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Affordable housing across the U.S.: public housing, Section 8 vouchers, subsidized apartments, and the lotteries in New York City and San Francisco. Pick your state to see local housing agencies and subsidized apartments with phone numbers. Applying is always free.

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HUD: public housing › Local housing agencies › HUD resource locator ›

How to apply

  1. Public housing and Section 8 vouchers: apply through the housing agency for your city or county. Most have waiting lists that open only at certain times.
  2. Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
  3. Lotteries: register and apply on the city’s lottery site. Applications are ordered at random after the deadline, so timing does not matter; one application per household per lottery.
  4. In every case household size, income and identity are verified, so have your documents ready. Waits can be months, and years in high-demand areas.

Applying is always free. Be wary of anyone who says paying will move you up or guarantee a unit, or who charges to apply for you.

Illinois: housing agencies 106

  • Chicago Housing AuthorityChicago · 19,175 public housing units · 61,032 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority Cook CountyChicago · 276 public housing units · 14,142 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of Lake, IL.Grayslake · 403 public housing units · 3,287 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • St. Clair County Housing AuthorityBelleville · 796 public housing units · 2,695 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Rockford Housing AuthorityRockford · 1,136 public housing units · 2,368 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • DuPage Housing AuthorityWheaton · 3,360 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of JolietJoliet · 425 public housing units · 2,797 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Springfield Housing AuthoritySpringfield · 740 public housing units · 2,463 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Peoria Housing AuthorityPeoria · 715 public housing units · 2,153 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of Champaign CountyChampaign · 2,435 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of AuroraAurora · 437 public housing units · 1,499 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Decatur Housing AuthorityDecatur · 949 public housing units · 1,249 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority for LaSalle CountyOttawa · 922 public housing units · 653 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • The Housing Authority Of The City Of Danville, ILDanville · 503 public housing units · 965 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Madison County Housing AuthorityCollinsville · 561 public housing units · 1,223 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of Jackson, IL.Murphysboro · 752 public housing units · 661 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • The Housing Authority of City of East St. LouisEast Saint Louis · 1,723 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of WaukeganWaukegan · 25 public housing units · 1,254 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Winnebago County Housing AuthorityRockford · 297 public housing units · 993 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of ElginElgin · 1,164 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington, ILBloomington · 606 public housing units · 467 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Kankakee County Housing AuthorityKankakee · 274 public housing units · 871 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Menard County Housing AuthorityPetersburg · 1,036 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • McHenry County Housing AuthorityCrystal Lake · 22 public housing units · 1,001 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of WilliamsonCarterville · 724 public housing units · 167 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority Of The County Of DeKalbDekalb · 278 public housing units · 606 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Grtr Metro. Area Hsng Auth of Rock Island CountyEast Moline · 247 public housing units · 591 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of Rock IslandRock Island · 278 public housing units · 580 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of FranklinWest Frankfort · 684 public housing units · 65 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the Village of Oak ParkOak Park · 198 public housing units · 546 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Moline Housing AuthorityMoline · 486 public housing units · 246 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of Marion CountyCentralia · 445 public housing units · 282 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Knox County Housing AuthorityGalesburg · 424 public housing units · 285 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Quincy Housing AuthorityQuincy · 350 public housing units · 349 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, ILNorth Chicago · 149 public housing units · 546 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • The Housing Authority of Henry CountyKewanee · 449 public housing units · 189 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority - County of SalineHarrisburg · 477 public housing units · 133 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Whiteside County Housing AuthorityRock Falls · 265 public housing units · 299 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Morgan County Housing AuthorityJacksonville · 354 public housing units · 195 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Fulton County Housing AuthorityCanton · 284 public housing units · 264 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of Marion, IllinoisMarion · 328 public housing units · 156 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of Jefferson CountyMount Vernon · 310 public housing units · 99 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of McDonoughMacomb · 278 public housing units · 125 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of Christian County, IllinoisPana · 377 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Warren County Housing AuthorityMonmouth · 272 public housing units · 104 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Granite City Housing AuthorityGranite City · 355 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of UnionAnna · 346 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of JerseyJerseyville · 146 public housing units · 199 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Bureau County Housing AuthorityPrinceton · 249 public housing units · 75 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of McLean, Ill.Bloomington · 316 vouchersSign in to view phone

Housing agencies take applications for public housing and Section 8 vouchers; contact the one for your city or county. Most keep waiting lists that are not always open, so call first. The largest 50 are shown; the full list is under “Local housing agencies” above.

