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

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Seymour Housing Association Inc

332 N 4th St, Seymour, Iowa 52590

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Vanea Gardner

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Seymour, 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 Seymour, 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), Public Housing programs for Seymour, Iowa.

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

How many renters live in Seymour, Iowa?

The City of Seymour has 558 people living in 275 households.

There are 112 renters living in 48 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.07 percent of the population living in Seymour.

What is the rental market like in Seymour, Iowa?

There are an estimated 330 housing units in the Seymour area. Of these, 53 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Seymour, Iowa, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Seymour?

The rental vacancy rate in Seymour 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 Seymour for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Seymour
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 9 20 15 4
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Seymour

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Seymour

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $630 to $1,148. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $630
One BR $675
Two BR $862
Three BR $1,042
Four BR $1,148
2024 Fair Market Rents in Seymour, Iowa

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

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 6 67 percent
Two BR 18 90 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Seymour, Iowa

How many affordable rental units are in Seymour?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 3
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Seymour, Iowa

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

Income Based Apartments in Seymour, Iowa

Seymour features 16 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 Seymour, Iowa

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Seymour, Iowa

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.