What HUD offices serve Milliken, 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.
Go to the Colorado Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Milliken.
How many renters live in Milliken, Colorado?
The City of Milliken has 8,438 people living in 3,111 households.
There are 681 renters living in 380 renter households in this City. Renters make up 8.07 percent of the population living in Milliken.
What is the rental market like in Milliken, Colorado?
There are an estimated 3,189 housing units in the Milliken area. Of these, 442 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Milliken, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Milliken?
The rental vacancy rate in Milliken is 14 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 Milliken for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Milliken
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 76 | 84 | 192 | 28 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Milliken
A large number of apartments in Milliken 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 Milliken are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Milliken
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,062 to $2,391. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,062 |
| One BR | $1,190 |
| Two BR | $1,533 |
| Three BR | $2,160 |
| Four BR | $2,391 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Milliken, Colorado
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Milliken?
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 | 76 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 84 | 100 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Milliken, Colorado
How many affordable rental units are in Milliken?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Milliken, Colorado including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 20 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 44 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Milliken, Colorado
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Milliken, Colorado
Milliken features 28 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 Milliken, Colorado
There are 20 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Milliken.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Milliken, Colorado
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Milliken landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Milliken.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Milliken, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,380 and $1,686.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
