Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Costilla County, CO

Discover affordable housing in Costilla County where there are 3+ 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.

Sangre De Cristo

420 Trinchera Street, San Luis, Colorado

Willowgrove Gilbert Manor, Cottonwood Apartments

Scattered Sites in Ft. Garland, San Luis, Colorado

Gilbert Manor, Cotton Wood Apartments and Willow Grove Apartments

1000 Pedro St, San Luis, Colorado 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Costilla County, Colorado
$19.64/hour
$5.22 (+36%) more than Colorado minimum wage and $12.39 (+171%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Costilla County, Colorado?

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 Costilla County, Colorado.

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

How many renters live in Costilla County, Colorado?

The County of Costilla County has 3,534 people living in 1,530 households.

There are 875 renters living in 363 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.76 percent of the population living in Costilla County.

What is the rental market like in Costilla County, Colorado?

There are an estimated 2,413 housing units in the Costilla County area. Of these, 363 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Costilla County, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Costilla County?

The rental vacancy rate in Costilla County is 0 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 Costilla County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Costilla County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
15 70 118 104 56
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Costilla County

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 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 Costilla County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $784 to $1,670. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $784
One BR $789
Two BR $1,037
Three BR $1,333
Four BR $1,670
2024 Fair Market Rents in Costilla County, Colorado

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Costilla 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 0 100 percent
One BR 36 51 percent
Two BR 70 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Costilla County, Colorado

How many affordable rental units are in Costilla County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 57
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 44
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Costilla County, Colorado

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

Income Based Apartments in Costilla County, Colorado

Costilla County features 44 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 Costilla County, Colorado

There are 20 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Costilla County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Costilla County, Colorado

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Costilla County, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $933 and $1,141.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.