Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Belding, MI

Discover affordable housing in Belding 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.

Brentwood Apartments

1129 Brentwood St, Belding, Michigan 48809

West Belding Apartments

1250 Kenwood, Belding, Michigan 48809

Jacklyn III Apartments

1250 Kenwood Ave, Belding, Michigan 48809

Crosswinds Manor

901 N Bridge St, Belding, Michigan 48809

Brentwood II

1200 Brentwood St, Belding, Michigan 48809

Woodhaven

980 Taft Ct, Belding, Michigan 48809

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Belding, Michigan
$20.98/hour
$10.65 (+103%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $13.73 (+189%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Belding, Michigan?

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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Belding, Michigan.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Belding, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Belding, Michigan?

The City of Belding has 5,942 people living in 2,148 households.

There are 1,608 renters living in 773 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.06 percent of the population living in Belding.

What is the rental market like in Belding, Michigan?

There are an estimated 2,254 housing units in the Belding area. Of these, 839 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Belding, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Belding?

The rental vacancy rate in Belding 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 Belding for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Belding
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 269 294 155 16
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Belding

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Belding

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $795 to $1,683. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $795
One BR $843
Two BR $1,108
Three BR $1,369
Four BR $1,683
2024 Fair Market Rents in Belding, Michigan

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

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 223 83 percent
Two BR 189 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Belding, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Belding?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 143
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 233
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 72
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Belding, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Belding, Michigan

Belding features 338 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 Belding, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Belding, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Belding landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Belding.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Belding, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.