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

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Casa Loma Triangle Housing

204 W Allen St, Tombstone, Arizona 85638

calendar_today Opened: Jan 31
calendar_today Closed: Feb 23,

Reported On February 1st, 2024 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tombstone, Arizona
$20.21/hour
$5.86 (+41%) more than Arizona minimum wage and $12.96 (+179%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tombstone, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for Tombstone, Arizona.

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

How many renters live in Tombstone, Arizona?

The City of Tombstone has 1,046 people living in 526 households.

There are 356 renters living in 165 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.03 percent of the population living in Tombstone.

What is the rental market like in Tombstone, Arizona?

There are an estimated 788 housing units in the Tombstone area. Of these, 189 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tombstone, Arizona, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tombstone?

The rental vacancy rate in Tombstone is 10 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 Tombstone for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tombstone
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
35 12 88 13 17
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tombstone

A large number of apartments in Tombstone 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 Tombstone are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Tombstone

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $770 to $1,811. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $770
One BR $913
Two BR $1,067
Three BR $1,504
Four BR $1,811
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tombstone, Arizona

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

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 29 83 percent
One BR 12 100 percent
Two BR 62 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tombstone, Arizona

How many affordable rental units are in Tombstone?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 21
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tombstone, Arizona

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

Income Based Apartments in Tombstone, Arizona

Tombstone features 21 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 Tombstone, Arizona

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tombstone.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tombstone, Arizona

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tombstone landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Tombstone.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tombstone, Arizona for a two-bedroom apartment is between $960 and $1,174.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.