What HUD offices serve Thayer, 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.
Go to the Kansas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Thayer.
How many renters live in Thayer, Kansas?
The City of Thayer has 442 people living in 162 households.
There are 175 renters living in 58 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.59 percent of the population living in Thayer.
What is the rental market like in Thayer, Kansas?
There are an estimated 213 housing units in the Thayer area. Of these, 68 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Thayer, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Thayer?
The rental vacancy rate in Thayer is 15 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 Thayer for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Thayer
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 20 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Thayer
A large number of apartments in Thayer 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 Thayer are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 71 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 45 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 Thayer
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $667 to $1,442. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $667 |
| One BR | $671 |
| Two BR | $882 |
| Three BR | $1,217 |
| Four BR | $1,442 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Thayer, Kansas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Thayer?
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 | 67 percent |
| One BR | 0 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 27 | 100 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Thayer, Kansas
How many affordable rental units are in Thayer?
Income Based Apartments in Thayer, Kansas
Thayer features 6 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 Thayer, Kansas
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Thayer.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Thayer, Kansas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Thayer landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Thayer.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Thayer, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $794 and $970.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
