Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St Helen, MI

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Summer Place Apts Gld Mgmt Co

10045 Powers Court, St Helen, Michigan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St Helen, 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 St Helen, 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 St Helen, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in St Helen, Michigan?

The City of St Helen has 2,822 people living in 1,368 households.

There are 787 renters living in 331 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.89 percent of the population living in St Helen.

What is the rental market like in St Helen, Michigan?

There are an estimated 2,554 housing units in the St Helen area. Of these, 331 units are rental homes, making up 13 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Helen, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Helen?

The rental vacancy rate in St Helen 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 St Helen for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Helen
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 47 92 169 16
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Helen

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 St Helen

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $684 to $1,312. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $684
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,182
Four BR $1,312
2024 Fair Market Rents in St Helen, Michigan

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

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 5 71 percent
One BR 29 62 percent
Two BR 67 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Helen, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in St Helen?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Helen, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in St Helen, Michigan

St Helen features 12 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 St Helen, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Helen, Michigan

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.