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

Discover affordable housing in Weir where there are 1+ 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.

Sun Crest View

RR 1, Weir, Kansas 66781

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 Weir, 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 Weir, 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 Weir, Kansas.

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

How many renters live in Weir, Kansas?

The City of Weir has 804 people living in 181 households.

There are 486 renters living in 53 renter households in this City. Renters make up 60.45 percent of the population living in Weir.

What is the rental market like in Weir, Kansas?

There are an estimated 246 housing units in the Weir area. Of these, 53 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Weir, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Weir?

The rental vacancy rate in Weir is 0 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 Weir for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Weir
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 4 5 22 15
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Weir

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 40 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 Weir

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $598 to $1,198. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $598
One BR $671
Two BR $882
Three BR $1,178
Four BR $1,198
2024 Fair Market Rents in Weir, Kansas

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

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 7 100 percent
One BR 4 100 percent
Two BR 5 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Weir, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Weir?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Weir, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Weir, Kansas

Weir features 12 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 Weir, Kansas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Weir, Kansas

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.