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

Discover affordable housing in Stafford County where there are 3+ 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.

Evergreen Manor

201 N Dixon, Macksville, Kansas

Newell Housing

102 Blackburn Dr, Stafford, Kansas 67578

Cherry Lane Village

712 E 1st Ave, Seward, Kansas 67576

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Stafford County, Kansas
$16.70/hour
$9.45 (+130%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $9.45 (+130%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Stafford County, Kansas Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Stafford 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) programs for Stafford County, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Stafford County, Kansas?

The County of Stafford County has 4,054 people living in 1,610 households.

There are 671 renters living in 318 renter households in this County. Renters make up 16.55 percent of the population living in Stafford County.

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

There are an estimated 2,113 housing units in the Stafford County area. Of these, 346 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Stafford County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Stafford County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stafford County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 32 159 100 24
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stafford County

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

Among renter households in this market, 26 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 6 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 Stafford 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 $1,066
Four BR $1,244
2024 Fair Market Rents in Stafford County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Stafford 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 26 81 percent
Two BR 114 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Stafford County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Stafford County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 30
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Stafford County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Stafford County, Kansas

Stafford County features 50 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 Stafford County, Kansas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Stafford County, Kansas

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.