Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Maunaloa, HI

Discover affordable housing in Maunaloa 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.

Nani Maunaloa

Maunaloa Village, Maunaloa, Hawaii 96770

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Maunaloa, Hawaii
$40.51/hour
$26.51 (+189%) more than Hawaii minimum wage and $33.26 (+459%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Maunaloa, Hawaii?

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) programs for Maunaloa, Hawaii.

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

How many renters live in Maunaloa, Hawaii?

The City of Maunaloa has 279 people living in 106 households.

There are 199 renters living in 70 renter households in this City. Renters make up 71.33 percent of the population living in Maunaloa.

What is the rental market like in Maunaloa, Hawaii?

There are an estimated 152 housing units in the Maunaloa area. Of these, 95 units are rental homes, making up 63 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Maunaloa, Hawaii, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Maunaloa?

The rental vacancy rate in Maunaloa is 26 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 Maunaloa for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Maunaloa
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 4 6 43 17
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Maunaloa

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 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 Maunaloa

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,676 to $3,237. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,676
One BR $1,701
Two BR $2,139
Three BR $2,927
Four BR $3,237
2024 Fair Market Rents in Maunaloa, Hawaii

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

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 4 100 percent
Two BR 6 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Maunaloa, Hawaii

How many affordable rental units are in Maunaloa?

Income Based Apartments in Maunaloa, Hawaii

Maunaloa features 0 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 Maunaloa, Hawaii

There are 61 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Maunaloa.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Maunaloa, Hawaii

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Maunaloa, Hawaii for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,925 and $2,353.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.