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Affordable apartments in West Chicago, Illinois

2 income-restricted buildings tracked here, drawn from HUD's LIHTC, Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811 datasets. Map, eligibility tiers, and Fair Market Rent below.

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Buildings

TOWNE AND COUNTRY APARTMENTS

Section 8
700 W. FOREST AVE., West Chicago, IL, 60185
Income-restricted units
179 of 189
Year placed in service
Not reported

Estimated total housing cost: $1,750 rent + $129 utilities = $1,879/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

WEST CHICAGO SENIOR APTS

LIHTC
201 W N AVE, WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185
Income-restricted units
99 of 99
Year placed in service
2003
Bedroom mix
97 1BR · 2 2BR

Estimated total housing cost: $1,750 rent + $129 utilities = $1,879/mo

Contact property management for current availability. Waitlists may apply.

Map

Each pin is one income-restricted building. Color-coded by program. Click a pin for details.

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Energy costs in Illinois

Residential electricity in Illinois runs about 17.95¢/kWh, with a typical monthly residential electric bill near $129. Natural gas runs about $15.45/Mcf. Add this to rent when you compare buildings; it can shift total monthly housing cost by 10–20%.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, retail-sales (electricity) and natural gas residential pricing series, 12-month rolling average.

Check your affordability tier

Enter your annual household income, household size, and zip code. We’ll show which HUD AMI tier you qualify for and what Fair Market Rent looks like in your area.

Fair Market Rent for 60185

Zip-level (SAFMR)
BedroomsLocal FMRNational median
Studio$1,450n/a
1 bedroom$1,550n/a
2 bedroom$1,750$1,502
3 bedroom$2,250n/a
4 bedroom$2,610n/a

Fair Market Rent is HUD’s annual benchmark for the cost of rental housing in a given area. Source label: hud_safmr.

HUD income limits : DuPage County, IL

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. FY2025. Area median income: $119,900.

Household size30% AMI50% AMI80% AMI
1 person$25,200$42,000$67,150
2 people$28,800$48,000$76,750
3 people$32,400$54,000$86,350
4 people$35,950$59,950$95,900
5 people$38,850$64,750$103,600
6 people$43,150$69,550$111,250
7 people$48,650$74,350$118,950
8 people$54,150$79,150$126,600

HUD calculates income limits per household size relative to the area’s median family income. Properties may serve renters in any combination of these tiers; eligibility is determined per program.

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About this listing. Buildings shown serve income-restricted households across HUD program tiers. We do not show vacancy or pricing for individual units. Always contact the property directly for current availability; many income-restricted buildings maintain waitlists measured in months or years.

See also: West Chicago cost-of-living and Fair Market Rent overview