Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St. Johns, AZ

Discover affordable housing in St. Johns 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.

Cinnamon Ridge Apartments

230 S. 13th W., St. Johns, Arizona 85936

Hillcrest Apts

897 W. Hillcrest Circle, St. Johns, Arizona

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St. Johns, Arizona
$20.02/hour
$5.67 (+40%) more than Arizona minimum wage and $12.77 (+176%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in St. Johns, Arizona?

The City of St. Johns has 3,419 people living in 800 households.

There are 694 renters living in 155 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.3 percent of the population living in St. Johns.

What is the rental market like in St. Johns, Arizona?

There are an estimated 1,183 housing units in the St. Johns area. Of these, 197 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St. Johns, Arizona, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St. Johns?

The rental vacancy rate in St. Johns is 21 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 St. Johns for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St. Johns
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
18 27 21 62 27
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St. Johns

A large number of apartments in St. Johns 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 St. Johns are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 0 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 St. Johns

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $716 to $1,461. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $716
One BR $804
Two BR $1,057
Three BR $1,417
Four BR $1,461
2024 Fair Market Rents in St. Johns, Arizona

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in St. Johns?

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 0 100 percent
One BR 0 100 percent
Two BR 21 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St. Johns, Arizona

How many affordable rental units are in St. Johns?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in St. Johns, Arizona including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St. Johns, Arizona

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

Income Based Apartments in St. Johns, Arizona

St. Johns features 48 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 St. Johns, Arizona

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St. Johns.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St. Johns, Arizona

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St. Johns, Arizona for a two-bedroom apartment is between $951 and $1,163.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.