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

Discover affordable housing in Wellsville where there are 4+ 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.

Homes at Walnut Creek

833 Main Street, Wellsville, Kansas 66092

Walnut Plaza

325 Walnut St, Wellsville, Kansas 66092

Wellsville Heights

833 Main St, Wellsville, Kansas 66092

Wellsville Senior Housing

102 Walnut St, Wellsville, Kansas 66092

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wellsville, Kansas
$19.05/hour
$11.80 (+163%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $11.80 (+163%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wellsville, 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 Wellsville, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Wellsville, Kansas?

The City of Wellsville has 2,022 people living in 811 households.

There are 476 renters living in 254 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.54 percent of the population living in Wellsville.

What is the rental market like in Wellsville, Kansas?

There are an estimated 864 housing units in the Wellsville area. Of these, 276 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wellsville, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wellsville?

The rental vacancy rate in Wellsville is 8 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 Wellsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wellsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
32 36 147 39 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wellsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Wellsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $761 to $1,421. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $761
One BR $766
Two BR $1,006
Three BR $1,229
Four BR $1,421
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wellsville, Kansas

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

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 24 75 percent
One BR 36 100 percent
Two BR 45 31 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wellsville, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Wellsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 48
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 25
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wellsville, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Wellsville, Kansas

Wellsville features 72 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 Wellsville, Kansas

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wellsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wellsville, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wellsville, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $905 and $1,107.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.