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

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Riverview Apartments

221 Joy, Suite 1, Blissfield, Michigan 49228

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Blissfield, Michigan
$19.38/hour
$9.05 (+88%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $12.13 (+167%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Blissfield, 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 Blissfield, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Blissfield, Michigan?

The City of Blissfield has 3,214 people living in 1,273 households.

There are 546 renters living in 251 renter households in this City. Renters make up 16.99 percent of the population living in Blissfield.

What is the rental market like in Blissfield, Michigan?

There are an estimated 1,291 housing units in the Blissfield area. Of these, 251 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blissfield, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blissfield?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blissfield
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 22 99 107 23
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blissfield

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

Among renter households in this market, 25 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Blissfield

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $729 to $1,546. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $729
One BR $809
Two BR $1,023
Three BR $1,355
Four BR $1,546
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blissfield, Michigan

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

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 5 23 percent
Two BR 88 89 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Blissfield, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Blissfield?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 32
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blissfield, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Blissfield, Michigan

Blissfield features 32 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 Blissfield, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blissfield, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Blissfield, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $921 and $1,125.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.