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

Discover affordable housing in Conejos County where there are 5+ 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.

Gomez Manor

804 State St, Antonito, Colorado 81120

Plaza Del Sol Manor

59 Calle Miller, La Jara, Colorado 81140

Antonito

308 Pine St, Antonito, Colorado 0

Antonito Family Housing

705 Spruce St, Antonito, Colorado 81120

Conejos County

109 N 4th St, Manassa, Colorado 81141

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Conejos County, Colorado
$17.14/hour
$2.72 (+19%) more than Colorado minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Conejos 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 Public Housing programs for Conejos County, Colorado.

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

How many renters live in Conejos County, Colorado?

The County of Conejos County has 7,553 people living in 3,087 households.

There are 1,290 renters living in 649 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.08 percent of the population living in Conejos County.

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

There are an estimated 4,043 housing units in the Conejos County area. Of these, 677 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Conejos County, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Conejos County?

The rental vacancy rate in Conejos County is 4 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Conejos County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Conejos County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 149 225 181 60
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Conejos County

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

Among renter households in this market, 31 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Conejos County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $710 to $1,212. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $710
One BR $749
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,207
Four BR $1,212
2024 Fair Market Rents in Conejos County, Colorado

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Conejos 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 10 100 percent
One BR 102 68 percent
Two BR 135 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Conejos County, Colorado

How many affordable rental units are in Conejos County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 64
Public Housing 29
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 70
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Conejos County, Colorado

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

Income Based Apartments in Conejos County, Colorado

Conejos County features 123 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 Conejos County, Colorado

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Conejos County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Conejos County, Colorado

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Conejos County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Conejos County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Conejos County, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.