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

Discover affordable housing in Harvey County where there are 21+ 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.

Garden Walk of Newton

120 Southport Dr, Newton, Kansas 67114

South Park Apartments II

1501 Old Main St, Newton, Kansas 67114

Newton Plaza

300 W 5th St, Newton, Kansas 67114

Lincoln Park

400 W 6th Street, Newton, Kansas 67114

Cottonwood Acres

907 W 6th St, Halstead, Kansas 67056

Eastview Gardens

225 E Hickory Street, Hesston, Kansas 67062

Maple Ridge Apartments

400 Maple Ridge Road, #49, Hesston, Kansas 67062

Hickory Homes

175 W Hickory St, Hesston, Kansas 67062

Prairie Fire Residences

1736 Paddington Circle, Newton, Kansas 67114

Meadowlark Valley

110 Columbus Ave, Newton, Kansas 67114

Sunset Townhouses

1001 Boyd Ave, Newton, Kansas 67114

Halstead Family Housing

815 W 6th St, Halstead, Kansas 67056

Northview Residences

1108 Russell Dr, Newton, Kansas 67114

Kidron Apartments

500 Bluestem St, North Newton, Kansas 67117

Northview Housing

900 Myrtle St, Newton, Kansas 67114

Walnut Meadows

1800 S Old Main, Newton, Kansas

Sedgwick Sundance Apartments

226 Frances Ct, Sedgwick, Kansas 67135

Midtown Towers Roanoke Court Conversion

115 W 9th St, Newton, Kansas 67114

Wickridge

211 Hymer Dr, Sedgwick, Kansas 67135

Wheatland Homes

307 W 24th St, North Newton, Kansas 67117

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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 Harvey 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 Harvey 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) programs for Harvey County, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Harvey County, Kansas?

The County of Harvey County has 33,959 people living in 13,246 households.

There are 8,611 renters living in 3,782 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.36 percent of the population living in Harvey County.

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

There are an estimated 14,585 housing units in the Harvey County area. Of these, 4,295 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Harvey County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Harvey County?

The rental vacancy rate in Harvey County is 11 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 Harvey County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harvey County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
109 713 1,676 961 204
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harvey County

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 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 Harvey 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 Harvey County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Harvey 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 86 79 percent
One BR 542 76 percent
Two BR 1,330 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Harvey County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Harvey County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 198
Public Housing 252
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 295
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Harvey County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Harvey County, Kansas

Harvey County features 647 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 Harvey County, Kansas

There are 221 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Harvey County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Harvey County, Kansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Harvey County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Harvey County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.