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

Discover affordable housing in Elsie where there are 2+ 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.

Elsie Meadows Apartments

202 N Park Ave, Elsie, Michigan 48831

Sandstone Apartments Kmg Prestige, Inc

403 N Ovid St, Elsie, Michigan 48831

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Elsie, Michigan
$20.68/hour
$10.35 (+100%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $13.43 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Elsie, 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 Elsie, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Elsie, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Elsie, Michigan?

The City of Elsie has 1,000 people living in 412 households.

There are 152 renters living in 80 renter households in this City. Renters make up 15.2 percent of the population living in Elsie.

What is the rental market like in Elsie, Michigan?

There are an estimated 442 housing units in the Elsie area. Of these, 92 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Elsie, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Elsie?

The rental vacancy rate in Elsie is 0 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 Elsie for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Elsie
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 28 33 12 7
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Elsie

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 3 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 Elsie

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $847 to $1,454. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $847
One BR $887
Two BR $1,092
Three BR $1,423
Four BR $1,454
2024 Fair Market Rents in Elsie, Michigan

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

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
One BR 28 100 percent
Two BR 32 97 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Elsie, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Elsie?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Elsie, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Elsie, Michigan

Elsie features 24 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 Elsie, Michigan

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Elsie.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Elsie, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Elsie, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $983 and $1,201.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.