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

Discover affordable housing in Chesaning 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.

Rock Creek Manor

606 N 4th St, Chesaning, Michigan 48616

Showboat Manor Apartments Kmg Prestige, Inc

845 Bentley St, Chesaning, Michigan 48616

Meadow Wood Village Apartments

154 Meadowwood Ln, Chesaning, Michigan 48616

Lone Rock Apartments

608 N 4th St, Chesaning, Michigan 48616

Meadow Wood Village Phase II C/O Stratford Group

158 Meadow Wood Lane, Chesaning, Michigan

Meadow Wood Village Phase I C/O Stratford Group

158 Meadow Wood Lane, Chesaning, Michigan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Chesaning, Michigan
$19.02/hour
$8.69 (+84%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $11.77 (+162%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Chesaning, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Chesaning, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Chesaning, Michigan?

The City of Chesaning has 2,450 people living in 1,047 households.

There are 747 renters living in 389 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.49 percent of the population living in Chesaning.

What is the rental market like in Chesaning, Michigan?

There are an estimated 1,117 housing units in the Chesaning area. Of these, 409 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Chesaning, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Chesaning?

The rental vacancy rate in Chesaning is 5 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 Chesaning for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chesaning
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 146 158 63 10
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chesaning

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Chesaning

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $681 to $1,337. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $681
One BR $764
Two BR $1,004
Three BR $1,295
Four BR $1,337
2024 Fair Market Rents in Chesaning, Michigan

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

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 136 93 percent
Two BR 141 89 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Chesaning, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Chesaning?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 113
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 41
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 96
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Chesaning, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Chesaning, Michigan

Chesaning features 125 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 Chesaning, Michigan

There are 88 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Chesaning.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Chesaning, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Chesaning, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $904 and $1,104.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.