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

Discover affordable housing in Chippewa County where there are 7+ 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.

Wood Creek Apartments

1708 Meridian St, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

West Bridge Apartments

633 W Portage Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

Drummond Island Apartments

33142 South Socia Sub Dr, Drummond, Michigan 49726

Edge of the Woods Apartments

301 W 24th Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

Park Place City Center

416 Ashmun St, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

Bridge Village

591 Myrtle Elliott Cir, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

Osborn Commons

215 Osborne Blvd , Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Chippewa County, Michigan
$19.47/hour
$9.14 (+88%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $12.22 (+169%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Chippewa 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 Chippewa County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Chippewa County, Michigan?

The County of Chippewa County has 36,670 people living in 13,747 households.

There are 7,738 renters living in 3,627 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.1 percent of the population living in Chippewa County.

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

There are an estimated 20,349 housing units in the Chippewa County area. Of these, 4,001 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Chippewa County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Chippewa County?

The rental vacancy rate in Chippewa County is 9 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 Chippewa County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chippewa County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
169 982 1,175 977 275
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chippewa County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Chippewa County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $697 to $1,369. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $697
One BR $782
Two BR $1,028
Three BR $1,243
Four BR $1,369
2024 Fair Market Rents in Chippewa County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Chippewa 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 97 57 percent
One BR 558 57 percent
Two BR 712 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Chippewa County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Chippewa County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 284
Public Housing 263
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 203
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 104
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Chippewa County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Chippewa County, Michigan

Chippewa County features 228 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 Chippewa County, Michigan

There are 77 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Chippewa County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Chippewa County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Chippewa County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $925 and $1,131.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.