Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ava, MO

Discover affordable housing in Ava where there are 6+ 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.

Ava Elderly Housing

1002 NE 8th Ave, Ava, Missouri 65608

Martin Groves

1101 NE 8th Ave, Ava, Missouri 65608

Ava Public Housing

Shelton Ave, Ava, Missouri 65608

Redbud Village

307 W Webster Ave, Ava, Missouri

Brookview Apts of Ava

6214 Highway 14 East, Ava, Missouri

Missouri

NE 8th / NE 10th, Ava, Missouri 65608

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ava, Missouri
$15.09/hour
$2.79 (+23%) more than Missouri minimum wage and $7.84 (+108%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ava, Missouri?

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 Ava, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in Ava, Missouri?

The City of Ava has 2,933 people living in 1,087 households.

There are 939 renters living in 413 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.02 percent of the population living in Ava.

What is the rental market like in Ava, Missouri?

There are an estimated 1,164 housing units in the Ava area. Of these, 441 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ava, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ava?

The rental vacancy rate in Ava 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 Ava for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ava
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 27 206 158 7
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ava

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Ava

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $601 to $1,217. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $601
One BR $607
Two BR $797
Three BR $964
Four BR $1,217
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ava, Missouri

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

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 26 96 percent
Two BR 134 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ava, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Ava?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 32
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 3
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 70
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ava, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Ava, Missouri

Ava features 126 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 Ava, Missouri

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ava, Missouri

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ava landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Ava.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ava, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $717 and $877.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.