This housing agency serves Buffalo, New York.
Town of Amherst provides affordable housing for up to 5,660 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
1195 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
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Town of Amherst serves 3,903 low-income households. The agency manages 5,577 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 79 percent of households served by Town of Amherst. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Town of Amherst households.
Working adults head 819 households and make up 21 percent of households served by Town of Amherst.
There are 2849 female-headed renter households living in Town of Amherst housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Town of Amherst.
| Black | 2,147 |
| Native American | 39 |
| White | 1,366 |
| Hispanic | 351 |
There are 1248 households headed by seniors served by the Town of Amherst. Senior households are 32% of households in Town of Amherst housing.
There are 1366 persons with disabilities living in Town of Amherst housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 35% of households served by the Town of Amherst.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Dawn Cournoyer says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great resource! The site gives people a great place to search for housing list openings."