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

Discover affordable housing in Rio Blanco 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.

Meeker Family and Elderly Housing

980 Karen Ct, Meeker, Colorado 81641

White River Village Apts

410 N White Ave, Rangely, Colorado

H9hom99020c Teo Construction Rangely

511 S White Ave, Rangely, Colorado 81648

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rio Blanco County, Colorado
$20.15/hour
$5.73 (+40%) more than Colorado minimum wage and $12.90 (+178%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rio Blanco 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) programs for Rio Blanco County, Colorado.

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

How many renters live in Rio Blanco County, Colorado?

The County of Rio Blanco County has 6,511 people living in 2,513 households.

There are 1,274 renters living in 537 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.57 percent of the population living in Rio Blanco County.

What is the rental market like in Rio Blanco County, Colorado?

There are an estimated 3,274 housing units in the Rio Blanco County area. Of these, 687 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rio Blanco County?

The rental vacancy rate in Rio Blanco County is 22 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 Rio Blanco County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rio Blanco County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 54 198 197 68
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rio Blanco County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Rio Blanco County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $804 to $1,585. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $804
One BR $810
Two BR $1,064
Three BR $1,332
Four BR $1,585
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Rio Blanco 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
One BR 46 85 percent
Two BR 178 90 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

How many affordable rental units are in Rio Blanco County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

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

Income Based Apartments in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Rio Blanco County features 60 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 Rio Blanco County, Colorado

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rio Blanco County, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $958 and $1,170.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.