Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Elk Creek, NE

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Elk Creek Housing

345 Ash St, Elk Creek, Nebraska 68348

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Elk Creek, Nebraska
$16.52/hour
$4.52 (+38%) more than Nebraska minimum wage and $9.27 (+128%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Elk Creek, Nebraska?

The City of Elk Creek has 111 people living in 46 households.

There are 28 renters living in 13 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.23 percent of the population living in Elk Creek.

What is the rental market like in Elk Creek, Nebraska?

There are an estimated 63 housing units in the Elk Creek area. Of these, 13 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Elk Creek, Nebraska, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Elk Creek?

The rental vacancy rate in Elk Creek is 0 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 Elk Creek for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Elk Creek
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 9 4 0 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Elk Creek

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Elk Creek

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $591 to $1,163. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $591
One BR $664
Two BR $872
Three BR $1,054
Four BR $1,163
2024 Fair Market Rents in Elk Creek, Nebraska

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

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
One BR 9 100 percent
Two BR 4 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Elk Creek, Nebraska

How many affordable rental units are in Elk Creek?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 4
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Elk Creek, Nebraska

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

Income Based Apartments in Elk Creek, Nebraska

Elk Creek features 4 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 Elk Creek, Nebraska

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Elk Creek.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Elk Creek, Nebraska

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Elk Creek, Nebraska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $785 and $959.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.