Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Toole County, MT

Discover affordable housing in Toole County where there are 6+ 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.

Marias Manor

208 5th St N, Shelby, Montana 59474

Crossroads II

738 Granite Ave, Shelby, Montana 59474

Sweet Grass Apartments

724 St Marys Ave, Shelby, Montana 59474

Westwood Apartments

770 Westwood Ave, Shelby, Montana 59474

Sentinel court

1001 Oilfield Avenue, Shelby, Montana 59474

Plum Tree Apts C/O Circle K Mgmt

203 Plum St, Shelby, Montana

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Madison Shannahan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Toole County, Montana
$17.14/hour
$13.14 (+329%) more than Montana minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Toole County, 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) programs for Toole County, Montana.

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

How many renters live in Toole County, Montana?

The County of Toole County has 5,018 people living in 1,795 households.

There are 1,830 renters living in 630 renter households in this County. Renters make up 36.47 percent of the population living in Toole County.

What is the rental market like in Toole County, Montana?

There are an estimated 2,329 housing units in the Toole County area. Of these, 704 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Toole County, Montana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Toole County?

The rental vacancy rate in Toole County is 11 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 Toole County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Toole County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
30 188 202 138 47
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Toole County

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

Among renter households in this market, 24 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 6 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 Toole County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $658 to $1,425. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $658
One BR $806
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,425
2024 Fair Market Rents in Toole County, Montana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Toole 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 21 70 percent
One BR 134 71 percent
Two BR 105 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Toole County, Montana

How many affordable rental units are in Toole County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Toole County, Montana

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

Income Based Apartments in Toole County, Montana

Toole County features 72 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 Toole County, Montana

There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Toole County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Toole County, Montana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Toole County, Montana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.