Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Rawlins, WY

Discover affordable housing in Rawlins 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.

Shandon Park Apartments

3020 Lerwick Dr, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301

Bitter Creek

434 E Hugus St , Rawlins, Wyoming 82301

Stagecoach Apartments

709 Washington St, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301

Buffalo Run Residentials

220 8th St, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301

Buffalo Run Residentials

808 W Buffalo St, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301

Cathy Gardens

548 15th St, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301

S.W.A.H. - Rawlins

1910 Edinburgh St, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301

Carrington Point

Plumtree Dr, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rawlins, Wyoming
$19.66/hour
$12.41 (+171%) more than Wyoming minimum wage and $12.41 (+171%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rawlins, 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 Rawlins, Wyoming.

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

How many renters live in Rawlins, Wyoming?

The City of Rawlins has 8,287 people living in 3,165 households.

There are 2,107 renters living in 1,020 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.43 percent of the population living in Rawlins.

What is the rental market like in Rawlins, Wyoming?

There are an estimated 4,003 housing units in the Rawlins area. Of these, 1,323 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rawlins, Wyoming, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rawlins?

The rental vacancy rate in Rawlins is 23 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 Rawlins for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rawlins
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 178 529 218 95
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rawlins

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

Among renter households in this market, 20 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Rawlins

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $803 to $1,726. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $803
One BR $808
Two BR $1,038
Three BR $1,463
Four BR $1,726
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rawlins, Wyoming

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

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 128 72 percent
Two BR 422 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rawlins, Wyoming

How many affordable rental units are in Rawlins?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 62
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 131
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rawlins, Wyoming

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

Income Based Apartments in Rawlins, Wyoming

Rawlins features 174 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 Rawlins, Wyoming

There are 88 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rawlins.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rawlins, Wyoming

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rawlins, Wyoming for a two-bedroom apartment is between $934 and $1,142.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.