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

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Avonlea Senior Living

531 Avonlea Court, Eureka, Missouri 63025

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Eureka, Missouri
$22.90/hour
$10.60 (+86%) more than Missouri minimum wage and $15.65 (+216%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Eureka, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moderate Rehabilitation, Homeownership programs for Eureka, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in Eureka, Missouri?

The City of Eureka has 12,008 people living in 4,229 households.

There are 1,630 renters living in 875 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.57 percent of the population living in Eureka.

What is the rental market like in Eureka, Missouri?

There are an estimated 4,472 housing units in the Eureka area. Of these, 875 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Eureka, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Eureka?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Eureka
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
39 122 469 245 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Eureka

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Eureka

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $928 to $1,818. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $928
One BR $972
Two BR $1,209
Three BR $1,565
Four BR $1,818
2024 Fair Market Rents in Eureka, Missouri

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

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 39 100 percent
One BR 69 57 percent
Two BR 240 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Eureka, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Eureka?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 48
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 113
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Eureka, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Eureka, Missouri

Eureka features 0 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 Eureka, Missouri

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Eureka, Missouri

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Eureka, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,088 and $1,330.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.