Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Garden City, MI

Discover affordable housing in Garden City where there are 2+ 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.

Garden City Towers

6120 Middlebelt Rd, Garden City, Michigan 48135

Liberty Hill Homes III

32170 Hennepin St, Garden City, Michigan 48135

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Garden City, Michigan
$24.45/hour
$14.12 (+137%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $17.20 (+237%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Garden City, 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 Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation, Family Unification Program (FUP), Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Garden City, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Garden City, Michigan.
Operates the Family Unification Program (FUP), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Family Self-Sufficiency, Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Garden City, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Garden City, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Garden City, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Garden City, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Garden City, Michigan?

The City of Garden City has 27,203 people living in 11,025 households.

There are 4,678 renters living in 2,124 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.2 percent of the population living in Garden City.

What is the rental market like in Garden City, Michigan?

There are an estimated 11,324 housing units in the Garden City area. Of these, 2,146 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Garden City, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Garden City?

The rental vacancy rate in Garden City 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 Garden City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garden City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
39 593 551 907 27
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garden City

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 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 Garden City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $920 to $1,719. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $920
One BR $1,019
Two BR $1,291
Three BR $1,595
Four BR $1,719
2024 Fair Market Rents in Garden City, Michigan

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

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
Studio 29 74 percent
One BR 561 95 percent
Two BR 378 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Garden City, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Garden City?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 171
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 3
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Garden City, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Garden City, Michigan

Garden City features 182 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 Garden City, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Garden City, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Garden City landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Garden City.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garden City, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,162 and $1,420.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.