Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Rocky Ford, CO

Discover affordable housing in Rocky Ford 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.

Plaza Nueva Apartments

702 Sandia Dr, Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067

Mckittrick Manor

806 Catalpa Ave, Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067

Nava Manor

965 Swink Ave, Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rocky Ford, Colorado
$19.26/hour
$4.84 (+34%) more than Colorado minimum wage and $12.01 (+166%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rocky Ford, 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 Rocky Ford, Colorado.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Rocky Ford, Colorado.

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

How many renters live in Rocky Ford, Colorado?

The City of Rocky Ford has 3,850 people living in 1,309 households.

There are 1,284 renters living in 454 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.35 percent of the population living in Rocky Ford.

What is the rental market like in Rocky Ford, Colorado?

There are an estimated 1,711 housing units in the Rocky Ford area. Of these, 536 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rocky Ford, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rocky Ford?

The rental vacancy rate in Rocky Ford is 15 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 Rocky Ford for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rocky Ford
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
28 74 134 130 74
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rocky Ford

A large number of apartments in Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 64 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 Rocky Ford

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $769 to $1,726. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $769
One BR $774
Two BR $1,017
Three BR $1,370
Four BR $1,726
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rocky Ford, Colorado

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Rocky Ford?

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 20 71 percent
One BR 74 100 percent
Two BR 97 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rocky Ford, Colorado

How many affordable rental units are in Rocky Ford?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 100
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rocky Ford, Colorado

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

Income Based Apartments in Rocky Ford, Colorado

Rocky Ford features 140 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 Rocky Ford, Colorado

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rocky Ford, Colorado

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rocky Ford landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Rocky Ford.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rocky Ford, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $915 and $1,119.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.