Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Butte, MT

Discover affordable housing in Butte where there are 16+ 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.

Meadowlands Apartments

4034 Elizabeth Warren Ave, Butte, Montana 59701

Silver Bow Village

910 Evans, Butte, Montana 59701

Copper Ridge 4

119 Elderberry Lane, Butte, Montana 59701

Aspen Place Apartments

4500 Continental Dr, Butte, Montana 59701

Columbus Plaza

1515 Oregon Ave, Butte, Montana 59701

Rosalie Manor

50 W Broadway St, Butte, Montana 59701

Silver Bow Homes

220 Curtis St, Butte, Montana 59701

Leggat Apartments

50 W Broadway St., Butte, Montana 59701

Elm Street Apartments

1500 Elm St., Butte, Montana 59701

Copper Ridge

3251 Nettie St, Butte, Montana 59701

Atherton Apartments II

127 Trinity Loop, Butte, Montana 59701

John R Riley Apartments

701 Hobson Ave, Butte, Montana 59701

Butte Mountain View

202 Ohio St, Butte, Montana 59701

Hom97hrdcxii - Butte ( Continental Gardens )

3100 Continental Dr, Butte, Montana 59701

Scattered Site

1344 Sampson St, Butte, Montana 59701

Hom98gardencitychdo ( Ourhouse Spurlock )

306 N Main St, Butte, Montana 59701

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Butte, Montana
$17.65/hour
$13.65 (+341%) more than Montana minimum wage and $10.40 (+143%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Butte, Montana?

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 Butte, Montana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Butte, Montana.

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

How many renters live in Butte, Montana?

The City of Butte has 34,638 people living in 14,775 households.

There are 8,931 renters living in 4,407 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.78 percent of the population living in Butte.

What is the rental market like in Butte, Montana?

There are an estimated 16,929 housing units in the Butte area. Of these, 5,189 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Butte, Montana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Butte?

The rental vacancy rate in Butte is 12 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 Butte for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Butte
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
366 1,375 1,721 654 255
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Butte

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Butte

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $632 to $1,538. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $632
One BR $723
Two BR $932
Three BR $1,240
Four BR $1,538
2024 Fair Market Rents in Butte, Montana

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

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 148 40 percent
One BR 965 70 percent
Two BR 974 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Butte, Montana

How many affordable rental units are in Butte?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 176
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 235
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Butte, Montana

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

Income Based Apartments in Butte, Montana

Butte features 606 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 Butte, Montana

There are 345 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Butte.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Butte, Montana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Butte landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Butte.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Butte, Montana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $839 and $1,025.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.