Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Rock Springs, WY

Discover affordable housing in Rock Springs where there are 6+ 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.

Creekside Apartments

2350 Reagan Ave, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901

Carrington Pointe Apartments

2475 Cascade Dr, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901

Bicentennial Village Apartments

3723 Madison Dr, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901

Rock Springs

1405 Thompson St, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901

Churchill Commons

1900 Churchill, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901

Sw Wyoming Rehab Center

3357 Sierra Cir, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Madison Shannahan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rock Springs, Wyoming
$19.56/hour
$12.31 (+170%) more than Wyoming minimum wage and $12.31 (+170%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rock Springs, Wyoming?

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 Rock Springs, Wyoming.

Go to the Wyoming Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Rock Springs.

How many renters live in Rock Springs, Wyoming?

The City of Rock Springs has 23,361 people living in 9,017 households.

There are 6,614 renters living in 2,605 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.31 percent of the population living in Rock Springs.

What is the rental market like in Rock Springs, Wyoming?

There are an estimated 10,736 housing units in the Rock Springs area. Of these, 3,266 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rock Springs, Wyoming, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rock Springs?

The rental vacancy rate in Rock Springs is 18 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 Rock Springs for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rock Springs
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
49 539 1,253 554 186
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rock Springs

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Rock Springs

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $896 to $1,733. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $896
One BR $907
Two BR $1,033
Three BR $1,329
Four BR $1,733
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rock Springs, Wyoming

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

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 30 61 percent
One BR 396 73 percent
Two BR 796 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rock Springs, Wyoming

How many affordable rental units are in Rock Springs?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Rock Springs, Wyoming including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 196
Public Housing 98
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 122
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rock Springs, Wyoming

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

Income Based Apartments in Rock Springs, Wyoming

Rock Springs features 208 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 Rock Springs, Wyoming

There are 65 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rock Springs.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rock Springs, Wyoming

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rock Springs landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Rock Springs.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rock Springs, Wyoming for a two-bedroom apartment is between $930 and $1,136.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.