villa Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$23,200 $26,500 $29,800 $33,100 $35,750 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Villa Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$38,650 $44,150 $49,650 $55,150 $59,600 $64,000 $68,400 $72,800
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Villa Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$61,800 $70,600 $79,450 $88,250 $95,350 $102,400 $109,450 $116,500