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

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Kingsview Apts C/O Mrd, Inc

3255 Washington St, Kingston, Michigan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kingston, Michigan
$17.14/hour
$6.81 (+66%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kingston, 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 Kingston, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Kingston, Michigan?

The City of Kingston has 352 people living in 137 households.

There are 79 renters living in 38 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.44 percent of the population living in Kingston.

What is the rental market like in Kingston, Michigan?

There are an estimated 187 housing units in the Kingston area. Of these, 44 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kingston, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kingston?

The rental vacancy rate in Kingston is 14 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Kingston for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kingston
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 9 12 11 3
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kingston

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Kingston

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $613 to $1,369. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $613
One BR $746
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,250
Four BR $1,369
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kingston, Michigan

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

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 56 percent
Two BR 10 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kingston, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Kingston?

Income Based Apartments in Kingston, Michigan

Kingston features 24 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 Kingston, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kingston, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kingston, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.