Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Alpena County, MI

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Alpena County, Michigan
$17.14/hour
$6.81 (+66%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Alpena County, Michigan?

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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Alpena County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Alpena County, Michigan?

The County of Alpena County has 28,911 people living in 12,721 households.

There are 5,072 renters living in 2,665 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.54 percent of the population living in Alpena County.

What is the rental market like in Alpena County, Michigan?

There are an estimated 15,685 housing units in the Alpena County area. Of these, 2,731 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Alpena County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Alpena County?

The rental vacancy rate in Alpena County is 2 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 Alpena County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alpena County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
175 777 896 669 117
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alpena County

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Alpena County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $613 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $613
One BR $748
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,178
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Alpena County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Alpena 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 146 83 percent
One BR 601 77 percent
Two BR 681 76 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Alpena County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Alpena County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 447
Public Housing 195
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 231
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 256
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Alpena County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Alpena County, Michigan

Alpena County features 689 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 Alpena County, Michigan

There are 196 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Alpena County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Alpena County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Alpena County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.