Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Belleville, MI

Discover affordable housing in Belleville where there are 4+ 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.

Belleville Co-op Senior Apartments

575 Sumpter, Belleville, Michigan 48111

Parkwood Manor 2

8800 Parkwood St, Belleville, Michigan 48111

Columbia Court

275 W Columbia Ave, Belleville, Michigan 48111

Green Meadows Apartments

11551 Quirk Rd, Belleville, Michigan 48111

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Belleville, Michigan
$24.45/hour
$14.12 (+137%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $17.20 (+237%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Belleville, 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 Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation, Family Unification Program (FUP), Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Belleville, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Belleville, Michigan.
Operates the Family Unification Program (FUP), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Family Self-Sufficiency, Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Belleville, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Belleville, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Belleville, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Belleville, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Belleville, Michigan?

The City of Belleville has 3,979 people living in 1,847 households.

There are 1,805 renters living in 931 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.36 percent of the population living in Belleville.

What is the rental market like in Belleville, Michigan?

There are an estimated 2,058 housing units in the Belleville area. Of these, 1,093 units are rental homes, making up 53 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Belleville, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Belleville?

The rental vacancy rate in Belleville is 13 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Belleville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Belleville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
57 283 341 225 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Belleville

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Belleville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $920 to $1,719. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $920
One BR $1,019
Two BR $1,291
Three BR $1,595
Four BR $1,719
2024 Fair Market Rents in Belleville, Michigan

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

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 41 72 percent
One BR 237 84 percent
Two BR 250 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Belleville, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Belleville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 107
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 109
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Belleville, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Belleville, Michigan

Belleville features 309 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 Belleville, Michigan

There are 144 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Belleville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Belleville, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Belleville, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,162 and $1,420.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.