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

Discover affordable housing in Jonesville where there are 4+ 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.

Walnut Junction Apartments CO Red Oak Mgmt

302 Drake St, Jonesville, Michigan 49250

Parkwood Apartments

421 Parkwood Dr, Jonesville, Michigan 49250

Walnut Junction Apartments

502 Drake St, Jonesville, Michigan 49250

Parkwood Apartments

440 Parkwood Dr, Jonesville, Michigan 49250

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jonesville, Michigan
$18.03/hour
$7.70 (+75%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $10.78 (+149%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jonesville, 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 Jonesville, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Jonesville, Michigan?

The City of Jonesville has 2,304 people living in 894 households.

There are 474 renters living in 255 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.57 percent of the population living in Jonesville.

What is the rental market like in Jonesville, Michigan?

There are an estimated 1,022 housing units in the Jonesville area. Of these, 282 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jonesville, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jonesville?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jonesville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 97 131 23 4
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jonesville

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Jonesville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $720 to $1,306. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $720
One BR $725
Two BR $952
Three BR $1,199
Four BR $1,306
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jonesville, Michigan

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

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 68 70 percent
Two BR 105 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jonesville, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Jonesville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 127
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 84
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jonesville, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Jonesville, Michigan

Jonesville features 168 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 Jonesville, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jonesville, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jonesville, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $857 and $1,047.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.