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

Discover affordable housing in Earlington where there are 1+ 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.

Quail Run Apartments

309 Partridge Dr, Earlington, Kentucky 42410

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Earlington, Kentucky
$17.29/hour
$10.04 (+139%) more than Kentucky minimum wage and $10.04 (+139%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Earlington, 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 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Earlington, Kentucky.

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

How many renters live in Earlington, Kentucky?

The City of Earlington has 1,219 people living in 438 households.

There are 546 renters living in 146 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.79 percent of the population living in Earlington.

What is the rental market like in Earlington, Kentucky?

There are an estimated 665 housing units in the Earlington area. Of these, 172 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Earlington, Kentucky, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Earlington?

The rental vacancy rate in Earlington is 15 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 Earlington for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Earlington
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 13 66 54 3
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Earlington

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Earlington

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $628 to $1,319. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $628
One BR $695
Two BR $913
Three BR $1,176
Four BR $1,319
2024 Fair Market Rents in Earlington, Kentucky

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

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 12 92 percent
Two BR 32 48 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Earlington, Kentucky

How many affordable rental units are in Earlington?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Earlington, Kentucky

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

Income Based Apartments in Earlington, Kentucky

Earlington features 48 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 Earlington, Kentucky

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Earlington, Kentucky

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Earlington, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $822 and $1,004.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.