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

Discover affordable housing in St Louis County where there are 68+ 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

University Commons Apartments

900 Westgate Avenue, University City, Missouri 63130

The Residences at Jennings Place

2360 Middle River Roads, Jennings, Missouri 63136

Stonebridge Townhomes

1456 Stonebury Court, Florissant, Missouri 63033

Santa Maria Apartments

12565 Santa Maria Court, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042

Covenant Place

8 Millstone Campus Drive, Aurora, Missouri 63146

Laurel Park Apartments

9605 Jacobi Ave, Jennings, Missouri 63136

Santa Ana

3737 Ashby Rd, St Ann, Missouri 63074

Fairview Village Senior Living

2120 Switzer Ave, Jennings, Missouri 63136

Dunn Road Manor

3399 Dunn Rd , Florissant, Missouri 63033

North Webster Village

920 Bell Ave, Webster Groves, Missouri 63119

The Residences at Jennings Place III

2250 Middle River Rd, Jennings, Missouri 63136

Meramec Place Apartments

69 Cheryl Ln, Valley Park, Missouri 63088

Life Skills Apartments

609 N Taylor Ave, Kirkwood, Missouri 63122

Gambrill Gardens Apartments

1 Strecker Rd, Ellisville, Missouri 63011

Heritage Place Senior Living

10701 Saint Cosmas Ln, St Ann, Missouri 63074

Hickory Trace Apartments

3567 Dehart Pl, St Louis, Missouri 63074

Jennings Place

2360 Middle River Roads, Jennings, Missouri 63136

Wellington Arms III

11317 Sugar Pine Dr, Florissant, Missouri 63033

Wellington Arms II

11325 Sugar Pine Dr, Florissant, Missouri 63033

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St Louis County, 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 St Louis 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), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moderate Rehabilitation, Homeownership programs for St Louis County, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in St Louis County, Missouri?

The County of St Louis County has 990,414 people living in 413,258 households.

There are 265,287 renters living in 130,709 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.79 percent of the population living in St Louis County.

What is the rental market like in St Louis County, Missouri?

There are an estimated 445,891 housing units in the St Louis County area. Of these, 139,295 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Louis County, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Louis County?

The rental vacancy rate in St Louis County 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 St Louis County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Louis County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
4,087 30,475 62,627 28,024 4,614
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Louis County

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 St Louis County

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 St Louis County, Missouri

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in St Louis 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 1,706 42 percent
One BR 16,298 53 percent
Two BR 32,585 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Louis County, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in St Louis County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 5,516
Public Housing 526
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 3,652
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 20
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 879
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 71
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Louis County, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in St Louis County, Missouri

St Louis County features 2,453 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 St Louis County, Missouri

There are 2,140 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St Louis County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Louis County, Missouri

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay St Louis County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in St Louis County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.