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

Discover affordable housing in Jasper where there are 10+ 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.

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jasper, 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 Jasper, 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 Jasper, Indiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Jasper, Indiana.

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

How many renters live in Jasper, Indiana?

The City of Jasper has 16,488 people living in 6,715 households.

There are 4,965 renters living in 2,168 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.11 percent of the population living in Jasper.

What is the rental market like in Jasper, Indiana?

There are an estimated 7,090 housing units in the Jasper area. Of these, 2,210 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jasper, Indiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jasper?

The rental vacancy rate in Jasper is 2 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 Jasper for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jasper
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
83 653 1,064 288 80
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jasper

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

Among renter households in this market, 31 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Jasper

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $600 to $1,465. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $600
One BR $657
Two BR $863
Three BR $1,216
Four BR $1,465
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jasper, Indiana

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

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 19 23 percent
One BR 561 86 percent
Two BR 612 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jasper, Indiana

How many affordable rental units are in Jasper?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 193
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 96
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 72
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jasper, Indiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Jasper, Indiana

Jasper features 254 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 Jasper, Indiana

There are 107 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jasper.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jasper, Indiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Jasper landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Jasper.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.