Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Odebolt, IA

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Odebolt Assisted Living

799 S Des Moines St, Odebolt, Iowa 51458

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Odebolt, Iowa
$16.33/hour
$9.08 (+125%) more than Iowa minimum wage and $9.08 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Odebolt, Iowa?

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), Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Odebolt, Iowa.

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

How many renters live in Odebolt, Iowa?

The City of Odebolt has 873 people living in 378 households.

There are 161 renters living in 76 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.44 percent of the population living in Odebolt.

What is the rental market like in Odebolt, Iowa?

There are an estimated 453 housing units in the Odebolt area. Of these, 76 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Odebolt, Iowa, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Odebolt?

The rental vacancy rate in Odebolt is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Odebolt for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Odebolt
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 3 32 15 20
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Odebolt

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

Among renter households in this market, 18 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 Odebolt

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $630 to $1,220. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $630
One BR $711
Two BR $862
Three BR $1,215
Four BR $1,220
2024 Fair Market Rents in Odebolt, Iowa

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

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 3 100 percent
One BR 0 100 percent
Two BR 31 97 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Odebolt, Iowa

How many affordable rental units are in Odebolt?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 9
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Odebolt, Iowa

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

Income Based Apartments in Odebolt, Iowa

Odebolt 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 Odebolt, Iowa

There are 10 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Odebolt.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Odebolt, Iowa

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Odebolt, Iowa for a two-bedroom apartment is between $776 and $948.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.