What HUD offices serve Nicholasville, 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.
Go to the Kentucky Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Nicholasville.
How many renters live in Nicholasville, Kentucky?
The City of Nicholasville has people living in households.
There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.84 percent of the population living in Nicholasville.
What is the rental market like in Nicholasville, Kentucky?
There are an estimated housing units in the Nicholasville area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Nicholasville, Kentucky, there are 1.05 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Nicholasville?
The rental vacancy rate in Nicholasville 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 Nicholasville for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Nicholasville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms 26 780 1,789 1,306 463 Occupied Rental Units by Size in Nicholasville
A large number of apartments in Nicholasville have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How Much Is Rent in Nicholasville
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $883 to $1,940. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
Bed Size 2026 Fair Market Rents Studio $883 One BR $1,079 Two BR $1,272 Three BR $1,743 Four BR $1,940 2026 Fair Market Rents in Nicholasville, Kentucky
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Nicholasville?
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 5 19 percent One BR 485 62 percent Two BR 1,397 78 percent Rental Units Below FMR in Nicholasville, Kentucky
How many affordable rental units are in Nicholasville?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in
Nicholasville, Kentucky including the following: Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.Federal Program Unit Count Low Income Housing Tax Credit Public Housing Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Tracked Units by Federal Program in Nicholasville, Kentucky
Income Based Apartments in Nicholasville, Kentucky
Nicholasville features 208 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 Nicholasville, Kentucky
There are 484 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Nicholasville.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Nicholasville, Kentucky
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Nicholasville landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Nicholasville.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Nicholasville, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,059 and $1,295.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.