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

Discover affordable housing in Evansville where there are 108+ 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.

John M. Caldwell Homes / Terrace Gardens

736 Cross St, Evansville, Indiana 47713

bed 1-4

Fulton Square

1328 Dresden St, Evansville, Indiana 47710

bed Studio-4
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accessibility Accessible

Scattered Sites

1111 Cherry St, Evansville, Indiana 47713

bed 2-3
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Buckner Towers

717 Cherry St, Evansville, Indiana 47713

bed Studio-2
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Schnute Apartments

1030 W Franklin St, Evansville, Indiana 47710

bed Studio-2
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

John Cable/Bellemeade & Line Apartments

1114 Cherry St, Evansville, Indiana 47713

bed 1-2

White Oak Manor

509 N. St. Joseph Ave, Evansville, Indiana 47712

Erie Pointe Apartments

320 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, Indiana 47713

bed 1-3

Delaware Trace Apartments

4901 Lenape Ln, Evansville, Indiana 47715

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accessibility Accessible

Lincoln Estates Apartments

401 Jeanette Benton Dr, Evansville, Indiana 47713

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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Bradford Pointe Apartments

1680 E Franklin St, Evansville, Indiana 47711

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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Homes of Evansville II

Various Sites within Evansville , Evansville, Indiana 47807

bed 2-4
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accessibility Accessible

Carpenter Court Apartments

607 E. Iowa Street, Evansville, Indiana 47711

bed 1-3
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accessibility Accessible

Independence Square Apartments

201 W Delaware St, Evansville, Indiana 47710

payment Subsidized

Cedar Trace III

2000 N 7th Ave, Evansville, Indiana 47710

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accessibility Accessible

Memorial Pointe Phase II

658 E Cherry St, Evansville, Indiana 47713

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accessibility Accessible

Lucas Place

414 Baker Ave, Evansville, Indiana 47710

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accessibility Accessible

Memorial Pointe

428 S Morton Ave, Evansville, Indiana 47713

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accessibility Accessible

Garvin Lofts

101-107 N. Garvin Evansville, IN , Evansville, Indiana 47711

bed 1
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Memorial Townhouses II

920 Oak St, Evansville, Indiana 47713

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accessibility Accessible

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Evansville, Indiana

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
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Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
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Reported On July 14th, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Evansville, Indiana
$20.27/hour
$13.02 (+180%) more than Indiana minimum wage and $13.02 (+180%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Evansville, 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), Public Housing programs for Evansville, Indiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Evansville, Indiana.

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

How many renters live in Evansville, Indiana?

The City of Evansville has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.01 percent of the population living in Evansville.

What is the rental market like in Evansville, Indiana?

There are an estimated housing units in the Evansville area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Evansville, Indiana, there are 1.1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Evansville?

The rental vacancy rate in Evansville is 7 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 Evansville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Evansville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,077 7,160 9,293 3,950 874
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Evansville

A large number of apartments in Evansville have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How Much Is Rent in Evansville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $766 to $1,558. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $766
One BR $850
Two BR $1,070
Three BR $1,360
Four BR $1,558
2024 Fair Market Rents in Evansville, Indiana

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

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 1,281 62 percent
One BR 4,581 64 percent
Two BR 5,744 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Evansville, Indiana

How many affordable rental units are in Evansville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Evansville, Indiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville features 2,086 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 Evansville, Indiana

There are 1,278 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Evansville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Evansville, Indiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Evansville landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Evansville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Evansville, Indiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $963 and $1,177.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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