Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pine Ridge, SD

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Keepers of Our Wisdom

SOUTH OF HOSPITAL, Pine Ridge, South Dakota 57770

Oglala Lakota Complex

SOUTH OF SCHOOL, Pine Ridge, South Dakota 57770

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pine Ridge, 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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How many renters live in Pine Ridge, South Dakota?

The City of Pine Ridge has 2,921 people living in 503 households.

There are 2,104 renters living in 355 renter households in this City. Renters make up 72.03 percent of the population living in Pine Ridge.

What is the rental market like in Pine Ridge, South Dakota?

There are an estimated 719 housing units in the Pine Ridge area. Of these, 369 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pine Ridge?

The rental vacancy rate in Pine Ridge is 2 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 Pine Ridge for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pine Ridge
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8 23 28 203 93
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pine Ridge

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

Among renter households in this market, 26 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Pine Ridge?

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 4 50 percent
One BR 23 100 percent
Two BR 28 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pine Ridge, South Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Pine Ridge?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pine Ridge, South Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Pine Ridge features 24 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 Pine Ridge, South Dakota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pine Ridge, South Dakota

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.