Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Mountain Pine, AR

Discover affordable housing in Mountain Pine where there are 1+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Timberland Apartments

126 Cozy Acres, Mountain Pine, Arkansas 71956

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mountain Pine, Arkansas
$19.07/hour
$8.07 (+73%) more than Arkansas minimum wage and $11.82 (+163%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Mountain Pine, Arkansas?

The City of Mountain Pine has 550 people living in 219 households.

There are 133 renters living in 58 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.18 percent of the population living in Mountain Pine.

What is the rental market like in Mountain Pine, Arkansas?

There are an estimated 285 housing units in the Mountain Pine area. Of these, 64 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mountain Pine?

The rental vacancy rate in Mountain Pine is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Mountain Pine for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mountain Pine
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 14 16 15 13
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mountain Pine

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

Among renter households in this market, 100 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 45 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 Mountain Pine

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $767 to $1,616. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $767
One BR $775
Two BR $1,007
Three BR $1,249
Four BR $1,616
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mountain Pine, Arkansas

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

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
One BR 14 100 percent
Two BR 16 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mountain Pine, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Mountain Pine?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Mountain Pine, Arkansas including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mountain Pine, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Mountain Pine, Arkansas

Mountain Pine features 32 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 Mountain Pine, Arkansas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mountain Pine, Arkansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mountain Pine, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $906 and $1,108.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.