Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Grundy County, MO

Discover affordable housing in Grundy County where there are 12+ 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.

Grundy Apartments

1850 E 8th St, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Village East

1800 Cherry Lane, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Trenton Heights Apartments

1912 E 13th St, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Princeton Manor

2610 Princeton Rd, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Friendship Place

1820 Oklahoma Ave, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Trenton Village Apartments

1700 E 30th St Ofc, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Adams Park Apartments

1312 E 9th St, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Trenton Village Apartments

1700 E 30th St, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Plaza Building

715 Main St, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Galt Rental Housing

402 South Elm, Galt, Missouri

Walden of Trenton

1010 Avalon St, Trenton, Missouri 64683

Granada Homes Inc

302 W Main St, Laredo, Missouri 64652

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Grundy County, 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 Grundy County, 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) programs for Grundy County, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in Grundy County, Missouri?

The County of Grundy County has 9,878 people living in 3,806 households.

There are 2,554 renters living in 1,208 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.86 percent of the population living in Grundy County.

What is the rental market like in Grundy County, Missouri?

There are an estimated 4,848 housing units in the Grundy County area. Of these, 1,430 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Grundy County, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Grundy County?

The rental vacancy rate in Grundy County is 15 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 Grundy County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grundy County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
64 229 438 374 82
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grundy County

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Grundy County

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 $614
Two BR $797
Three BR $1,064
Four BR $1,217
2024 Fair Market Rents in Grundy County, Missouri

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

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 57 89 percent
One BR 171 75 percent
Two BR 303 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Grundy County, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Grundy County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 150
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 81
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 10
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 96
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Grundy County, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Grundy County, Missouri

Grundy County features 211 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 Grundy County, Missouri

There are 106 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Grundy County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Grundy County, Missouri

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.