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

Discover affordable housing in Emporia where there are 10+ 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.

Broadview Towers

110 W 6th Ave, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Stanton Heights

1302 Stanton St, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Eastgate Plaza

302 S East St, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Whittier Place

1200 Whittier Street, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Kenyon Heights

1300 C of E Dr, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Horizon Plaza

1531 Wheeler St, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Chapel Ridge Apartments of Emporia

3601 W 18th Ave, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Wyndam Place Seniors

1401 E 12th Ave, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Emporia Community Housing Organization

114 West St, Emporia, Kansas 66801

Westwood Village Flint Hills Pointe

3100 W 24th Ave, Emporia, Kansas 66801

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Emporia, Kansas
$17.06/hour
$9.81 (+135%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $9.81 (+135%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Emporia, 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) programs for Emporia, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Emporia, Kansas?

The City of Emporia has 24,118 people living in 10,037 households.

There are 9,326 renters living in 5,021 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.67 percent of the population living in Emporia.

What is the rental market like in Emporia, Kansas?

There are an estimated 11,350 housing units in the Emporia area. Of these, 5,365 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Emporia, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Emporia?

The rental vacancy rate in Emporia is 5 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 Emporia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Emporia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
322 1,384 2,098 790 295
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Emporia

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 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 Emporia

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $611 to $1,371. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $611
One BR $686
Two BR $901
Three BR $1,210
Four BR $1,371
2024 Fair Market Rents in Emporia, Kansas

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

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 197 61 percent
One BR 926 67 percent
Two BR 1,322 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Emporia, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Emporia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 248
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 261
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Emporia, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Emporia, Kansas

Emporia features 267 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 Emporia, Kansas

There are 267 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Emporia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Emporia, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Emporia, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $811 and $991.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.