Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Daviess County, KY

Discover affordable housing in Daviess County where there are 20+ 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.

Collyns Estates Apartments

3420 Professional Park Drive, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Owensboro Historic Residences

301 East 9th Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Sisson Manor

2900 Dixiana Court, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Garden Grace Apartments, Llc

2401 Friendship Dr, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Roosevelt House I

2920 Yale Pl, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

Park Regency

5058 Back Square Dr, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

Lincolnshire North Apartments

1001 Pennbrooke Ave, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

Lee Manor Apartments

1651 W 4th St, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

Roosevelt House II Apartments

530 Yale Pl, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

Owensboro Regional Recovery

Veach RD, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Presidents Place

Friendship DR, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Gardendale Addition

PO Box 397, Owensboro, Kentucky 42302

Baptist Town Estates

1301 W 5th St, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

Old Hartford Hills Apartments

1309 Burlew Blvd, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Independent Living I - Owensboro

1508 Frederica St, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

Churchill Park

315 N Dieterle Dr, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

The Learning Villa Scholar House

18th St, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Independence Heights

Strawbridge Pl, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303

Whitesville Apts

9696 Oak St, Whitesville, Kentucky

Harry Smith Homes

1216 E 8th St, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Daviess County, Kentucky
$20.66/hour
$13.41 (+185%) more than Kentucky minimum wage and $13.41 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Daviess County, 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 Daviess County, Kentucky.

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

How many renters live in Daviess County, Kentucky?

The County of Daviess County has 103,222 people living in 41,111 households.

There are 27,435 renters living in 12,453 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.58 percent of the population living in Daviess County.

What is the rental market like in Daviess County, Kentucky?

There are an estimated 43,927 housing units in the Daviess County area. Of these, 14,100 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Daviess County, Kentucky, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Daviess County?

The rental vacancy rate in Daviess County is 6 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 Daviess County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Daviess County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
466 2,817 5,950 3,053 735
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Daviess County

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Daviess County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $825 to $1,453. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $825
One BR $830
Two BR $1,091
Three BR $1,440
Four BR $1,453
2024 Fair Market Rents in Daviess County, Kentucky

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Daviess 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 147 32 percent
One BR 2,289 81 percent
Two BR 4,524 76 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Daviess County, Kentucky

How many affordable rental units are in Daviess County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 341
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 852
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 52
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Daviess County, Kentucky

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

Income Based Apartments in Daviess County, Kentucky

Daviess County features 1,397 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 Daviess County, Kentucky

There are 292 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Daviess County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Daviess County, Kentucky

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Daviess County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Daviess County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Daviess County, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $982 and $1,200.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.