Illinois has 657 licensed senior apartment communities listed on ElderCareCosts across 1,461 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
657 income-restricted affordable senior apartment properties listed.
Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Illinois resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVNamed programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
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Local health and human services referrals.
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ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Showing the 500 largest of 1,461 tracked cities.
County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many affordable senior apartments providers each county holds.
Sample of licensed senior apartment communities listed for Illinois. City pages show fuller local inventories.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
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We currently list 657 licensed senior apartment communities across Illinois.
We track 1461 Illinois cities for affordable senior apartments. See the city list on this page for options near you.
Past 60 days in Illinois: 658 added · 922 updated. Most recent change Aug 10. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.
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Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed senior apartment communities in Illinois are listed with government-sourced data. State median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Affordable Senior Apartments in Illinois. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/senior-apartments/illinois/
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