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

Discover affordable housing in Keweenaw County where there are 5+ 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.

Pine View Apartments

220 W Sharon Ave, Houghton, Michigan 49931

Arbor Green

920 Dodge St, Houghton, Michigan 49931

Copper Hills Apartments

903 Portage St, Houghton, Michigan 49931

Douglass House Apts

517 Sheldon Ave, Houghton, Michigan

Heritage Manor

401 E Montezuma Ave, Houghton, Michigan 49931

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Keweenaw County, Michigan
$17.14/hour
$6.81 (+66%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Keweenaw 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 Keweenaw County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Keweenaw County, Michigan?

The County of Keweenaw County has 2,088 people living in 1,065 households.

There are 108 renters living in 71 renter households in this County. Renters make up 5.17 percent of the population living in Keweenaw County.

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

There are an estimated 2,286 housing units in the Keweenaw County area. Of these, 131 units are rental homes, making up 6 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Keweenaw County, Michigan, there are 2 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Keweenaw County?

The rental vacancy rate in Keweenaw County is 46 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 Keweenaw County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Keweenaw County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 11 32 28 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Keweenaw County

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Keweenaw County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $633 to $1,283. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $633
One BR $802
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,283
2024 Fair Market Rents in Keweenaw County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Keweenaw 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
One BR 11 100 percent
Two BR 25 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Keweenaw County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Keweenaw County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Keweenaw County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Keweenaw County, Michigan

Keweenaw County features 322 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 Keweenaw County, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Keweenaw County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Keweenaw County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.