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

Discover affordable housing in Jennings where there are 9+ 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.

Shannon Fox Apartments

8050 Shannon Fox Cir, Jennings, Missouri 63136

The Residences at Jennings Place

2360 Middle River Roads, Jennings, Missouri 63136

Laurel Park Apartments

9605 Jacobi Ave, Jennings, Missouri 63136

Fairview Village Senior Living

2120 Switzer Ave, Jennings, Missouri 63136

The Residences at Jennings Place III

2250 Middle River Rd, Jennings, Missouri 63136

Jennings Place

2360 Middle River Roads, Jennings, Missouri 63136

St John Neumann Apartments

8424 Lucas, Jennings, Missouri 63136

St Andrews of Jennings Phase II

9600 New Halls Ferry Rd, Jennings, Missouri 0

Living City Project

6975 Theodore Ave, Jennings, Missouri 63136

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jennings, 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 Jennings, 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 Jennings, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in Jennings, Missouri?

The City of Jennings has 12,996 people living in 5,988 households.

There are 6,653 renters living in 3,397 renter households in this City. Renters make up 51.19 percent of the population living in Jennings.

What is the rental market like in Jennings, Missouri?

There are an estimated 7,546 housing units in the Jennings area. Of these, 3,591 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jennings, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jennings?

The rental vacancy rate in Jennings is 5 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 Jennings for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jennings
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
19 987 1,445 776 107
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jennings

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

Among renter households in this market, 65 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Jennings

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 Jennings, Missouri

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

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 19 100 percent
One BR 868 88 percent
Two BR 1,030 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jennings, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Jennings?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 401
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 192
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jennings, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Jennings, Missouri

Jennings features 199 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 Jennings, Missouri

There are 576 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jennings.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jennings, Missouri

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Jennings landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Jennings.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.