Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Hayden, CO

Discover affordable housing in Hayden where there are 2+ 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.

West Routt Housing

300 W Jefferson, Hayden, Colorado 81639

Vista Verde Townhomes II

305 Vista Verde Dr, Hayden, Colorado 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hayden, Colorado
$37.05/hour
$22.63 (+157%) more than Colorado minimum wage and $29.80 (+411%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hayden, Colorado?

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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) programs for Hayden, Colorado.

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

How many renters live in Hayden, Colorado?

The City of Hayden has 2,057 people living in 779 households.

There are 377 renters living in 174 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.33 percent of the population living in Hayden.

What is the rental market like in Hayden, Colorado?

There are an estimated 890 housing units in the Hayden area. Of these, 197 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hayden, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hayden?

The rental vacancy rate in Hayden is 12 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 Hayden for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hayden
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
12 26 102 15 19
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hayden

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

Among renter households in this market, 64 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Hayden

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,448 to $3,319. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,448
One BR $1,489
Two BR $1,956
Three BR $2,365
Four BR $3,319
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hayden, Colorado

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

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 8 67 percent
One BR 26 100 percent
Two BR 50 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hayden, Colorado

How many affordable rental units are in Hayden?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hayden, Colorado

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

Income Based Apartments in Hayden, Colorado

Hayden features 12 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 Hayden, Colorado

There are 20 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hayden.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hayden, Colorado

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hayden, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,760 and $2,152.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.