Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bourbon County, KS

Discover affordable housing in Bourbon 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.

Fort Scott Lofts

8 E 1st St, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

Union Lofts

20 S Main St, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

The Highlands Apartments

804 Shepherd St, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

Cavalry Crossing Apartments

201 W 23rd St, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

Ironquill Estates

1321 S Broadway St, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

Orange Grove Apts

102 State Street, Fort Scott, Kansas

Cottonwood Estates

206 5th St., Uniontown, Kansas

Sunnyside Estates

407 Randolph St, Bronson, Kansas 66716

Ks040 - 01

315 Scott Ave, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

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 Bourbon County, Kansas
$17.48/hour
$10.23 (+141%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $10.23 (+141%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bourbon County, 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), Mainstream Voucher programs for Bourbon County, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Bourbon County, Kansas?

The County of Bourbon County has 14,405 people living in 5,875 households.

There are 3,759 renters living in 1,701 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.1 percent of the population living in Bourbon County.

What is the rental market like in Bourbon County, Kansas?

There are an estimated 6,779 housing units in the Bourbon County area. Of these, 1,901 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bourbon County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bourbon County?

The rental vacancy rate in Bourbon County is 9 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 Bourbon County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bourbon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
174 246 826 364 58
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bourbon County

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Bourbon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $626 to $1,229. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $626
One BR $702
Two BR $923
Three BR $1,141
Four BR $1,229
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bourbon County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bourbon 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 153 88 percent
One BR 215 87 percent
Two BR 469 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bourbon County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Bourbon County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 144
Public Housing 188
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 68
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bourbon County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Bourbon County, Kansas

Bourbon County features 335 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 Bourbon County, Kansas

There are 108 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bourbon County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bourbon County, Kansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bourbon County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Bourbon County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bourbon County, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $831 and $1,015.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.