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

Discover affordable housing in Scottville 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.

Glendale Apartments

400 W 3rd St, Scottville, Michigan 49454

Thornwild Apartments

410 Thornwild Dr, Scottville, Michigan 49454

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Scottville, Michigan
$18.28/hour
$7.95 (+77%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $11.03 (+152%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Scottville, 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 Scottville, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Scottville, Michigan?

The City of Scottville has 1,512 people living in 570 households.

There are 554 renters living in 249 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.64 percent of the population living in Scottville.

What is the rental market like in Scottville, Michigan?

There are an estimated 609 housing units in the Scottville area. Of these, 277 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Scottville, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Scottville?

The rental vacancy rate in Scottville is 7 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 Scottville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Scottville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 73 120 51 2
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Scottville

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Scottville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $675 to $1,285. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $675
One BR $740
Two BR $965
Three BR $1,234
Four BR $1,285
2024 Fair Market Rents in Scottville, Michigan

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

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 3 100 percent
One BR 64 88 percent
Two BR 99 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Scottville, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Scottville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 52
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 28
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Scottville, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Scottville, Michigan

Scottville features 28 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 Scottville, Michigan

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Scottville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Scottville, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Scottville, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $869 and $1,062.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.