Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Moorhead, MN

Discover affordable housing in Moorhead where there are 17+ 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.

Village Green Manor

3501 Village Green Drive, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Park View Terrace Apartments

100 3rd St N, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Prairie View Apartments

1106 19th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Moorhead Townhomes

3202 17th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Eastwood Manor Apartments

1204 34th Street Cir S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Fieldcrest Townhomes Aka Times Estates

1801 Belsly Blvd, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Eventide Living Center, a Mn N - P Cp

1333 7th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Bright Sky Apartments

3305 3rd Ave NW, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Easten Townhomes

2920 4th Ave N, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Fieldcrest Townhomes

1828 34th Avenue S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Maple Court Townhomes

1506 10 1/2 St N, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Sharp View Apartments

920 5th Ave S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Riverview Heights

800 2nd Ave N, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Southview Apartments

33020 12th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Fieldcrest Apartments

1804 34th Ave S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Woodstone Apartments

3220 12th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Moorhead Manor Apartments

1202 34th Ave S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Moorhead, 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 Moorhead, 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 Moorhead, Minnesota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) programs for Moorhead, Minnesota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Family Unification Program (FUP), Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) programs for Moorhead, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Moorhead, Minnesota?

The City of Moorhead has 44,443 people living in 17,630 households.

There are 14,925 renters living in 7,433 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.58 percent of the population living in Moorhead.

What is the rental market like in Moorhead, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 18,612 housing units in the Moorhead area. Of these, 8,247 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Moorhead, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Moorhead?

The rental vacancy rate in Moorhead is 9 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 Moorhead for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Moorhead
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
451 2,151 3,158 915 607
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Moorhead

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Moorhead

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $656 to $1,602. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $656
One BR $781
Two BR $944
Three BR $1,330
Four BR $1,602
2024 Fair Market Rents in Moorhead, Minnesota

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

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 165 37 percent
One BR 1,207 56 percent
Two BR 1,349 43 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Moorhead, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Moorhead?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 295
Public Housing 148
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 256
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Moorhead, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Moorhead, Minnesota

Moorhead features 431 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 Moorhead, Minnesota

There are 338 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Moorhead.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Moorhead, Minnesota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Moorhead landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Moorhead.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.