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

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Mesa Vue

404 W 6th St, Oshkosh, Nebraska 69154

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Oshkosh, 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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What HUD offices serve Oshkosh, 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 Oshkosh, Nebraska.

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

How many renters live in Oshkosh, Nebraska?

The City of Oshkosh has 965 people living in 399 households.

There are 135 renters living in 71 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.99 percent of the population living in Oshkosh.

What is the rental market like in Oshkosh, Nebraska?

There are an estimated 506 housing units in the Oshkosh area. Of these, 80 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Oshkosh, Nebraska, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Oshkosh?

The rental vacancy rate in Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oshkosh
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 9 27 22 10
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oshkosh

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Oshkosh

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 Oshkosh, Nebraska

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

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 8 89 percent
Two BR 10 37 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Oshkosh, Nebraska

How many affordable rental units are in Oshkosh?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 18
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Oshkosh, Nebraska

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

Income Based Apartments in Oshkosh, Nebraska

Oshkosh features 18 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 Oshkosh, Nebraska

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Oshkosh, Nebraska

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.