Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Brookings, SD

Discover affordable housing in Brookings where there are 20+ 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.

Green Briar Apartments

410 15th St S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Windsor Estates

929 Southland Ln, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Prairie View

1802 12th St S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Wellington Heights Apartments

600 Medary Ave S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Regency Square

100 Sunrise Ridge Rd S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Pheasant Run Apartments

1250 Windsor Dr S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Yorkshire Apartments

2410 Yorkshire Dr, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Arrowhead Apartments

913 Onaka Trl, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Windsor Estates South

929 Southland Lane, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Briarwood Apartments

2322 Yorkshire Dr, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Advance House

509 6th Ave S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Sunchase Ltd

131 Sunrise Ridge Rd, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Cedar Apartments

711 8th St, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Advance

905 5th St S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Advance Associate Living

202 6th Ave S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Heritage Estates II

519 Heritage Dr, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Supervised Living Apartments

736 Brooklawn Dr, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Clairview Brookings Lincoln Arms

1807 6th St, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Three Oaks Apartments

700 6th Ave S, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

Kneip Duplex

312 8th Ave, Brookings, South Dakota 57006

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brookings, South Dakota
$19.07/hour
$7.87 (+70%) more than South Dakota minimum wage and $11.82 (+163%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brookings, South Dakota?

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 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Brookings, South Dakota.

Go to the South Dakota Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Brookings.

How many renters live in Brookings, South Dakota?

The City of Brookings has 23,530 people living in 8,766 households.

There are 9,110 renters living in 4,552 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.72 percent of the population living in Brookings.

What is the rental market like in Brookings, South Dakota?

There are an estimated 9,715 housing units in the Brookings area. Of these, 5,120 units are rental homes, making up 53 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brookings, South Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brookings?

The rental vacancy rate in Brookings is 6 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 Brookings for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brookings
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
167 942 2,192 715 338
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brookings

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 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 Brookings

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $784 to $1,709. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $784
One BR $789
Two BR $1,007
Three BR $1,419
Four BR $1,709
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brookings, South Dakota

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

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 36 22 percent
One BR 512 54 percent
Two BR 1,600 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brookings, South Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Brookings?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Brookings, South Dakota including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 235
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 132
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 7
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 200
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brookings, South Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Brookings, South Dakota

Brookings features 396 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 Brookings, South Dakota

There are 148 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brookings.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brookings, South Dakota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brookings landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Brookings.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brookings, South Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $906 and $1,108.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.