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

Discover affordable housing in Sedgwick County where there are 114+ 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.

The Residences At Linwood

2002 S. Hydraulic Street , Wichita, Kansas 67211

Windridge Apartments

2502 W Wildwood Ln, Wichita, Kansas 67217

Sunnydale Pointe Apartments

550 W 33rd St N, Wichita, Kansas 67204

Broadstone Villas

5650 N Lycee St, Bel Aire, Kansas 67226

Shadybrook Estates

4925 Shadybrook Lane, Wichita, Kansas 67208

Buttonwood Tree Apartments

9211 E Harry St, Wichita, Kansas 67207

Somerset Plaza Tower

2395 N Somerset Street, Wichita, Kansas 67204

Greenway Park Apartments

404 W Pawnee St, Wichita, Kansas 67213

Homestead Senior Residences Mulvane

220 E Rock Road Ct, Mulvane, Kansas 67110

Fieldcrest

620 E. Ford , Valley Center, Kansas 67147

Keystone Apartments

758 Sylvan Ln, Wichita, Kansas 67218

Goddard Senior Homes

501 Easy Street, Goddard, Kansas 67052

Homestead Senior Residences-Derby

2101 Tall Tree Road, Derby, Kansas 67037

South Creek Apartments

3713 Ross Parkway , Wichita, Kansas 67210

Keystone Place

435-455 Julia , Wichita, Kansas 67209

Sandstone Apartments

610 S. Oliver, Wichita, Kansas 67218

Almond Tree Apartments

339 N Country Acres Ave, Wichita, Kansas 67212

Brookridge Plaza

1259 N Buckner St, Derby, Kansas 67037

Country Park Residences

4616 N Hydraulic Street, Park City, Kansas 67219

Regal Cottages

1460 E 17th St N, Wichita, Kansas 67214

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sedgwick County, Kansas
$19.26/hour
$12.01 (+166%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $12.01 (+166%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sedgwick 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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher programs for Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Sedgwick County, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Sedgwick County, Kansas?

The County of Sedgwick County has 525,525 people living in 204,815 households.

There are 163,161 renters living in 72,162 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.05 percent of the population living in Sedgwick County.

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

There are an estimated 227,316 housing units in the Sedgwick County area. Of these, 77,480 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sedgwick County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sedgwick County?

The rental vacancy rate in Sedgwick County is 6 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Sedgwick County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sedgwick County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
4,305 18,932 25,629 18,773 3,375
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sedgwick County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Sedgwick County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $689 to $1,639. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $689
One BR $774
Two BR $1,017
Three BR $1,339
Four BR $1,639
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sedgwick County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sedgwick 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 2,110 49 percent
One BR 9,697 51 percent
Two BR 16,254 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sedgwick County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Sedgwick County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,664
Public Housing 372
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,482
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 412
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 56
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sedgwick County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Sedgwick County features 2,449 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 Sedgwick County, Kansas

There are 4,768 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sedgwick County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sedgwick County, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sedgwick County, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $915 and $1,119.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.