Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Hardin, KY

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Hardin Apartments

25 Harlan Ln, Hardin, Kentucky 42048

Hilldale Apartments

64 Hilldale Ln, Hardin, Kentucky 42048

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hardin, Kentucky
$17.75/hour
$10.50 (+145%) more than Kentucky minimum wage and $10.50 (+145%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hardin, Kentucky?

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 Hardin, Kentucky.

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

How many renters live in Hardin, Kentucky?

The City of Hardin has 629 people living in 261 households.

There are 321 renters living in 123 renter households in this City. Renters make up 51.03 percent of the population living in Hardin.

What is the rental market like in Hardin, Kentucky?

There are an estimated 353 housing units in the Hardin area. Of these, 155 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hardin, Kentucky, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hardin?

The rental vacancy rate in Hardin 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 Hardin for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hardin
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 16 60 47 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hardin

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

Among renter households in this market, 22 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Hardin

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $679 to $1,565. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $679
One BR $780
Two BR $937
Three BR $1,133
Four BR $1,565
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hardin, Kentucky

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

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
One BR 16 100 percent
Two BR 46 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hardin, Kentucky

How many affordable rental units are in Hardin?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 70
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hardin, Kentucky

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

Income Based Apartments in Hardin, Kentucky

Hardin features 76 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 Hardin, Kentucky

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hardin, Kentucky

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hardin, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $843 and $1,031.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.