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

Discover affordable housing in Howard County where there are 5+ 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.

Timber Ridge Manor Lp

202 Timber Ridge Mnr, Dierks, Arkansas 71833

Timber Ridge Manor Apartments

106 Arkansas Ave, Dierks, Arkansas 71833

Melrose Manor Apartments

600 Puryear St, Nashville, Arkansas 71852

Melrose Apts

500 Puryear St, Nashville, Arkansas

Howard County

1015 Herman Ave, Dierks, Arkansas 71852

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Howard County, Arkansas
$15.59/hour
$4.59 (+42%) more than Arkansas minimum wage and $8.34 (+115%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Howard 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 Public Housing programs for Howard County, Arkansas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Howard County, Arkansas.

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

How many renters live in Howard County, Arkansas?

The County of Howard County has 12,779 people living in 5,224 households.

There are 3,260 renters living in 1,432 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.51 percent of the population living in Howard County.

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

There are an estimated 6,168 housing units in the Howard County area. Of these, 1,597 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Howard County, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Howard County?

The rental vacancy rate in Howard County is 9 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 Howard County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Howard County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 137 514 700 74
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Howard County

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Howard County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $610 to $1,127. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $610
One BR $626
Two BR $823
Three BR $995
Four BR $1,127
2024 Fair Market Rents in Howard County, Arkansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Howard 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
One BR 100 73 percent
Two BR 326 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Howard County, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Howard County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 48
Public Housing 164
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 27
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 74
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Howard County, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Howard County, Arkansas

Howard County features 238 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 Howard County, Arkansas

There are 16 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Howard County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Howard County, Arkansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Howard County, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $741 and $905.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.