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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

  • Bryn Mawr Belle Shore1062 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago 60660 · 40 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
  • GLENWOOD ACRES II536 Roddy Rd, Salem 62881 · 39 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • B. J. GASTON BETHSEDA VILLAGE2400 29th St, Zion 60099 · 39 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • Dr. LUCY LANE-CHAPPELL HOUSING COMPLEX3222 W Maypole Ave, Chicago 60624 · 39 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
  • PARADISE HAVEN HOMES7111 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60621 · 39 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
  • CHRISTIAN LIFE RETIREMENT CENTER IV4260 Sunset Ter, Loves Park 61111 · 39 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS6200 S University Ave, Chicago 60637 · 37 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENIOR HOMES216 Shelbyville Rd, Hillsboro 62049 · 37 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • MANCHESTER KNOLLS COOP1700 Barrett Ct, North Chicago 60064 · 36 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • THE DOWNTOWNER109 W Market St, Bloomington 61701 · 36 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • PARC DEVELOPMENTAL HOMES6504 N Lexington Dr, Peoria 61614 · 36 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
  • HERITAGE SENIOR HOMES501 N Carole Ave, Hanna City 61536 · 36 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • DUDLEY BURRELL APARTMENTS195 N Myrtle Ave, Kankakee 60901 · 35 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • HARVEST HILLS APARTMENTS901 S 36th St, Quincy 62301 · 35 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • BALSAM TERRACE1215 Lincoln Ave, Jacksonville 62650 · 35 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • WOODLAWN STATION6253 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60637 · 35 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • GREENTREES RETIREMENT VILLA211 Ann St, Paris 61944 · 34 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • JERSEYVILLE ILLINOIS ELDERLY HSNG800 S Liberty St, Jerseyville 62052 · 34 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • SKYRISE APTS837 N Main St, Rockford 61103 · 34 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • ALPHA PLAZA APARTMENTS401 Wimmer Pl, East Saint Louis 62205 · 34 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • ST EDMUNDS TOWER ANNEX6151 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60637 · 34 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • OVER THE RAINBOW UNIT II2040 Brown Ave, Evanston 60201 · 33 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
  • FREEPORT SENIOR HOUSING II1730 S Hance Dr, Freeport 61032 · 33 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • PARKSIDE HOMES101 W Sheridan Rd, Petersburg 62675 · 33 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • ISLAND TERRACE APARTMENTS 9%6430 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60637 · 33 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • JOHNSON/BUTLER-LINDON (JBL) APTS6146 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago 60637 · 33 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • WALNUT ESTATES APARTMENTS135 Tunison Ave, White Hall 62092 · 32 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • SEVENTY THIRD AND DOBSON HOUSING CORPORATION1034 E 73rd St, Chicago 60619 · 31 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • KEN ROCK ELDERLY APARTMENTS1631 Hamilton Ave, Rockford 61109 · 31 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • WINWOOD APTS1406 W Winona St, Chicago 60640 · 31 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • GREENCASTLE OF STERLING, INC.15 E 23rd St, Sterling 61081 · 31 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • EDWARD M. MARX APARTMENTSChicago 60646 · 31 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • CARRIAGE HOUSE PLACE115 E B St, Belleville 62220 · 30 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • NAPERVILLE ELDERLY HOMES, INC.I310 Martin Ave, Naperville 60540 · 30 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • LOGAN & KEDZIE APARTMENTS3142 W Logan Blvd, Chicago 60647 · 30 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • Genesis Group 5800 Inc5800 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60637 · 30 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • PRINCETON - CLARK HOUSE500 S Main St, Princeton 61356 · 30 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • CLEARBROOK HOMES3980 Fairfax Ave, Rolling Meadows 60008 · 30 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
  • NORTHWEST CHICAGO GROUP HOMES/aka/Hutchinson House3348 W Hutchinson St, Chicago 60618 · 30 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • OAK TREE VILLAGE1471 Foster St, Evanston 60201 · 30 assisted units · FamiliesSign 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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