Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Onaga, KS

Discover affordable housing in Onaga where there are 2+ 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.

Lucien Street Apartments

119 W 3rd St, Onaga, Kansas 0

Prairie View

840 Clifton Street, Onaga, Kansas

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Onaga, Kansas
$19.11/hour
$11.86 (+164%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $11.86 (+164%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Onaga, Kansas?

The City of Onaga has 618 people living in 254 households.

There are 190 renters living in 122 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.74 percent of the population living in Onaga.

What is the rental market like in Onaga, Kansas?

There are an estimated 320 housing units in the Onaga area. Of these, 132 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Onaga, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Onaga?

The rental vacancy rate in Onaga is 8 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 Onaga for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Onaga
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
20 51 26 15 9
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Onaga

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 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 Onaga

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $812 to $1,712. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $812
One BR $817
Two BR $1,009
Three BR $1,347
Four BR $1,712
2024 Fair Market Rents in Onaga, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Onaga?

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 11 55 percent
One BR 25 49 percent
Two BR 26 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Onaga, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Onaga?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Onaga, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Onaga, Kansas

Onaga features 28 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 Onaga, Kansas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Onaga, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Onaga, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $908 and $1,110.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.