Housing Authority	Programs
Davenport Housing Commission	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency

Guide To Affordable Housing in Davenport, Iowa

There are 37 low income housing apartment communities offering 2,135 affordable apartments for rent in Davenport, Iowa.

Income Based Apartments in Davenport, Iowa

Davenport features 856 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 Davenport, Iowa

There are 1,235 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Davenport.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Davenport, Iowa

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Davenport, Iowa for a two-bedroom apartment is between $700 and $856.

2020 Davenport, Iowa Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Fair Market Rent	$524	$615	$778	$1,028	$1,169
Payment Standard Range	$472 to $576	$554 to $677	$700 to $856	$925 to $1,131	$1,052 to $1,286

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Davenport, IA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	37
Total Low Income Apartments	2,135
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	856
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	39.48%
Average Renter Household Size	2.20
Average Household Size	2.41
Median Household Income	$47,343 ±$1,530
Median Rent	$707 ±$16
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	43.67% ± 2.86pp
Total Population	101,863

Population and Household Demographics

Davenport is a city in Scott County, Iowa with a population of 101,863. There are 41,100 households in the city with an average household size of 2.41 persons. 39.48% of households in Davenport are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Davenport

The median gross income for households in Davenport is $47,343 a year, or $3,945 a month. The median rent for the city is $707 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Davenport, a household making less than $2,357 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 43.67% of households who rent are overburdened in Davenport.

Area Median Income In Davenport

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Davenport, the AMI is calculated from all households within Scott County.

In Davenport, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $75,400

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Davenport

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Davenport

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$15,850	$18,100	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% of Median	$26,400	$30,200	$33,950	$37,700	$40,750	$43,750	$46,750	$49,800
80% of Median	$42,250	$48,250	$54,300	$60,300	$65,150	$69,950	$74,800	$79,600

Affordable Housing In Davenport Scott County, Iowa

37 Low Income Apartment Communities In Davenport

Housing Authorities that serve Davenport