Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Hartford County, CT

Discover affordable housing in Hartford County where there are 243+ 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.

Delorenzo Towers

284 N Main St, Bristol, Connecticut 06010

Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments

1713 Main St, Hartford, Connecticut 06120

Horace Bushnell Congregate Homes

51 Vine St, Hartford, Connecticut 06112

Immanuel House

15 Woodland St, Hartford, Connecticut 06105

Granby Group Homes

25 N Church Rd, Granby, Connecticut 06035

Glastonbury Gp Homes

2716 Hebron Ave, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033

Hartford East

886 Main St, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108

Federation Square Apartments

2 Starkel Rd, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117

Federation Homes

156 Wintonbury Ave, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

Martin Garden

655 Garden Street 96-96 Martin Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06120

Summerfield Townhouses

66 Plain Drive, East Hartford, Connecticut 06118

Soromundi Commons

135 Broad St, Hartford, Connecticut 06105

Coventry Place

160 Coventry St, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

Oak Hill Independent Housing of Wethersfield, Inc

337 Hartford Ave, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109

Windsor on Main Apartments

2495 Main St, Hartford, Connecticut 06120

Hutt Heights

64 Cannon Rd, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108

Bennet Senior Housing Community

1146 Main Street, Manchester, Connecticut 06040

Underwood Family

100 Laurel St # 110 , Hartford, Connecticut 6106

MLK Cooperative

85-107 Van Block Ave, Hartford, Connecticut 6102

Old Farms Crossing

35 Sandscreen Rd, Avon, Connecticut 06001

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hartford County, Connecticut
$31.33/hour
$15.64 (+100%) more than Connecticut minimum wage and $24.08 (+332%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Hartford County, Connecticut?

The County of Hartford County has 898,636 people living in 356,529 households.

There are 276,325 renters living in 125,621 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.75 percent of the population living in Hartford County.

What is the rental market like in Hartford County, Connecticut?

There are an estimated 384,270 housing units in the Hartford County area. Of these, 134,807 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hartford County, Connecticut, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hartford County?

The rental vacancy rate in Hartford County is 6 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 Hartford County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hartford County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6,994 37,364 51,521 24,461 4,388
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hartford County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Hartford County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,121 to $2,425. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,121
One BR $1,319
Two BR $1,654
Three BR $2,000
Four BR $2,425
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hartford County, Connecticut

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Hartford 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 4,731 68 percent
One BR 28,641 77 percent
Two BR 36,094 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hartford County, Connecticut

How many affordable rental units are in Hartford County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 5,787
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 348
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hartford County, Connecticut

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

Income Based Apartments in Hartford County, Connecticut

Hartford County features 11,711 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 Hartford County, Connecticut

There are 5,870 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hartford County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hartford County, Connecticut

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Hartford County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Hartford County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hartford County, Connecticut for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,489 and $1,819.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.