What HUD offices serve Duxbury, Massachusetts?
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.
Go to the Massachusetts Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Duxbury.
How many renters live in Duxbury, Massachusetts?
The City of Duxbury has 1,761 people living in 732 households.
There are 70 renters living in 17 renter households in this City. Renters make up 3.98 percent of the population living in Duxbury.
What is the rental market like in Duxbury, Massachusetts?
There are an estimated 776 housing units in the Duxbury area. Of these, 17 units are rental homes, making up 2 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Duxbury, Massachusetts, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Duxbury?
The rental vacancy rate in Duxbury is 0 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 Duxbury for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Duxbury
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Duxbury
A large number of apartments in Duxbury 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 Duxbury are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 100 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Duxbury
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,393 to $2,778. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,393 |
| One BR | $1,488 |
| Two BR | $1,955 |
| Three BR | $2,479 |
| Four BR | $2,778 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Duxbury, Massachusetts
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Duxbury?
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 |
Rental Units Below FMR in Duxbury, Massachusetts
How many affordable rental units are in Duxbury?
Income Based Apartments in Duxbury, Massachusetts
Duxbury features 0 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 Duxbury, Massachusetts
There are 58 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Duxbury.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Duxbury, Massachusetts
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Duxbury landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Duxbury.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Duxbury, Massachusetts for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,544 and $3,110.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
