Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Brooklyn, CT

Discover affordable housing in Brooklyn where there are 4+ 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.

Riverbend Apartments

20 Greenway St , Brooklyn, Connecticut 06234

Salem Village

70 Proulx St, Brooklyn, Connecticut 06234

Quebec Square Village

3 Quebec Sq, Brooklyn, Connecticut 06234

Scattered Sites

12A Tiffany St, Brooklyn, Connecticut 06234

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brooklyn, Connecticut
$29.72/hour
$14.03 (+89%) more than Connecticut minimum wage and $22.47 (+310%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brooklyn, Connecticut?

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 Brooklyn, Connecticut.

Go to the Connecticut Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Brooklyn.

How many renters live in Brooklyn, Connecticut?

The City of Brooklyn has 886 people living in 218 households.

There are 275 renters living in 117 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.04 percent of the population living in Brooklyn.

What is the rental market like in Brooklyn, Connecticut?

There are an estimated 236 housing units in the Brooklyn area. Of these, 117 units are rental homes, making up 50 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brooklyn, Connecticut, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brooklyn?

The rental vacancy rate in Brooklyn is 0 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 Brooklyn for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brooklyn
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 11 47 59 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brooklyn

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

Among renter households in this market, 26 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Brooklyn

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,186 to $2,380. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,186
One BR $1,194
Two BR $1,569
Three BR $1,921
Four BR $2,380
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brooklyn, Connecticut

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

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 11 100 percent
Two BR 0 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brooklyn, Connecticut

How many affordable rental units are in Brooklyn?

Income Based Apartments in Brooklyn, Connecticut

Brooklyn features 155 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 Brooklyn, Connecticut

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brooklyn, Connecticut

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brooklyn, Connecticut for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,412 and $1,726.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.