Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Hays, KS

Discover affordable housing in Hays where there are 13+ 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.

Sundance of Hays II

1311 E 33rd St, Hays, Kansas 67601

Hays Plaza Apartments

1005 W 28th St, Hays, Kansas 67601

Hays Commons

2800 Grant Ave, Hays, Kansas 67601

Centennial Towers

2502 Sherman Avenue, Hays, Kansas 67601

Stonepost Apartments

109 E 4th St, Hays, Kansas 67601

Epworth Towers

2800 Augusta Ln, Hays, Kansas 67601

Woodhaven Apartments

1412 E 29th St, Hays, Kansas 67601

Wyndam Place Senior Residences

2734 Hall St, Hays, Kansas 67601

Volga-Canal Housing

1728 Volga Dr, Hays, Kansas 67601

StonePost Lofts

305 Main St, Hays, Kansas 67601

Golden Plains Apt

2107 E 21st, Hays, Kansas

Water Tower Apt

2010 Patio Drive, Hays, Kansas

Sunrise Apartments

1701 Sunset Trl, Hays, Kansas 67601

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hays, Kansas
$17.94/hour
$10.69 (+147%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $10.69 (+147%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hays, Kansas?

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 Hays, Kansas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Hays, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Hays, Kansas?

The City of Hays has 21,111 people living in 8,739 households.

There are 7,331 renters living in 3,745 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.73 percent of the population living in Hays.

What is the rental market like in Hays, Kansas?

There are an estimated 9,691 housing units in the Hays area. Of these, 4,111 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hays, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hays?

The rental vacancy rate in Hays is 6 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 Hays for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hays
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
73 761 1,788 718 226
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hays

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Hays

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $642 to $1,607. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $642
One BR $721
Two BR $947
Three BR $1,306
Four BR $1,607
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hays, Kansas

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

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 58 79 percent
One BR 479 63 percent
Two BR 1,224 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hays, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Hays?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 380
Public Housing 30
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 223
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 109
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hays, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Hays, Kansas

Hays features 347 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 Hays, Kansas

There are 132 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hays.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hays, Kansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Hays landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Hays.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hays, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $852 and $1,042.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.