Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ashley County, AR

Discover affordable housing in Ashley County 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.

Ashley Place

East Jefferson St, Hamburg, Arkansas 71646

Ludbar Apartments

500 Ludbar Cir, Hamburg, Arkansas 71646

William Bill Sanders Manor

2310 Main St, Crossett, Arkansas 71635

Heritage Manor of Crossett

1573 Highway 52 W, Crossett, Arkansas 71635

Forest Park Apt Po Box 540

301 Commerce Street, Crossett, Arkansas

Pine Forest

700 N Arkansas St, Crossett, Arkansas 71635

Deer Run Apartments - Hamburg

25 Deer Run Cir, Hamburg, Arkansas 71646

Portland ( City of )

522 2nd Ave W, Portland, Arkansas 71664

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ashley County, Arkansas
$15.42/hour
$4.42 (+40%) more than Arkansas minimum wage and $8.17 (+113%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ashley County, Arkansas?

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) programs for Ashley County, Arkansas.

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

How many renters live in Ashley County, Arkansas?

The County of Ashley County has 19,018 people living in 7,194 households.

There are 4,198 renters living in 1,847 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.07 percent of the population living in Ashley County.

What is the rental market like in Ashley County, Arkansas?

There are an estimated 9,432 housing units in the Ashley County area. Of these, 2,257 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ashley County, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ashley County?

The rental vacancy rate in Ashley County is 18 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 Ashley County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashley County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
70 443 632 654 48
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashley County

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 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 Ashley County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $653 to $1,381. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $653
One BR $657
Two BR $814
Three BR $984
Four BR $1,381
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ashley County, Arkansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ashley 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 43 61 percent
One BR 305 69 percent
Two BR 447 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ashley County, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Ashley County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Public Housing 124
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 30
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 48
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 97
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ashley County, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Ashley County, Arkansas

Ashley County features 227 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 Ashley County, Arkansas

There are 50 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ashley County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ashley County, Arkansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ashley County, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $733 and $895.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.