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

Discover affordable housing in Ashland where there are 8+ 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.

Bay Ridge Apartments

409 Vaughn Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Robert Holmes Villa

522 Chapple Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Ashland Arms

716 4th St W, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Daniel Kimball Villa

517 6th St W, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Bay Terrace

600 4th St W, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

High Rise Scattered Sites

319 Chapple Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Pinewood I - Mdi 21

1515 Beaser Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Ashland Enterprises

401 MacArthur Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ashland, Wisconsin
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ashland, Wisconsin?

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 Ashland, Wisconsin.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Ashland, Wisconsin.

Go to the Wisconsin Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Ashland.

How many renters live in Ashland, Wisconsin?

The City of Ashland has 7,903 people living in 3,437 households.

There are 2,609 renters living in 1,340 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.01 percent of the population living in Ashland.

What is the rental market like in Ashland, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 3,846 housing units in the Ashland area. Of these, 1,573 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ashland, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ashland?

The rental vacancy rate in Ashland is 11 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 Ashland for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
79 399 487 271 40
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashland

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Ashland

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $635 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $635
One BR $715
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ashland, Wisconsin

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

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 47 59 percent
One BR 274 69 percent
Two BR 268 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ashland, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Ashland?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 52
Public Housing 167
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 48
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 25
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 57
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ashland, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland features 285 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 Ashland, Wisconsin

There are 11 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ashland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ashland, Wisconsin

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.