Illinois: subsidized apartments 934

  • GREENCASTLE OF KENWOOD4909 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60615 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • Genesis Group ADA-Throop Inc6848 S Ada St, Chicago 60636 · 60 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • ROSELAND MANOR11717 S State St, Chicago 60628 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • NEW PISGAH HAVEN HOMES8005 S Racine Ave, Chicago 60620 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • WHITING HALL (IHDA)19 E Tompkins St, Galesburg 61401 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • EMIL JONES JR. SENIOR HOUSING CENTER19 E 110th Pl, Chicago 60628 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • LAKE PARK APTS4048 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago 60653 · 60 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • FRED C. MATTHEWS III5040 S Indiana Ave, Chicago 60615 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • THE JACKSON AT WOODLAWN PARK6227 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60637 · 60 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • MORNINGSTAR SENIOR RESIDENCE3601 6th Ave, Moline 61265 · 60 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
  • FOX HILL SENIOR HOUSING, INC.302 Front St, McHenry 60050 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
  • OAKWOOD SHORES SENIOR APARTMENTS3730 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60653 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • Taft Homes 4% RAD245 Green St, Peoria 61603 · 60 assisted units · Families
  • BUFORD WALKER SENIOR HOUSING17725 Arcadia Ave, Lansing 60438 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • I.C.A.R.E.501 N Cass Ave, Westmont 60559 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • KORAM SENIOR HOUSING4444 N Harding Ave, Chicago 60625 · 59 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
  • Humboldt Park Elderly/Plaza Taino1111 N Francisco Ave, Chicago 60622 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • CLIFTON MAGNOLIA APARTMENTS4416 N Clifton Ave, Chicago 60640 · 59 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • MARTIN FARRELL HOUSE1415 E 65th St, Chicago 60637 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • ST MARK ELDERLY HSG.840 E 76th St, Chicago 60619 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • 51ST & KING DRIVE APARTMENTS5035 S King Dr, Chicago 60615 · 59 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • ROSE HAVEN MANOR10220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60628 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • ANTIOCH SENIOR HOUSING7147 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60621 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • WESTHAVEN HOMES850 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago 60609 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • GREENCASTLE OF BIENTERRA250 Bienterra Trl, Rockford 61107 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • ST EDMUNDS TOWER6141 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60637 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • ELOIS MCCOY VILLAGE APARTMENTS4650 W Van Buren St, Chicago 60644 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • GREENCASTLE OF NORTH AURORA, INC.100 Mitchell Rd, North Aurora 60542 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • VICTORIAN WOODS3910 W Main St, Decatur 62522 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • CAPITOL RETIREMENT VILLAGE500 N Bruns Ln, Springfield 62702 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • Margaret Ford Manor4500 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60653 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • NAOMI AND SYLVESTER SMITH SENIOR LIVING CENTER8031 S Halsted St, Chicago 60620 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • ENOLA A. DEW VILLAGE APTS4603 W Gladys Ave, Chicago 60644 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • ROSELAND PLACE10412 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60628 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • SPRING RIDGE6645 Fincham Dr, Rockford 61108 · 59 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • PEBBLESHIRE APARTMENTS II840 Cherry Valley Rd, Vernon Hills 60061 · 58 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • ROCHELLE SENIOR HOUSING615 Lincoln Hwy, Rochelle 61068 · 58 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • FELLOWSHIP MANOR5041 S Princeton Ave, Chicago 60609 · 58 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • BOOTH MANOR1522 W Madison St, Chicago 60607 · 57 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • THE WOODS3010 E Mound Rd, Decatur 62526 · 57 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone

These rental buildings are subsidized by HUD, with rent based on household income. Call the building’s office directly to ask about vacancies and waiting lists. Larger buildings are listed first.

Affordable housing elsewhere in Illinois

Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-30. Vacancies, rents and eligibility are as confirmed by each office or official site.

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