Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Beattyville, KY

Discover affordable housing in Beattyville 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.

Beattyville School Apartments

E Center St, Beattyville, Kentucky 41311

Falcon Ridge Apartments

85 Manor Dr, Beattyville, Kentucky 41311

September Place Annex

45 Mason St, Beattyville, Kentucky 41311

September Place Retirement Village

137 E Main St, Beattyville, Kentucky 41311

Beattyville Manor Apartments

151 Manor Dr, Beattyville, Kentucky 41311

Ha Beattyville

227 Boone Ave, Beattyville, Kentucky 41311

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Beattyville, Kentucky
$16.10/hour
$8.85 (+122%) more than Kentucky minimum wage and $8.85 (+122%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Beattyville, Kentucky?

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 Public Housing programs for Beattyville, Kentucky.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Beattyville, Kentucky.

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

How many renters live in Beattyville, Kentucky?

The City of Beattyville has 1,956 people living in 497 households.

There are 535 renters living in 288 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.35 percent of the population living in Beattyville.

What is the rental market like in Beattyville, Kentucky?

There are an estimated 585 housing units in the Beattyville area. Of these, 308 units are rental homes, making up 53 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Beattyville, Kentucky, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Beattyville?

The rental vacancy rate in Beattyville is 6 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 Beattyville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beattyville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 145 75 68 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beattyville

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Beattyville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $616 to $1,156. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $616
One BR $647
Two BR $850
Three BR $1,151
Four BR $1,156
2024 Fair Market Rents in Beattyville, Kentucky

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

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 130 90 percent
Two BR 59 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Beattyville, Kentucky

How many affordable rental units are in Beattyville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 49
Public Housing 30
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 70
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 6
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 41
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Beattyville, Kentucky

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

Income Based Apartments in Beattyville, Kentucky

Beattyville features 138 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 Beattyville, Kentucky

There are 18 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Beattyville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Beattyville, Kentucky

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Beattyville, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $765 and $935.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.