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

Discover affordable housing in Lenawee County where there are 39+ 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.

Whitman Crossing

10750 W Coomer St, Morenci, Michigan 49256

Adrian Village Apartments

1542 Village Green Ln, Adrian, Michigan 49221

Riverview Terrace

400 College Avenue, Adrian, Michigan 49221

Oxford Square

34594 Lipke St, Clinton Township, Michigan 48035

The Crossings Apartments CO Watermark Mgmt

249 W Main St, Addison, Michigan 49220

Friendship Place

201 E Maumee St, Adrian, Michigan 49221

Clemens Court Apartments

24213 Lotus Dr, Clinton Township, Michigan 48036

Maple Village

1221 S Main St, Adrian, Michigan 49221

Clinton Township Voa

Partridge Creek Blvd and Dove St, Clinton Township, Michigan 48038

Woodruff Estates

773 Tiffin St, Hudson, Michigan 49247

Ravenwood Apartments CO Cheryl Murphy

510 Pawnee Dr, Tecumseh, Michigan 49286

Peace Presbyterian Village

17345 15 Mile Rd, Clinton Township, Michigan 48035

Elizabeth L Doles Manor

42700 Colchester St, Clinton Township, Michigan 48036

Orchard Terrace

205 S Adrian St, Tecumseh, Michigan 49286

Adrian Village

1556 Stratford Dr, Adrian, Michigan 49221

Riverview Apartments

221 Joy, Suite 1, Blissfield, Michigan 49228

Cordova Courts Coop 1 - 3

34168 Wallis St, Clinton Township, Michigan 48035

Church of Christ Senior Housing

23561 15 Mile Rd, Clinton Township, Michigan 48035

St George Towers

42250 Hayes Rd, Clinton Township, Michigan 48038

Wexford Manor Apartments

350 N Main St, Onsted, Michigan 49265

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lenawee County, Michigan
$19.38/hour
$9.05 (+88%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $12.13 (+167%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lenawee 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 Lenawee County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Lenawee County, Michigan?

The County of Lenawee County has 98,567 people living in 38,264 households.

There are 16,534 renters living in 8,135 renter households in this County. Renters make up 16.77 percent of the population living in Lenawee County.

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

There are an estimated 43,634 housing units in the Lenawee County area. Of these, 8,880 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lenawee County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lenawee County?

The rental vacancy rate in Lenawee County is 5 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 Lenawee County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lenawee County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
229 1,905 3,217 2,214 529
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lenawee County

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Lenawee County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $729 to $1,546. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $729
One BR $809
Two BR $1,023
Three BR $1,355
Four BR $1,546
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lenawee County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lenawee 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 160 70 percent
One BR 1,274 67 percent
Two BR 1,885 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lenawee County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Lenawee County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,192
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 376
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 156
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lenawee County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Lenawee County, Michigan

Lenawee County features 1,843 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 Lenawee County, Michigan

There are 1,177 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lenawee County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lenawee County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lenawee County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $921 and $1,125.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.