What HUD offices serve Glenwood Springs, 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.
Go to the Colorado Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Glenwood Springs.
How many renters live in Glenwood Springs, Colorado?
The City of Glenwood Springs has 10,100 people living in 3,901 households.
There are 4,458 renters living in 1,879 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.14 percent of the population living in Glenwood Springs.
What is the rental market like in Glenwood Springs, Colorado?
There are an estimated 4,295 housing units in the Glenwood Springs area. Of these, 2,095 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Glenwood Springs?
The rental vacancy rate in Glenwood Springs 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 Glenwood Springs for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glenwood Springs
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 562 | 755 | 314 | 100 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glenwood Springs
A large number of apartments in Glenwood Springs 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 Glenwood Springs are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Glenwood Springs
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,162 to $2,438. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,162 |
| One BR | $1,170 |
| Two BR | $1,537 |
| Three BR | $2,166 |
| Four BR | $2,438 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Glenwood Springs?
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 | 28 | 27 percent |
| One BR | 256 | 46 percent |
| Two BR | 381 | 50 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
How many affordable rental units are in Glenwood Springs?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Glenwood Springs, Colorado including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 191 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 73 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 42 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Glenwood Springs features 118 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 Glenwood Springs, Colorado
There are 115 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Glenwood Springs.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Glenwood Springs landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Glenwood Springs.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Glenwood Springs, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,383 and $1,691.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
