Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cass County, IA

Discover affordable housing in Cass County where there are 9+ 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.

Valley View Apartments

1004 E 8th St, Atlantic, Iowa 50022

Lewis Senior Citizens 032

301 Webster St, Lewis, Iowa 51544

Regency Villa Apartments

1601 Redwood Dr, Atlantic, Iowa 50022

Royal Oak II Apartments

501 E 5th St, Atlantic, Iowa 50022

Cass Incorporated - 2307 South Olive

2307 Olive St, Atlantic, Iowa 50022

Anita Housing Corp

210 E. 4th, Anita, Iowa

Atlantic Sundance Apartments

1406 E 22nd St, Atlantic, Iowa 50022

Midtown Apartments Phase II

1209 E 8th St, Atlantic, Iowa 50022

Lewis Senior Citizens 019

109 Main St, Lewis, Iowa 51544

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cass County, Iowa
$16.33/hour
$9.08 (+125%) more than Iowa minimum wage and $9.08 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cass County, Iowa?

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 Cass County, Iowa.

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

How many renters live in Cass County, Iowa?

The County of Cass County has 13,116 people living in 5,771 households.

There are 2,951 renters living in 1,563 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.5 percent of the population living in Cass County.

What is the rental market like in Cass County, Iowa?

There are an estimated 6,403 housing units in the Cass County area. Of these, 1,782 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cass County, Iowa, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cass County?

The rental vacancy rate in Cass County is 12 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 Cass County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cass County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
39 362 564 438 135
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cass County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Cass County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $630 to $1,342. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $630
One BR $697
Two BR $862
Three BR $1,163
Four BR $1,342
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cass County, Iowa

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cass 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 35 90 percent
One BR 302 83 percent
Two BR 407 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cass County, Iowa

How many affordable rental units are in Cass County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 52
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 29
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 61
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cass County, Iowa

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

Income Based Apartments in Cass County, Iowa

Cass County features 126 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 Cass County, Iowa

There are 56 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cass County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cass County, Iowa

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cass County, Iowa for a two-bedroom apartment is between $776 and $948.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.