Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Battle Lake, MN

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Summit Village Apts

102 Madison Ave, Battle Lake, Minnesota

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Battle Lake, Minnesota
$17.88/hour
$9.03 (+102%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $10.63 (+147%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Battle Lake, Minnesota?

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), Public Housing programs for Battle Lake, Minnesota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Battle Lake, Minnesota.

Go to the Minnesota Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Battle Lake.

How many renters live in Battle Lake, Minnesota?

The City of Battle Lake has 744 people living in 332 households.

There are 140 renters living in 108 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.82 percent of the population living in Battle Lake.

What is the rental market like in Battle Lake, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 449 housing units in the Battle Lake area. Of these, 111 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Battle Lake, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Battle Lake?

The rental vacancy rate in Battle Lake is 3 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 Battle Lake for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Battle Lake
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 29 64 8 5
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Battle Lake

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 38 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 Battle Lake

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $640 to $1,395. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $640
One BR $718
Two BR $944
Three BR $1,289
Four BR $1,395
2024 Fair Market Rents in Battle Lake, Minnesota

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

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 24 83 percent
Two BR 42 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Battle Lake, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Battle Lake?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Battle Lake, Minnesota including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Battle Lake, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Battle Lake, Minnesota

Battle Lake features 16 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 Battle Lake, Minnesota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Battle Lake, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Battle Lake, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $850 and $1,038.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.