Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in LaGrange County, IN

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In LaGrange County, 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 LaGrange County, 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 LaGrange County, Indiana.

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

How many renters live in LaGrange County, Indiana?

The County of LaGrange County has 40,364 people living in 12,641 households.

There are 5,186 renters living in 2,152 renter households in this County. Renters make up 12.85 percent of the population living in LaGrange County.

What is the rental market like in LaGrange County, Indiana?

There are an estimated 14,882 housing units in the LaGrange County area. Of these, 2,363 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in LaGrange County, Indiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in LaGrange County?

The rental vacancy rate in LaGrange County is 9 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 LaGrange County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in LaGrange County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
56 396 822 620 168
Occupied Rental Units by Size in LaGrange County

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

Among renter households in this market, 19 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 LaGrange County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $652 to $1,149. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $652
One BR $657
Two BR $863
Three BR $1,139
Four BR $1,149
2024 Fair Market Rents in LaGrange County, Indiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in LaGrange 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 30 54 percent
One BR 262 66 percent
Two BR 393 48 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in LaGrange County, Indiana

How many affordable rental units are in LaGrange County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 54
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 282
Tracked Units by Federal Program in LaGrange County, Indiana

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

Income Based Apartments in LaGrange County, Indiana

LaGrange County features 234 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 LaGrange County, Indiana

There are 16 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in LaGrange County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in LaGrange County, Indiana

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.