Naperville a city in DuPage County. Illinois

Market Overview

Naperville is a city in DuPage County. Illinois. The population of Naperville, according to the 2010 Census, is 141,853. The total number of households in the city is 50,009. The average household size for Naperville is 2.7. The total number of renter households in the city is 12,062 which means that 24.1% of households are renter households.

† This Property is Federally Assisted though Unit Counts are not available from HUD.

Rental Assistance for Tenants in Naperville

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.

In Naperville, there are 3 affordable housing properties providing rental assistance to very low income households.

To qualify for most rental assistance programs a renter must earn no more than 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI). In some cases, rental assistance is reserved for renters earning 30% or less of the AMI. In Naperville, to qualify for Section 8 assistance, a renter household containing four persons must earn $38,000 or less. For some targeted rental assistance programs, a renter household of four can’t earn more than $24,250.

It’s important to remember that in many rental assistance programs there are minimum rent regulations requiring assistance recipients to make a minimum payment of between $25 and $50 per month no matter how low their income.

HUD Assistance Income Limits