Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in New Auburn, WI

Discover affordable housing in New Auburn where there are 2+ 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.

Sunrise Village

327 N Spruce St, New Auburn, Wisconsin 54757

Chippewa Valley Apartments

222 N Central St, New Auburn, Wisconsin 54757

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In New Auburn, Wisconsin
$19.68/hour
$12.43 (+171%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $12.43 (+171%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve New Auburn, 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) programs for New Auburn, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in New Auburn, Wisconsin?

The City of New Auburn has 568 people living in 231 households.

There are 141 renters living in 63 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.82 percent of the population living in New Auburn.

What is the rental market like in New Auburn, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 244 housing units in the New Auburn area. Of these, 63 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in New Auburn, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in New Auburn?

The rental vacancy rate in New Auburn is 0 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 New Auburn for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in New Auburn
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 20 9 9 17
Occupied Rental Units by Size in New Auburn

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

Among renter households in this market, 78 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 New Auburn

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $648 to $1,388. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $648
One BR $718
Two BR $943
Three BR $1,178
Four BR $1,388
2024 Fair Market Rents in New Auburn, Wisconsin

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

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
One BR 19 95 percent
Two BR 7 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in New Auburn, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in New Auburn?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 4
Tracked Units by Federal Program in New Auburn, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in New Auburn, Wisconsin

New Auburn features 12 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 New Auburn, Wisconsin

There are 20 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in New Auburn.

Housing Choice Vouchers in New Auburn, Wisconsin

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in New Auburn, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $935 and $1,143.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.