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Houghton Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 70 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
401 East Montezuma Avenue, Houghton, MI
(906) 482-0334Section 8 Application Checklist
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Houghton Housing Commission serves 69 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 69 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 28 percent of households served by Houghton Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 59 percent of Houghton Housing Commission households.
Working adults head 22 households and make up 32 percent of households served by Houghton Housing Commission.
There are 51 female-headed renter households living in Houghton Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Houghton Housing Commission.
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There are 40 households headed by seniors served by the Houghton Housing Commission. Senior households are 58% of households in Houghton Housing Commission housing.
There are 7 persons with disabilities living in Houghton Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 11% of households served by the Houghton Housing Commission.
The Houghton Housing Commission is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Libby Trahan says:
"I knew nothing about Section 8 or other affordable housing options, but Affordable Housing Online is very informative and I have learned about resources that I never knew were available."