Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Claire City, SD

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Redwood Apts

200 Ulstad Avenue, Claire City, South Dakota

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Chris Madden

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Claire City, South Dakota
$17.14/hour
$5.94 (+53%) more than South Dakota minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Claire City, 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), Public Housing programs for Claire City, South Dakota.

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

How many renters live in Claire City, South Dakota?

The City of Claire City has 80 people living in 33 households.

There are 4 renters living in 1 renter households in this City. Renters make up 5 percent of the population living in Claire City.

What is the rental market like in Claire City, South Dakota?

There are an estimated 38 housing units in the Claire City area. Of these, 4 units are rental homes, making up 11 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Claire City, South Dakota, there are 4 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Claire City?

The rental vacancy rate in Claire City is 25 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 Claire City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Claire City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 1 0 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Claire City

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

Among renter households in this market, 0 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Claire City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $613 to $1,529. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $613
One BR $771
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,220
Four BR $1,529
2024 Fair Market Rents in Claire City, South Dakota

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

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
Two BR 1 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Claire City, South Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Claire City?

Income Based Apartments in Claire City, South Dakota

Claire City features 4 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 Claire City, South Dakota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Claire City, South Dakota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Claire City, South Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.