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

Discover affordable housing in Greeley County 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.

Golden Wheat Village

Salina and 2nd St, Tribune, Kansas

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Greeley County, Kansas
$16.70/hour
$9.45 (+130%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $9.45 (+130%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Greeley County, Kansas?

The County of Greeley County has 1,279 people living in 553 households.

There are 313 renters living in 141 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.47 percent of the population living in Greeley County.

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

There are an estimated 633 housing units in the Greeley County area. Of these, 160 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Greeley County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Greeley County?

The rental vacancy rate in Greeley 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 Greeley County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greeley County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 4 48 40 45
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greeley County

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

Among renter households in this market, 13 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 2 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 Greeley County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $633 to $1,244. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $633
One BR $690
Two BR $882
Three BR $1,066
Four BR $1,244
2024 Fair Market Rents in Greeley County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Greeley 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
One BR 3 75 percent
Two BR 32 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Greeley County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Greeley County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Greeley County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Greeley County, Kansas

Greeley County features 8 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 Greeley County, Kansas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Greeley County, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Greeley County, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $794 and $970.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.