Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Fort Calhoun, NE

Discover affordable housing in Fort Calhoun where there are 2+ 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.

Washington Heights Apartments

1200 Clay St, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023

Washington Hts Apartments

1101 Clay St, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fort Calhoun, 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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How many renters live in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska?

The City of Fort Calhoun has 1,154 people living in 448 households.

There are 442 renters living in 192 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.3 percent of the population living in Fort Calhoun.

What is the rental market like in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska?

There are an estimated 463 housing units in the Fort Calhoun area. Of these, 207 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fort Calhoun?

The rental vacancy rate in Fort Calhoun is 7 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 Fort Calhoun for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Calhoun
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 52 132 0 2
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Calhoun

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Fort Calhoun

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 Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 0 100 percent
Two BR 86 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

How many affordable rental units are in Fort Calhoun?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

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

Income Based Apartments in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Fort Calhoun features 20 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 Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

There are 20 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fort Calhoun.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.