Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Belle Plaine, MN

Discover affordable housing in Belle Plaine where there are 7+ 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.

Orchard Street Townhomes

300 E Orchard St, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011

Cardinal Ridge Apartments

200 W State St, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011

Faith Residence Aka Lutheran Home Belle Plaine

175 S Elk St, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011

Boessling Lutheran Village Apartments

611 W Main St, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011

Belle Plaine Apartments

201 W Raven St, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011

Belle Haven Apartments

South Chestnut Street, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011

Belle Plaine Apartments

222 E South St, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Belle Plaine, Minnesota
$30.72/hour
$21.87 (+247%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $23.47 (+324%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Belle Plaine, 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 Belle Plaine, Minnesota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Belle Plaine, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Belle Plaine, Minnesota?

The City of Belle Plaine has 7,363 people living in 2,658 households.

There are 645 renters living in 391 renter households in this City. Renters make up 8.76 percent of the population living in Belle Plaine.

What is the rental market like in Belle Plaine, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 2,698 housing units in the Belle Plaine area. Of these, 391 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Belle Plaine?

The rental vacancy rate in Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Belle Plaine
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
15 125 74 80 97
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Belle Plaine

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Belle Plaine

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,174 to $2,478. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,174
One BR $1,327
Two BR $1,622
Three BR $2,188
Four BR $2,478
2024 Fair Market Rents in Belle Plaine, Minnesota

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

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 33 percent
One BR 103 82 percent
Two BR 60 81 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Belle Plaine, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Belle Plaine?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 83
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 20
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 24
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 91
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Belle Plaine, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Belle Plaine, Minnesota

Belle Plaine features 124 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 Belle Plaine, Minnesota

There are 48 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Belle Plaine.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Belle Plaine, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Belle Plaine, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,460 and $1,784.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.