Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Blair, NE

Discover affordable housing in Blair where there are 7+ 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.

Fox Ridge Apartments

10th and Iowa St, Blair, Nebraska 68008

Parkview Manor

758 S 16th St, Blair, Nebraska 68008

Brookview Apartments

736 S 13th St, Blair, Nebraska 68008

NorthView Apartments

1215-1285 N 10th St, Blair, Nebraska 68008

Shepherd Village

2290 Wright St, Blair, Nebraska 68008

Blair Apartments - Phase II

630 S 19th St, Blair, Nebraska 68008

Blair Senior Housing

440 N 10th St, Blair, Nebraska 68008

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Blair, Nebraska
$22.16/hour
$10.16 (+85%) more than Nebraska minimum wage and $14.91 (+206%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Blair, Nebraska?

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 Public Housing programs for Blair, Nebraska.

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

How many renters live in Blair, Nebraska?

The City of Blair has 7,813 people living in 3,084 households.

There are 1,547 renters living in 869 renter households in this City. Renters make up 19.8 percent of the population living in Blair.

What is the rental market like in Blair, Nebraska?

There are an estimated 3,298 housing units in the Blair area. Of these, 905 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blair, Nebraska, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blair?

The rental vacancy rate in Blair is 4 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 Blair for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blair
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
20 143 449 223 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blair

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Blair

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $895 to $1,733. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $895
One BR $971
Two BR $1,170
Three BR $1,562
Four BR $1,733
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blair, Nebraska

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

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 20 100 percent
One BR 125 87 percent
Two BR 323 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Blair, Nebraska

How many affordable rental units are in Blair?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 84
Public Housing 100
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 116
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blair, Nebraska

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

Income Based Apartments in Blair, Nebraska

Blair features 236 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 Blair, Nebraska

There are 54 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blair.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blair, Nebraska

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Blair, Nebraska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,053 and $1,287.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.