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

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Park Place

410 Parkside Ln, Hemlock, Michigan 48626

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hemlock, Michigan
$19.02/hour
$8.69 (+84%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $11.77 (+162%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hemlock, 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), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Hemlock, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Hemlock, Michigan?

The City of Hemlock has 1,226 people living in 513 households.

There are 217 renters living in 114 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.7 percent of the population living in Hemlock.

What is the rental market like in Hemlock, Michigan?

There are an estimated 513 housing units in the Hemlock area. Of these, 114 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hemlock, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hemlock?

The rental vacancy rate in Hemlock 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 Hemlock for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hemlock
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 21 69 24 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hemlock

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

Among renter households in this market, 79 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 44 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 Hemlock

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $681 to $1,337. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $681
One BR $764
Two BR $1,004
Three BR $1,295
Four BR $1,337
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hemlock, Michigan

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

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 1 5 percent
Two BR 69 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hemlock, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Hemlock?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 29
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hemlock, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Hemlock, Michigan

Hemlock features 0 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 Hemlock, Michigan

There are 30 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hemlock.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hemlock, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hemlock, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $904 and $1,104.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.