What HUD offices serve Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina?
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.
Go to the North Carolina Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Kill Devil Hills.
How many renters live in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina?
The City of Kill Devil Hills has 7,658 people living in 3,258 households.
There are 1,856 renters living in 826 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.24 percent of the population living in Kill Devil Hills.
What is the rental market like in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina?
There are an estimated 7,008 housing units in the Kill Devil Hills area. Of these, 1,875 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, there are 2 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kill Devil Hills?
The rental vacancy rate in Kill Devil Hills is 56 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 Kill Devil Hills for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kill Devil Hills
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 104 | 257 | 321 | 130 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kill Devil Hills
A large number of apartments in Kill Devil Hills 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 Kill Devil Hills are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 46 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 Kill Devil Hills
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,000 to $1,800. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,000 |
| One BR | $1,137 |
| Two BR | $1,280 |
| Three BR | $1,736 |
| Four BR | $1,800 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kill Devil Hills?
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 | 14 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 18 | 17 percent |
| Two BR | 110 | 43 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
How many affordable rental units are in Kill Devil Hills?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 44 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Kill Devil Hills features 0 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 Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kill Devil Hills.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kill Devil Hills landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Kill Devil Hills.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,152 and $1,408.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
