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
Visit Website — (716) 884-7791Town 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.
Housing options for persons with disabilities.
Many housing programs have apartments or properties restricted to residents with disabilities, including Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with DisabilitiesJosie Shivers says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a very helpful website. I was able to put it in a Section 8 application, and received a letter that I was chosen to be on a waiting list!"