Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Blytheville, AR

Discover affordable housing in Blytheville where there are 6+ 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.

Robindale East Apartments

389 N Hollywood St, Blytheville, Arkansas 72315

Village Oaks Apartments

1004 Byrum Rd, Blytheville, Arkansas 72315

David Lane Sunset ( Fka Blytheville Senior Citizens II )

1106 David Ln, Blytheville, Arkansas 72315

Florenden Farms

3146 N Cnty Rd 535, Blytheville, Arkansas

Clearlake East Rose

712 Clear Lake Ave, Blytheville, Arkansas 72315

Arkansas

1100 David Ln, Blytheville, Arkansas 72315

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Blytheville, 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 Blytheville, 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), Public Housing programs for Blytheville, Arkansas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Blytheville, Arkansas.

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

How many renters live in Blytheville, Arkansas?

The City of Blytheville has 13,276 people living in 5,395 households.

There are 6,193 renters living in 2,641 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.65 percent of the population living in Blytheville.

What is the rental market like in Blytheville, Arkansas?

There are an estimated 7,272 housing units in the Blytheville area. Of these, 3,125 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blytheville, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blytheville?

The rental vacancy rate in Blytheville is 11 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 Blytheville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blytheville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
169 307 1,315 730 111
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blytheville

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Blytheville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $598 to $1,084. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $598
One BR $623
Two BR $814
Three BR $1,080
Four BR $1,084
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blytheville, Arkansas

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

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 144 85 percent
One BR 159 52 percent
Two BR 851 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Blytheville, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Blytheville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 124
Public Housing 279
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 19
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blytheville, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Blytheville, Arkansas

Blytheville features 354 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 Blytheville, Arkansas

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blytheville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blytheville, Arkansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Blytheville landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Blytheville.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.