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

Discover affordable housing in Pontiac where there are 32+ 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.

Pontiac Village Estates Co-op Senior Apartments

1200 Colony Lane, Pontiac, Michigan 48340

Elmhaven Manor

600 W Walton Blvd, Pontiac, Michigan 48340

Unity Park Rentals

333 Auburn Ave, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Village of Oakland Woods

420 S Opdyke Rd, Pontiac, Michigan 48341

Spring Lake Village

252 Carriage Circle Dr, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Pontiac Townhouses Coop

174 E Pike St, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Phoenix Place

351 Wide Track Dr E, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Arborview Manor

121 Fiddis Ave, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Newman Court Apartments

630 Kettering Ave, Pontiac, Michigan 48340

McDonald Senior Apartments

370 Baldwin Ave , Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Volunteers of America Montcalm

Montcalm and Baldwin, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Palmer Pointe Townhomes

580 Palmer Dr, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Phoenix Place Apartments

47251 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Crystal Lake Apartments

850 Golf Dr, Pontiac, Michigan 48341

The Hamilton

5 Carter Street, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Carriage Circle Apartments

255 Carriage Circle Dr, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Paddock Manor

245 S Paddock St, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Colonial Meadows

1289 E Walton Blvd, Pontiac, Michigan 48340

Pontiac Plains Apartments

483 W Columbia Ave, Pontiac, Michigan 48340

Walton Park North

59 Sallee Ln, Pontiac, Michigan 48340

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pontiac, Michigan
$24.45/hour
$14.12 (+137%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $17.20 (+237%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pontiac, 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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Pontiac, Michigan.
Operates the Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Pontiac, Michigan.
Operates the Family Unification Program (FUP), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Family Self-Sufficiency, Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Pontiac, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Pontiac, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Pontiac, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Pontiac, Michigan?

The City of Pontiac has 61,965 people living in 25,343 households.

There are 33,705 renters living in 14,622 renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.39 percent of the population living in Pontiac.

What is the rental market like in Pontiac, Michigan?

There are an estimated 28,147 housing units in the Pontiac area. Of these, 15,787 units are rental homes, making up 56 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pontiac, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pontiac?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pontiac
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
912 3,908 5,128 4,074 472
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pontiac

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Pontiac

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $920 to $1,719. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $920
One BR $1,019
Two BR $1,291
Three BR $1,595
Four BR $1,719
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pontiac, Michigan

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

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 736 81 percent
One BR 3,282 84 percent
Two BR 3,825 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pontiac, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Pontiac?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,192
Public Housing 208
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,949
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 126
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pontiac, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Pontiac, Michigan

Pontiac features 1,983 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 Pontiac, Michigan

There are 1,905 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pontiac.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pontiac, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pontiac landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pontiac.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pontiac, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,162 and $1,420.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.