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

Discover affordable housing in Linn County where there are 5+ 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.

La Harper Heights Apartments

801 Elm St, La Cygne, Kansas 66040

Walnutview Estates

600 W 14th St, Pleasanton, Kansas 66075

Mound City Rrh Inc

500 Walnut, Mound City, Kansas

Pleasanton Pha

1003 Linn St, Pleasanton, Kansas 66075

Parkview Apartments

101 N 2nd, Blue Mound, Kansas 66010

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 Linn County, Kansas
$23.83/hour
$16.58 (+229%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $16.58 (+229%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Linn 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 Linn County, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Linn County, Kansas?

The County of Linn County has 9,696 people living in 4,093 households.

There are 1,571 renters living in 755 renter households in this County. Renters make up 16.2 percent of the population living in Linn County.

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

There are an estimated 5,144 housing units in the Linn County area. Of these, 835 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Linn County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Linn County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Linn County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
21 261 242 213 14
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Linn County

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Linn County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $985 to $1,931. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $985
One BR $1,098
Two BR $1,258
Three BR $1,645
Four BR $1,931
2024 Fair Market Rents in Linn County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Linn 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 9 43 percent
One BR 214 82 percent
Two BR 214 88 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Linn County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Linn County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 16
Public Housing 40
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 71
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Linn County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Linn County, Kansas

Linn County features 107 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 Linn County, Kansas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Linn County, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Linn County, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,132 and $1,384.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.