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

Discover affordable housing in Riverview 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.

Riverview Co-op Senior Apartments

13333 Pennsylvania Rd, Riverview, Michigan 48193

Riverview Tower

13333 Pennsylvania Ave, Riverview, Michigan 48192

Rivergreen Apartments

17133 Rivergreen Blvd, Riverview, Michigan 48193

Riverview American House ( Forest Grove )

20320 Fort St, Riverview, Michigan 48193

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Riverview, 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 Riverview, 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 Riverview, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Riverview, Michigan.
Operates the Family Unification Program (FUP), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Family Self-Sufficiency, Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Riverview, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Riverview, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Riverview, 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 Riverview, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Riverview, Michigan?

The City of Riverview has 12,390 people living in 5,162 households.

There are 3,673 renters living in 1,976 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.64 percent of the population living in Riverview.

What is the rental market like in Riverview, Michigan?

There are an estimated 5,468 housing units in the Riverview area. Of these, 2,156 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Riverview, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Riverview?

The rental vacancy rate in Riverview is 8 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 Riverview for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Riverview
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
169 508 894 333 72
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Riverview

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Riverview

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 Riverview, Michigan

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

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 56 33 percent
One BR 307 60 percent
Two BR 667 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Riverview, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Riverview?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 312
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 250
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Riverview, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Riverview, Michigan

Riverview features 422 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 Riverview, Michigan

There are 149 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Riverview.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Riverview, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Riverview landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Riverview.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.