Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Burlingame, KS

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116 W Jackson, Burlingame, Kansas 66413

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Burlingame, Kansas
$18.18/hour
$10.93 (+151%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $10.93 (+151%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Burlingame, Kansas?

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 Burlingame, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Burlingame, Kansas?

The City of Burlingame has 862 people living in 408 households.

There are 277 renters living in 147 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.13 percent of the population living in Burlingame.

What is the rental market like in Burlingame, Kansas?

There are an estimated 483 housing units in the Burlingame area. Of these, 155 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Burlingame, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Burlingame?

The rental vacancy rate in Burlingame is 5 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 Burlingame for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Burlingame
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2 24 97 23 1
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Burlingame

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 1 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 Burlingame

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $726 to $1,372. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $726
One BR $731
Two BR $960
Three BR $1,231
Four BR $1,372
2024 Fair Market Rents in Burlingame, Kansas

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 19 79 percent
Two BR 95 98 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Burlingame, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Burlingame?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 26
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 50
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Burlingame, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Burlingame, Kansas

Burlingame features 50 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 Burlingame, Kansas

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Burlingame.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Burlingame, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Burlingame, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $864 and $1,056.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.