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

Discover affordable housing in Deerfield where there are 1+ 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.

Applefield Apt

200 West Street, Deerfield, Kansas

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Deerfield, Kansas
$20.66/hour
$13.41 (+185%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $13.41 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Deerfield, Kansas?

The City of Deerfield has 736 people living in 192 households.

There are 173 renters living in 44 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.51 percent of the population living in Deerfield.

What is the rental market like in Deerfield, Kansas?

There are an estimated 227 housing units in the Deerfield area. Of these, 56 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Deerfield, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Deerfield?

The rental vacancy rate in Deerfield is 21 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 Deerfield for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Deerfield
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 9 16 9 10
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Deerfield

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

Among renter households in this market, 27 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Deerfield

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $783 to $1,539. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $783
One BR $830
Two BR $1,091
Three BR $1,319
Four BR $1,539
2024 Fair Market Rents in Deerfield, Kansas

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

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
One BR 9 100 percent
Two BR 10 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Deerfield, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Deerfield?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Deerfield, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Deerfield, Kansas

Deerfield features 12 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 Deerfield, Kansas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Deerfield, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Deerfield, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $982 and $1,200.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.