Affordable Housing In Phillips County
Colorado

4 Low Income Apartment Communities In Phillips County

Guide To Affordable Housing in Phillips County, Colorado

There are 4 low income housing apartment communities offering 74 affordable apartments for rent in Phillips County, Colorado.

Income Based Apartments in Phillips County, Colorado

Phillips County features 74 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 Phillips County, Colorado

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Phillips County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Phillips County, Colorado

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Phillips County, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $728 and $890.

2021 Phillips County, Colorado Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Phillips County, Colorado Fair Market Rent	$610	$614	$809	$1,072	$1,168
Phillips County, Colorado Payment Standard Range	$549 to $671	$553 to $675	$728 to $890	$965 to $1,179	$1,051 to $1,285

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Phillips County, CO Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	4
Total Low Income Apartments	74
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	74
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	29.75%
Average Renter Household Size	2.31
Average Household Size	2.52
Median Household Income	$43,639 ±$4,117
Median Rent	$589 ±$63
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	32.02% ± 9.39pp
Total Population	4,371

Population and Household Demographics

Phillips County is a county in Colorado with a population of 4,371. There are 1,711 households in the county with an average household size of 2.52 persons. 29.75% of households in Phillips County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Phillips County

The median gross income for households in Phillips County is $43,639 a year, or $3,637 a month. The median rent for the county is $589 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Phillips County, a household making less than $1,963 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 32.02% of households who rent are overburdened in Phillips County.

Area Median Income In Phillips County

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

In Phillips County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $68,200

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Phillips County

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Phillips County

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Phillips County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$14,950	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Phillips County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$24,850	$28,400	$31,950	$35,500	$38,350	$41,200	$44,050	$46,900
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Phillips County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$39,800	$45,450	$51,150	$56,800	$61,350	$65,900	$70,450	$75,000