Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Yavapai County, AZ

Discover affordable housing in Yavapai County where there are 42+ 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.

Highland Square Apartments

299 W Mingus Ave, Cottonwood, Arizona 86326

Granite Creek Apartments

160 N Hwy 89, Chino Valley, Arizona 86323

Navapai Apartments

8800 E Yavapai Rd, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314

Lynx Creek Apartments

3241 N Majesty Dr, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314

Village Towers

1075 Ruth St, Prescott, Arizona 86301

Sungate Villa Senior Community

3850 N Civic Dr NE, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314

Bradshaw Senior Community

133 Bradshaw Dr, Prescott, Arizona 86303

Sungate Villa II Senior Community

3870 N Civic Dr NE, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314

Mingus Pointe Apartments

101 S 6th St, Cottonwood, Arizona 86326

Antelope Valley Apartments

1555 S Hwy 89, Chino Valley, Arizona 86323

Verde Vista Apartments

1720 E Elm St, Cottonwood, Arizona 86326

Pines at Prescott

1053 Sandretto Dr, Prescott, Arizona 86305

Prescott Valley Plaza Apartments

3250 N Majesty Dr, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314

Spring Valley Manor

14001 S Spring Ln, Mayer, Arizona 86333

Verde Valley Manor

3400 E Godard Rd, Cottonwood, Arizona 86326

Cottonwood Manor 1

859 S 12th St, Cottonwood, Arizona 86326

Tuzigoot Village Apartments

1600 East Skyline Drive, Cottonwood, Arizona 86326

Valley View III

3883 N Windsong Dr, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314

View Point Senior Community

3845 N Viewpoint Dr, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314

Creekview Village Apartments

519 Miller Valley Road, Prescott, Arizona 86301

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Yavapai County, Arizona
$26.57/hour
$12.22 (+85%) more than Arizona minimum wage and $19.32 (+267%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Yavapai County, Arizona?

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 Yavapai County, Arizona.

Go to the Arizona Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Yavapai County.

How many renters live in Yavapai County, Arizona?

The County of Yavapai County has 246,191 people living in 110,928 households.

There are 60,308 renters living in 27,193 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.5 percent of the population living in Yavapai County.

What is the rental market like in Yavapai County, Arizona?

There are an estimated 126,312 housing units in the Yavapai County area. Of these, 28,795 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Yavapai County, Arizona, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Yavapai County?

The rental vacancy rate in Yavapai County is 5 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 Yavapai County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yavapai County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,151 4,989 11,718 7,120 1,753
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yavapai County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Yavapai County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $951 to $2,273. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $951
One BR $1,140
Two BR $1,403
Three BR $1,943
Four BR $2,273
2024 Fair Market Rents in Yavapai County, Arizona

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

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 451 39 percent
One BR 3,418 69 percent
Two BR 7,095 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Yavapai County, Arizona

How many affordable rental units are in Yavapai County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Yavapai County, Arizona including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,641
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 263
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 30
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 540
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Yavapai County, Arizona

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

Income Based Apartments in Yavapai County, Arizona

Yavapai County features 718 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 Yavapai County, Arizona

There are 1,119 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Yavapai County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Yavapai County, Arizona

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Yavapai County landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Yavapai County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Yavapai County, Arizona for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,263 and $1,543.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.