Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in West Terre Haute, IN

Discover affordable housing in West Terre Haute where there are 5+ 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.

Maryvale Apartments

3461 Saint Marys Rd, West Terre Haute, Indiana 47885

City of West Terre Haute

City of W Terre Haute, West Terre Haute, Indiana 47885

111 Providence Place

111 Providence Pl, West Terre Haute, Indiana 47885

Swc 9th and Paris

Swc 9th and Paris, West Terre Haute, Indiana 47885

1017 - 1037 West Miller Street

1017 W Miller Ave, West Terre Haute, Indiana 47885

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Reported On March 15th, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In West Terre Haute, Indiana
$18.26/hour
$11.01 (+152%) more than Indiana minimum wage and $11.01 (+152%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve West Terre Haute, 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 West Terre Haute, Indiana.

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

How many renters live in West Terre Haute, Indiana?

The City of West Terre Haute has 2,064 people living in 726 households.

There are 515 renters living in 182 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.95 percent of the population living in West Terre Haute.

What is the rental market like in West Terre Haute, Indiana?

There are an estimated 848 housing units in the West Terre Haute area. Of these, 197 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in West Terre Haute, Indiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in West Terre Haute?

The rental vacancy rate in West Terre Haute is 8 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 West Terre Haute for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in West Terre Haute
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 131 19 21
Occupied Rental Units by Size in West Terre Haute

A large number of apartments in West Terre Haute 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 West Terre Haute are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 4 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 West Terre Haute

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $741 to $1,398. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $741
One BR $766
Two BR $964
Three BR $1,166
Four BR $1,398
2024 Fair Market Rents in West Terre Haute, Indiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in West Terre Haute?

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
Two BR 115 88 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in West Terre Haute, Indiana

How many affordable rental units are in West Terre Haute?

Income Based Apartments in West Terre Haute, Indiana

West Terre Haute features 148 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 West Terre Haute, Indiana

There are 53 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in West Terre Haute.

Housing Choice Vouchers in West Terre Haute, Indiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in West Terre Haute, Indiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $868 and $1,060.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.