Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Wisconsin, WI

Discover affordable housing in Wisconsin where there are 750+ 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.

Lighthouse Point Townhomes

500 Shelbourne Ct, Racine, Wisconsin 53402

Harmony at Grandview Commons

116 Milky Way, Madison, Wisconsin 53718

Yahara River View Apartments

1459 E Main St, Madison, Wisconsin 53703

Woolen Mills Lofts

218 East South Island Street, Appleton, Wisconsin 54915

Monroe Street Apartments

217 N. Monroe Street, Waterloo, Wisconsin 53594

Sussex Mill Apartments

W240 N6345 Maple Avenue, Sussex, Wisconsin 53089

Lynndale Senior Village Apartments

3761 N White Hawk Dr, Appleton, Wisconsin 54913

Fair Acre Townhomes

1911 N Main St, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901

Atrium Lofts

1418 1st Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403

Village on Water

100 Anchor Dr, Marinette, Wisconsin 54143

Cranberry Woods

2241 14th Street South, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54494

Morris Park Senior Village

625 W North St, Adams, Wisconsin 53910

Fulton Street Apartments

811 W Fulton St, Edgerton, Wisconsin 53534

Kunzelmann-Esser Lofts

710 West Historic Mitchell Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204

Ridge View Apartments

107 Sheridon Rd, Eastman, Wisconsin 54626

Whispering Pines Apartments

406 N Barkman St, Suring, Wisconsin 54174

Cottages of Ellsworth

411 W Cairns St, Ellsworth, Wisconsin 54011

Oak Valley Apartments

259 Laing St, Redgranite, Wisconsin 54970

Oregon Genesis Apartments

250 S Oak St, Oregon, Wisconsin 53575

Osceola Village

550 Chieftain Street, Osceola, Wisconsin 54020

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wisconsin
$20.09/hour
$12.84 (+177%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $12.84 (+177%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Wisconsin?

The State of Wisconsin has 85,784 people living in 35,443 households.

There are 17,436 renters living in 9,101 renter households in this State. Renters make up 20.33 percent of the population living in Wisconsin.

What is the rental market like in Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 36,469 housing units in the Wisconsin area. Of these, 9,648 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wisconsin?

The rental vacancy rate in Wisconsin is 4 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 Wisconsin for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wisconsin
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
284 1,969 4,486 1,890 445
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wisconsin

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Wisconsin?

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 138 49 percent
One BR 1,158 59 percent
Two BR 2,501 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Wisconsin?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Wisconsin including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 299
Public Housing 203
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 581
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 19
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 16
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 264
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Wisconsin

Wisconsin features 53,932 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 Wisconsin

There are 44,307 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wisconsin.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wisconsin

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Wisconsin landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Wisconsin.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $955 and $1,167.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.