Affordable Housing In Luna Pier
Monroe County, Michigan

1 Low Income Apartment Communities In Luna Pier

Housing Authorities that serve Luna Pier

Housing Authority	Programs
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)
Ann Arbor Housing Commission	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Moving to Work; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV); Mainstream Voucher; Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Luna Pier, Michigan

There are 1 low income housing apartment communities offering 103 affordable apartments for rent in Luna Pier, Michigan.

Income Based Apartments in Luna Pier, Michigan

Luna Pier features 103 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 Luna Pier, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Luna Pier, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Luna Pier, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $765 and $935.

2020 Luna Pier, 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
Fair Market Rent	$623	$656	$850	$1,150	$1,154
Payment Standard Range	$561 to $685	$590 to $722	$765 to $935	$1,035 to $1,265	$1,039 to $1,269

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Luna Pier, MI Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	1
Total Low Income Apartments	103
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	103
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	29.45%
Average Renter Household Size	2.26
Average Household Size	2.06
Median Household Income	$48,462 ±$12,194
Median Rent	$568 ±$81
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	36.46% ± 15.97pp
Total Population	1,341

Population and Household Demographics

Luna Pier is a city in Monroe County, Michigan with a population of 1,341. There are 652 households in the city with an average household size of 2.06 persons. 29.45% of households in Luna Pier are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Luna Pier

The median gross income for households in Luna Pier is $48,462 a year, or $4,039 a month. The median rent for the city is $568 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Luna Pier, a household making less than $1,893 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 36.46% of households who rent are overburdened in Luna Pier.

Area Median Income In Luna Pier

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 Luna Pier, the AMI is calculated from all households within Monroe County.

In Luna Pier, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $80,600

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 Luna Pier

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 Luna Pier

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$16,950	$19,400	$21,800	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% of Median	$28,250	$32,250	$36,300	$40,300	$43,550	$46,750	$50,000	$53,200
80% of Median	$45,150	$51,600	$58,050	$64,500	$69,700	$74,850	$80,000	$85,150