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

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The Brewery Lofts

219 West 2nd Street, Hastings, Nebraska 68901

Cedar Hollow Apartments

23810 Cedar Hollow Mall, Waterloo, Nebraska 68069

Lofts on 24th Street

3101 S 24th St, Omaha, Nebraska 68108

Villas at Crystal Court I,II,& III

1001 Honeylocust Dr, South Sioux City, Nebraska 68776

Woodland Park Townhomes II

4180 Pennsylvania Ave, Grand Island, Nebraska 68803

Stoneridge Apartments

716A East 56th St, Kearney, Nebraska 68847

Wilderness Falls I

Barada St. & W 31st St., Falls City, Nebraska 68355

Terrace Heights Village I

2205 Terrace Heights Dr, Auburn, Nebraska 68305

Ambassador and President Apartments

1330-1340 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

Empire Apartments

459 Jefferson Street, Fremont, Nebraska 68025

Benson Commons

3102 North 60th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68104

Royal Oaks Estates

909 Meadow Ln, Norfolk, Nebraska 68701

Stone Plaza

6025 Ville De Sante Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68104

Yorkshire Manor

2600 Laverna Street, Fremont, Nebraska 68025

Laurel Hill

6003 Laurel Ave, Omaha, Nebraska 68104

Chandler Pointe

3025 Kansas Drive, Bellevue, Nebraska 68005

Goldbeck Towers

721 S 1st Ave, Hastings, Nebraska 68901

Glenbrook Townhomes

1660 Knox Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521

Liberty Place

800 West 25th Street , South Sioux City, Nebraska 68776

Village East

2011 North 25th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68111

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In 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 Nebraska?

The State of Nebraska has 5,473 people living in 2,110 households.

There are 2,466 renters living in 897 renter households in this State. Renters make up 45.06 percent of the population living in Nebraska.

What is the rental market like in Nebraska?

There are an estimated 2,998 housing units in the Nebraska area. Of these, 919 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Nebraska, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Nebraska?

The rental vacancy rate in Nebraska is 2 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 Nebraska for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Nebraska
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
24 87 331 277 105
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Nebraska

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

Among renter households in this market, 24 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 8 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 many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Nebraska?

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 63 72 percent
Two BR 143 43 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Nebraska

How many affordable rental units are in Nebraska?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 18
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 16
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 7
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Nebraska

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

Income Based Apartments in Nebraska

Nebraska features 16,134 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 Nebraska

There are 13,473 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Nebraska.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Nebraska

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Nebraska landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Nebraska.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.