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

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Roseland Apartments

816 N Davis St, Manila, Arkansas 72442

Manila

609 N Boston St, Manila, Arkansas 72442

Roseland Lp

818 N Davis St, Manila, Arkansas 72442

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

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

How many renters live in Manila, Arkansas?

The City of Manila has 3,659 people living in 1,095 households.

There are 922 renters living in 312 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.2 percent of the population living in Manila.

What is the rental market like in Manila, Arkansas?

There are an estimated 1,357 housing units in the Manila area. Of these, 514 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Manila, Arkansas, there are 2 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Manila?

The rental vacancy rate in Manila is 39 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 Manila for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Manila
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 24 162 126 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Manila

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

Among renter households in this market, 8 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 Manila

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 Manila, Arkansas

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

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 24 100 percent
Two BR 89 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Manila, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Manila?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20
Public Housing 86
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 21
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Manila, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Manila, Arkansas

Manila features 86 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 Manila, Arkansas

There are 42 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Manila.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Manila, Arkansas

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.