Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in South Dennis, MA

Discover affordable housing in South Dennis 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.

Lewis Gordon Senior Housing

RR 134, South Dennis, Massachusetts 02660

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In South Dennis, Massachusetts
$39.43/hour
$24.43 (+163%) more than Massachusetts minimum wage and $32.18 (+444%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve South Dennis, 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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for South Dennis, Massachusetts.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for South Dennis, Massachusetts.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Moving to Work programs for South Dennis, Massachusetts.

Go to the Massachusetts Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near South Dennis.

How many renters live in South Dennis, Massachusetts?

The City of South Dennis has 3,101 people living in 1,422 households.

There are 431 renters living in 240 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.9 percent of the population living in South Dennis.

What is the rental market like in South Dennis, Massachusetts?

There are an estimated 2,568 housing units in the South Dennis area. Of these, 278 units are rental homes, making up 11 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in South Dennis, Massachusetts, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in South Dennis?

The rental vacancy rate in South Dennis is 14 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 South Dennis for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in South Dennis
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 35 162 30 13
Occupied Rental Units by Size in South Dennis

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

Among renter households in this market, 64 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 South Dennis

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,486 to $2,897. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,486
One BR $1,585
Two BR $2,082
Three BR $2,541
Four BR $2,897
2024 Fair Market Rents in South Dennis, Massachusetts

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

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 35 100 percent
Two BR 58 36 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in South Dennis, Massachusetts

How many affordable rental units are in South Dennis?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in South Dennis, Massachusetts including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 27
Tracked Units by Federal Program in South Dennis, Massachusetts

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

Income Based Apartments in South Dennis, Massachusetts

South Dennis features 64 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 South Dennis, Massachusetts

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in South Dennis, Massachusetts

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay South Dennis landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in South Dennis.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in South Dennis, Massachusetts for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,874 and $2,290.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.