Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ajo, AZ

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Curley School - Phase I

201 W Esperanza Ave, Ajo, Arizona 85321

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ajo, Arizona
$25.32/hour
$10.97 (+76%) more than Arizona minimum wage and $18.07 (+249%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ajo, Arizona?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Ajo, Arizona.

Go to the Arizona Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Ajo.

How many renters live in Ajo, Arizona?

The City of Ajo has 2,922 people living in 1,530 households.

There are 774 renters living in 444 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.49 percent of the population living in Ajo.

What is the rental market like in Ajo, Arizona?

There are an estimated 2,153 housing units in the Ajo area. Of these, 475 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ajo, Arizona, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ajo?

The rental vacancy rate in Ajo is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Ajo for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ajo
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
74 119 132 115 4
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ajo

A large number of apartments in Ajo have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Ajo are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Ajo

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $906 to $2,206. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $906
One BR $1,018
Two BR $1,337
Three BR $1,884
Four BR $2,206
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ajo, Arizona

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ajo?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 74 100 percent
One BR 94 79 percent
Two BR 116 88 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ajo, Arizona

How many affordable rental units are in Ajo?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Ajo, Arizona including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 17
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ajo, Arizona

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Ajo, Arizona

Ajo features 0 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Ajo, Arizona

There are 5 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ajo.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ajo, Arizona

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ajo landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Ajo.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ajo, Arizona for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,203 and $1,471.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.