Affordable Housing In Holly
Oakland County, Michigan

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Waiting List Openings In Holly

Waiting List	Status
Michigan State Housing Development Authority Housing Choice Voucher	Open Soon

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3 Low Income Apartment Communities In Holly

Housing Authorities that serve Holly

Housing Authority	Programs
Detroit Housing Commission	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV); Moderate Rehabilitation; Family Unification Program (FUP)
Michigan State Housing Development Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Ferndale Housing Commission	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing

Guide To Affordable Housing in Holly, Michigan

There are 3 low income housing apartment communities offering 168 affordable apartments for rent in Holly, Michigan.

Income Based Apartments in Holly, Michigan

Holly features 122 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 Holly, Michigan

There are 46 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Holly.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Holly, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Holly landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Holly.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Holly, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $944 and $1,154.

2021 Holly, Michigan Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Holly, Michigan Fair Market Rent	$697	$821	$1,049	$1,344	$1,458
Holly, Michigan Payment Standard Range	$627 to $767	$739 to $903	$944 to $1,154	$1,210 to $1,478	$1,312 to $1,604

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Holly, MI Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	3
Total Low Income Apartments	168
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	122
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	30.62%
Average Renter Household Size	2.61
Average Household Size	2.66
Median Household Income	$53,396 ±$6,392
Median Rent	$839 ±$198
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	28.1% ± 14.29pp
Total Population	6,171

Population and Household Demographics

Holly is a city in Oakland County, Michigan with a population of 6,171. There are 2,289 households in the city with an average household size of 2.66 persons. 30.62% of households in Holly are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Holly

The median gross income for households in Holly is $53,396 a year, or $4,450 a month. The median rent for the city is $839 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Holly, a household making less than $2,797 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 28.1% of households who rent are overburdened in Holly.

Area Median Income In Holly

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Holly, the AMI is calculated from all households within Oakland County.

In Holly, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $78,500

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Holly

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Holly

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Holly AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$16,500	$18,850	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Holly AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$27,500	$31,400	$35,350	$39,250	$42,400	$45,550	$48,700	$51,850
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Holly AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$44,000	$50,250	$56,550	$62,800	$67,850	$72,850	$77,900	$82,900