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

Discover affordable housing in Weld County where there are 45+ 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.

Porter House Apartments

5580 W 29th St, Greeley, Colorado 80634

Birchwood Manor Apartments

2830 W 27th Street Lane, Greeley, Colorado 80634

Cedar Apartments

1108 Vasquez Blvd, Platteville, Colorado 80651

Sagebrush Apartments

1365 2nd St, Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621

Meadows Townhouses

1105 Mountview Ave, Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621

Meadows Townhomes

1105 Mountain View Avenue, Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621

Joe P. Martinez Gardens Apartments

1701 2nd St, Greeley, Colorado 80631

Platteville Apartments

1100 Vasquez Blvd, Platteville, Colorado 80651

Milliken Apartments

1600 Broad St, Milliken, Colorado 80543

Kersey Apartments

701 Sandy Knoll Cir, Kersey, Colorado 80644

Fulton Avenue Apartments

830 Fulton Ave, Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621

Asi Greeley

1300 60th Ave, Greeley, Colorado 80634

Immaculata Plaza

530 10th Ave, Greeley, Colorado 80631

Broadview Apartments

2915 W 8th St, Greeley, Colorado 80634

Greeley Senior Housing

1717 30th St, Greeley, Colorado 80631

Woodside Village Apartments

144 E 24th St, Greeley, Colorado 80631

University Plaza

1534 11th Ave, Greeley, Colorado 80631

Mission Village of Greeley

320 23rd Ave, Greeley, Colorado 80631

Mission Village of Evans

2305 Mission Springs Way, Evans, Colorado 80620

Guadalupe Apartments

1520 N 11th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado 80631

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Weld County, Colorado
$29.03/hour
$14.61 (+101%) more than Colorado minimum wage and $21.78 (+300%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Weld 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 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Weld County, Colorado.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Weld County, Colorado.

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

How many renters live in Weld County, Colorado?

The County of Weld County has 350,176 people living in 123,825 households.

There are 69,679 renters living in 28,607 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.9 percent of the population living in Weld County.

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

There are an estimated 128,978 housing units in the Weld County area. Of these, 31,483 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Weld County, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Weld County?

The rental vacancy rate in Weld County is 7 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 Weld County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Weld County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,615 4,122 11,134 6,130 3,076
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Weld County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Weld County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,062 to $2,391. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,062
One BR $1,190
Two BR $1,533
Three BR $2,160
Four BR $2,391
2024 Fair Market Rents in Weld County, Colorado

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Weld 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 1,164 45 percent
One BR 2,273 55 percent
Two BR 7,316 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Weld County, Colorado

How many affordable rental units are in Weld County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,317
Public Housing 176
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 998
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 82
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 38
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 268
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 82
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Weld County, Colorado

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

Income Based Apartments in Weld County, Colorado

Weld County features 1,564 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 Weld County, Colorado

There are 967 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Weld County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Weld County, Colorado

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Weld County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Weld County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Weld County, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,380 and $1,686.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.