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

Discover affordable housing in Jeffersonville 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.

Woodland Village

8110 Main Street, Jeffersonville, Kentucky

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jeffersonville, Kentucky
$16.10/hour
$8.85 (+122%) more than Kentucky minimum wage and $8.85 (+122%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jeffersonville, 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 Jeffersonville, Kentucky.

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

How many renters live in Jeffersonville, Kentucky?

The City of Jeffersonville has 1,833 people living in 628 households.

There are 496 renters living in 190 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.06 percent of the population living in Jeffersonville.

What is the rental market like in Jeffersonville, Kentucky?

There are an estimated 731 housing units in the Jeffersonville area. Of these, 196 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jeffersonville, Kentucky, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jeffersonville?

The rental vacancy rate in Jeffersonville is 3 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 Jeffersonville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jeffersonville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 13 68 75 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jeffersonville

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

Among renter households in this market, 24 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 8 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 Jeffersonville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $616 to $1,171. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $616
One BR $647
Two BR $850
Three BR $1,167
Four BR $1,171
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jeffersonville, Kentucky

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

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 6 46 percent
Two BR 37 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jeffersonville, Kentucky

How many affordable rental units are in Jeffersonville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jeffersonville, Kentucky

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

Income Based Apartments in Jeffersonville, Kentucky

Jeffersonville features 24 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 Jeffersonville, Kentucky

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jeffersonville, Kentucky

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jeffersonville, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $765 and $935.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.