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

Discover affordable housing in Arenac County where there are 9+ 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.

Riverside Manor

530 N Main St, Au Gres, Michigan 48703

Mill Creek Apartments

411 W Mill St, Standish, Michigan 48658

Vonsteinwehr II C/O Mrd, Inc

455 Mill St, Standish, Michigan

Woods View Manor C/O Medallion Mgmt

200 East Elm Street, Standish, Michigan

Willow Creek II Gld Mgmt Co

911E Cedar St, Standish, Michigan 48658

Willow Creek II

913 E Cedar St, Standish, Michigan 48658

Willow Creek Apartments Gld Mgmt Co

905 E Cedar St, Standish, Michigan 48658

Country Gardens

517 S Court St, Au Gres, Michigan 48703

Hickory Hollow Apartments Gld Mgmt Co

521 S Court St, Au Gres, Michigan 48703

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Arenac 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 Arenac 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 Arenac County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Arenac County, Michigan?

The County of Arenac County has 15,031 people living in 6,355 households.

There are 1,965 renters living in 949 renter households in this County. Renters make up 13.07 percent of the population living in Arenac County.

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

There are an estimated 9,554 housing units in the Arenac County area. Of these, 991 units are rental homes, making up 10 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Arenac County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Arenac County?

The rental vacancy rate in Arenac County 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 Arenac County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Arenac County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
87 249 366 204 24
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Arenac County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Arenac County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $633 to $1,288. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $633
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,288
2024 Fair Market Rents in Arenac County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Arenac 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 62 71 percent
One BR 170 68 percent
Two BR 252 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Arenac County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Arenac County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 95
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 56
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 169
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Arenac County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Arenac County, Michigan

Arenac County features 201 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 Arenac County, Michigan

There are 17 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Arenac County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Arenac County, Michigan

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.