What HUD offices serve Sulphur Rock, Arkansas?
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.
Go to the Arkansas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Sulphur Rock.
How many renters live in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas?
The City of Sulphur Rock has 634 people living in 259 households.
There are 384 renters living in 154 renter households in this City. Renters make up 60.57 percent of the population living in Sulphur Rock.
What is the rental market like in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas?
There are an estimated 320 housing units in the Sulphur Rock area. Of these, 168 units are rental homes, making up 53 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sulphur Rock?
The rental vacancy rate in Sulphur Rock is 8 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 Sulphur Rock for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sulphur Rock
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 80 | 55 | 6 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sulphur Rock
A large number of apartments in Sulphur Rock 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 Sulphur Rock are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 21 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 10 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 Sulphur Rock
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $618 to $1,089. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $618 |
| One BR | $623 |
| Two BR | $818 |
| Three BR | $1,087 |
| Four BR | $1,089 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sulphur Rock?
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 | 7 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 6 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 43 | 54 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas
How many affordable rental units are in Sulphur Rock?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly | 16 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas
Sulphur Rock features 16 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 Sulphur Rock, Arkansas
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sulphur Rock.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sulphur Rock landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Sulphur Rock.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $736 and $900.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
