Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Dale, IN

Discover affordable housing in Dale where there are 2+ 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.

Dale Community Housing

490 Medcalf Street, Dale, Indiana 47523

Meadows, Terrace & Hillcrest

490 West Medcalf, Dale, Indiana

calendar_today Opened: Jan 15
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On January 15th, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dale, Indiana
$16.34/hour
$9.09 (+125%) more than Indiana minimum wage and $9.09 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dale, Indiana?

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 Dale, Indiana.

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

How many renters live in Dale, Indiana?

The City of Dale has 1,427 people living in 499 households.

There are 312 renters living in 165 renter households in this City. Renters make up 21.86 percent of the population living in Dale.

What is the rental market like in Dale, Indiana?

There are an estimated 560 housing units in the Dale area. Of these, 189 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dale, Indiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dale?

The rental vacancy rate in Dale is 13 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 Dale for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
14 28 105 18 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dale

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Dale

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $585 to $1,407. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $585
One BR $657
Two BR $863
Three BR $1,184
Four BR $1,407
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dale, Indiana

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

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 14 100 percent
One BR 22 79 percent
Two BR 67 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dale, Indiana

How many affordable rental units are in Dale?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Dale, Indiana including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dale, Indiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Dale, Indiana

Dale features 64 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 Dale, Indiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dale, Indiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dale, Indiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $777 and $949.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.