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

Discover affordable housing in Wilson County where there are 6+ 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.

Bethel Estates of Neodesha

1703 N 3rd St, Neodesha, Kansas 66757

Gold Dust Historic Residences

402 N 7th St, Fredonia, Kansas 66736

Sunrise Apts. Twin Pines

212 So 4th, Neodesha, Kansas

Parkview Village

519 S 15th, Fredonia, Kansas

Neodesha Pha

203 S 7th St, Neodesha, Kansas 66757

Miller Apartments

500 Quincy St, Fredonia, Kansas 66736

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 Wilson 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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What HUD offices serve Wilson 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 Wilson County, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Wilson County, Kansas?

The County of Wilson County has 8,667 people living in 3,492 households.

There are 2,170 renters living in 958 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.04 percent of the population living in Wilson County.

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

There are an estimated 4,498 housing units in the Wilson County area. Of these, 1,113 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wilson County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wilson County?

The rental vacancy rate in Wilson County is 14 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 Wilson County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wilson County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
44 125 350 273 111
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wilson County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 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 Wilson County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $633 to $1,424. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $633
One BR $671
Two BR $882
Three BR $1,243
Four BR $1,424
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wilson County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Wilson 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 21 48 percent
One BR 89 71 percent
Two BR 230 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wilson County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Wilson County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 30
Public Housing 55
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wilson County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Wilson County, Kansas

Wilson County features 139 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 Wilson County, Kansas

There are 33 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wilson County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wilson County, Kansas

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.