What HUD offices serve Garden City, 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.
Go to the Kansas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Garden City.
How many renters live in Garden City, Kansas?
The City of Garden City has 27,933 people living in 9,920 households.
There are 10,531 renters living in 3,986 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.7 percent of the population living in Garden City.
What is the rental market like in Garden City, Kansas?
There are an estimated 10,772 housing units in the Garden City area. Of these, 4,528 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Garden City, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Garden City?
The rental vacancy rate in Garden City is 7 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 Garden City for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garden City
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 752 | 1,907 | 944 | 277 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garden City
A large number of apartments in Garden City 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 Garden City are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Garden City
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $737 to $1,629. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $737 |
| One BR | $782 |
| Two BR | $1,028 |
| Three BR | $1,357 |
| Four BR | $1,629 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Garden City, Kansas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Garden City?
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 | 46 | 73 percent |
| One BR | 592 | 79 percent |
| Two BR | 1,239 | 65 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Garden City, Kansas
How many affordable rental units are in Garden City?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Garden City, Kansas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 171 |
| Public Housing | 98 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 83 |
| Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly | 38 |
| Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities | 51 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 96 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Garden City, Kansas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Garden City, Kansas
Garden City features 258 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 Garden City, Kansas
There are 203 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Garden City.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Garden City, Kansas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Garden City landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Garden City.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garden City, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $925 and $1,131.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
