Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Leavenworth County, KS

Discover affordable housing in Leavenworth County where there are 21+ 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.

Legacy Senior Apartments

2429 N 155th St., Basehor, Kansas 66007

Woodland Village

2940 Ralph Bunch Dr, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Schoolyard Townhomes

304 Shawnee Street , Tonganoxie, Kansas 66086

Shawnee Plaza Residences

101 S 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Hillcrest Manor

3414 Hughes Rd, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Santa Fe Trail Apartments

308 Dakota St, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Sundance Tonganoxie I

2095 E. Willow Bend Drive , Tonganoxie, Kansas 66086

Sundance Tonganoxie II

2095 Willow Bend Dr., Tonganoxie, Kansas 66086

Ridge Top Apartments I & II

231 Lakeside Dr, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Eisenhower Ridge Apartments

100 Lakeside Dr, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Covington Woods Apartments

300 W MARY ST, Lansing, Kansas 66043

Lansing Heights

329 W Mary St, Lansing, Kansas 66043

Abernathy Lofts

200 Seneca St, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

The Knoll

1124 Shawnee St, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

State Street Lofts

2622 State St, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Pleasant Village

711 Pleasant, Tonganoxie, Kansas

Colonial Park Apt

110 S Delaware, Tonganoxie, Kansas

Planters II

200 Shawnee St, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Vilas Street Apartments South Second Street Apartments

201 Vilas St, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

The Oaks Apartments

740 Silver Leaf St, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Leavenworth County, Kansas
$23.83/hour
$16.58 (+229%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $16.58 (+229%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Leavenworth County, 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 Leavenworth County, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Leavenworth County, Kansas?

The County of Leavenworth County has 82,892 people living in 30,271 households.

There are 17,828 renters living in 6,973 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.51 percent of the population living in Leavenworth County.

What is the rental market like in Leavenworth County, Kansas?

There are an estimated 31,280 housing units in the Leavenworth County area. Of these, 10,181 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Leavenworth County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Leavenworth County?

The rental vacancy rate in Leavenworth County is 7 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 Leavenworth County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leavenworth County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
404 1,931 2,633 2,657 1,531
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leavenworth County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Leavenworth County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $985 to $1,931. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $985
One BR $1,098
Two BR $1,258
Three BR $1,645
Four BR $1,931
2024 Fair Market Rents in Leavenworth County, Kansas

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

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 249 62 percent
One BR 1,682 87 percent
Two BR 1,920 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Leavenworth County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Leavenworth County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 784
Public Housing 105
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 348
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Leavenworth County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Leavenworth County, Kansas

Leavenworth County features 490 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 Leavenworth County, Kansas

There are 552 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Leavenworth County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Leavenworth County, Kansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Leavenworth County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Leavenworth County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Leavenworth County, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,132 and $1,384.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.