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

Discover affordable housing in Manistee County where there are 8+ 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.

Manistee Place

297 5th Ave, Manistee, Michigan 49660

Valley Side Apartments

8665 Fourth Avenue, Onekama, Michigan 49675

Cherry Hill Apartments Lansing Management

575 Ramsdell Rd, Manistee, Michigan 49660

Mf - Dev 1009 Horizon Pointe

305 Care Center Dr, Manistee, Michigan 49660

Reitz Park Village

90 Park Ave, Manistee, Michigan 49660

Cherry Hill Apartments

579 Ramsdell Rd, Manistee, Michigan 49660

Lakeview Apartments

1200 Cherry Rd, Manistee, Michigan 49660

Harborview Apartments

400 E Lakeshore Dr, Manistee, Michigan 49660

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Manistee County, Michigan
$19.39/hour
$9.06 (+88%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $12.14 (+168%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Manistee 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 Manistee County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Manistee County, Michigan?

The County of Manistee County has 25,058 people living in 9,927 households.

There are 2,981 renters living in 1,380 renter households in this County. Renters make up 11.9 percent of the population living in Manistee County.

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

There are an estimated 15,562 housing units in the Manistee County area. Of these, 1,556 units are rental homes, making up 10 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Manistee County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Manistee County?

The rental vacancy rate in Manistee County is 9 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 Manistee County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Manistee County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
26 350 622 265 93
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Manistee County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Manistee County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $774 to $1,364. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $774
One BR $779
Two BR $1,024
Three BR $1,267
Four BR $1,364
2024 Fair Market Rents in Manistee County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Manistee 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 11 42 percent
One BR 230 66 percent
Two BR 412 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Manistee County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Manistee County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 221
Public Housing 47
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 164
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 112
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Manistee County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Manistee County, Michigan

Manistee County features 159 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 Manistee County, Michigan

There are 147 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Manistee County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Manistee County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Manistee County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $922 and $1,126.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.