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

Discover affordable housing in Yell 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.

Parklane Apartments

1000 M St, Danville, Arkansas 72833

Dardanelle Retirement Center

907 N 7th St, Dardanelle, Arkansas 72834

Dardanelle

502 Meyer St, Dardanelle, Arkansas 72834

Haven Home

102 N 3rd St, Ola, Arkansas 72853

Kimbrough Clinton E

11051 Moss Creek Road, Danville, Arkansas

Ola

506 S 7th St, Ola, Arkansas 72853

Ninrod Sq. Apartments

102 W 2nd St, Plainview, Arkansas 72857

Yell County Special Svc

102 S 3rd St, Dardanelle, Arkansas 72834

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Yell 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 Yell 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 Yell County, Arkansas.

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

How many renters live in Yell County, Arkansas?

The County of Yell County has 20,342 people living in 7,751 households.

There are 5,946 renters living in 2,440 renter households in this County. Renters make up 29.23 percent of the population living in Yell County.

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

There are an estimated 9,293 housing units in the Yell County area. Of these, 2,592 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Yell County, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Yell County?

The rental vacancy rate in Yell County is 4 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 Yell County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yell County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
135 507 800 784 155
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yell County

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

Among renter households in this market, 24 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Yell County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $604 to $1,148. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $604
One BR $636
Two BR $814
Three BR $1,140
Four BR $1,148
2024 Fair Market Rents in Yell County, Arkansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Yell 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 52 39 percent
One BR 265 52 percent
Two BR 552 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Yell County, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Yell County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Public Housing 206
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 80
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 9
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Yell County, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Yell County, Arkansas

Yell County features 312 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 Yell County, Arkansas

There are 8 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Yell County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Yell County, Arkansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Yell County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Yell County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.