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

Discover affordable housing in Phillips County where there are 6+ 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.

Roberts Place

307 W Main St, Logan, Kansas 67646

Harvest Woods

1205 Cable Rd, Phillipsburg, Kansas 67661

North Side Apartments

960 7th St, Phillipsburg, Kansas 67661

City Park Manor

555 Southern Ave, Agra, Kansas 67621

Westview Homes

302 W F St, Phillipsburg, Kansas 67661

Chdo - Nwks Housing - Northside Apartments

700 D St, Phillipsburg, Kansas 67661

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Phillips County, Kansas
$16.70/hour
$9.45 (+130%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $9.45 (+130%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Phillips County, Kansas?

The County of Phillips County has 4,960 people living in 2,191 households.

There are 1,211 renters living in 600 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.42 percent of the population living in Phillips County.

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

There are an estimated 2,816 housing units in the Phillips County area. Of these, 635 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Phillips County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Phillips County?

The rental vacancy rate in Phillips County 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 Phillips County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Phillips County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 154 214 191 39
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Phillips County

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 8 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 Phillips County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $633 to $1,244. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $633
One BR $671
Two BR $882
Three BR $1,079
Four BR $1,244
2024 Fair Market Rents in Phillips County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Phillips 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
One BR 114 74 percent
Two BR 165 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Phillips County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Phillips County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 12
Public Housing 55
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 88
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Phillips County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Phillips County, Kansas

Phillips County features 143 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 Phillips County, Kansas

There are 20 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Phillips County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Phillips County, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Phillips County, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $794 and $970.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.