Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in English, IN

Discover affordable housing in English 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.

Lhdc Crawford County Housing for Elderly

522 W 5th St, English, Indiana 47118

Hartford Place Apartments

922 E. Chestnut Drive, English, Indiana 47118

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Reported On January 15th, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In English, Indiana
$16.34/hour
$9.09 (+125%) more than Indiana minimum wage and $9.09 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve English, Indiana?

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 English, Indiana.

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

How many renters live in English, Indiana?

The City of English has 1,101 people living in 341 households.

There are 246 renters living in 104 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.34 percent of the population living in English.

What is the rental market like in English, Indiana?

There are an estimated 393 housing units in the English area. Of these, 114 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in English, Indiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in English?

The rental vacancy rate in English is 9 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 English for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in English
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 35 23 29 17
Occupied Rental Units by Size in English

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 English

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $600 to $1,297. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $600
One BR $769
Two BR $863
Three BR $1,193
Four BR $1,297
2024 Fair Market Rents in English, Indiana

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

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 35 100 percent
Two BR 13 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in English, Indiana

How many affordable rental units are in English?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 42
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in English, Indiana

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

Income Based Apartments in English, Indiana

English features 66 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 English, Indiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in English, Indiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in English, Indiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $777 and $949.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.