Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Tompkins County, NY

Discover affordable housing in Tompkins County where there are 30+ 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.

Ellis Hollow

1028 Ellis Hollow Road, Ithaca, New York 14850

Conifer Village at Ithaca

200 Conifer Drive, Ithaca, New York 14850

Linderman Creek II

202 Cypress Court, Ithaca, New York 14850

Schoolhouse Gardens

177 Main Street, Groton, New York 13073

LIV 327 Seneca

327 W Seneca St, Ithaca, New York 14850

Lehigh Crossing

15 Cook St, Freeville, New York 13068

West Village

150 West Village Place , Ithaca, New York 14850

Center Village Court I

200 W South St, Groton, New York 13073

Juniper Manor

24 Elm St, Trumansburg, New York 14886

Juniper Manor II

20 Elm St, Trumansburg, New York 14886

Cedar Creek

310 Floral Ave, Ithaca, New York 14850

Poets Landing Apartments

4 T.S Eliot Dr, Dryden, New York 13053

Breckenridge Place

100 W Seneca St, Ithaca, New York 14850

Milton Meadows Apartments

2 Robins Way, Lansing, New York 14882

Founder's Ways

320 W Buffalo St, Ithaca, New York 14850

Linderman Creek Apartments

103 Conifer Cir, Ithaca, New York 14850

Ithaca Special Needs Sro

320 3rd St, Ithaca, New York 14850

The Overlook at West Hill Phase II

340 W Hill Cir, Ithaca, New York 14850

The Overlook at West Hill

120 W Hill Cir, Ithaca, New York 14850

West End Height

308 W Court Street , Ithaca, New York 14850

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tompkins County, New York
$31.52/hour
$16.52 (+110%) more than New York minimum wage and $24.27 (+335%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Tompkins County, New York?

The County of Tompkins County has 104,777 people living in 42,108 households.

There are 31,515 renters living in 18,401 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.08 percent of the population living in Tompkins County.

What is the rental market like in Tompkins County, New York?

There are an estimated 46,728 housing units in the Tompkins County area. Of these, 21,125 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tompkins County, New York, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tompkins County?

The rental vacancy rate in Tompkins County is 3 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 Tompkins County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tompkins County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,654 5,022 6,699 3,312 661
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tompkins County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Tompkins County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,311 to $2,229. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,311
One BR $1,434
Two BR $1,664
Three BR $2,056
Four BR $2,229
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tompkins County, New York

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

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 2,111 80 percent
One BR 3,486 69 percent
Two BR 3,473 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tompkins County, New York

How many affordable rental units are in Tompkins County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Tompkins County, New York including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 934
Public Housing 351
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 41
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 278
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tompkins County, New York

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

Income Based Apartments in Tompkins County, New York

Tompkins County features 591 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 Tompkins County, New York

There are 1,193 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tompkins County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tompkins County, New York

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tompkins County landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Tompkins County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tompkins County, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,498 and $1,830.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.