Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in East Jordan, MI

Discover affordable housing in East Jordan where there are 3+ 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.

Applewood Highland Apartments

502 Erie St, East Jordan, Michigan 49727

Lakeview Manor

715 Division St, East Jordan, Michigan 49727

Jordan Hills Apts 442 W Baldwin

802-806 Erie Street, East Jordan, Michigan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In East Jordan, Michigan
$18.18/hour
$7.85 (+76%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $10.93 (+151%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve East Jordan, 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 East Jordan, Michigan.
Operates the Public Housing programs for East Jordan, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in East Jordan, Michigan?

The City of East Jordan has 1,876 people living in 967 households.

There are 262 renters living in 180 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.97 percent of the population living in East Jordan.

What is the rental market like in East Jordan, Michigan?

There are an estimated 1,173 housing units in the East Jordan area. Of these, 180 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Jordan, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Jordan?

The rental vacancy rate in East Jordan 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 East Jordan for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Jordan
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 78 86 16 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Jordan

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

Among renter households in this market, 24 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 6 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 East Jordan

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $671 to $1,537. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $671
One BR $784
Two BR $960
Three BR $1,353
Four BR $1,537
2024 Fair Market Rents in East Jordan, Michigan

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

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 73 94 percent
Two BR 76 88 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in East Jordan, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in East Jordan?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 41
Public Housing 28
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 10
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in East Jordan, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in East Jordan, Michigan

East Jordan features 92 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 East Jordan, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in East Jordan, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Jordan, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $864 and $1,056.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.