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

Discover affordable housing in Monroe County where there are 25+ 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.

Mccalla Greene

409 Canfield St, Milan, Michigan 48160

Samaritas Affordable Living of Monroe

1600 A Park Ct, Monroe, Michigan 48162

Carleton Co-op Senior Apartments

188 Center Street, Carleton, Michigan 48117

Woodcraft Square

800 W Seventh Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161

Frenchtown Place

1201 N Macomb Street, Monroe, Michigan 48162

Mable H Kehres Apartments

15275 South Dixie Highway, Monroe, Michigan 48161

Carleton Apartments CO Gardner Mgmt

331 Kent St, Carleton, Michigan 48117

Waters Edge of Flat Rock

27055 Riverside St, Flat Rock, Michigan 48134

Milan Village Apartments

71 Hurd St, Milan, Michigan 48160

Charring Square

6123 Greenwycke Ln, Monroe, Michigan 48161

Norman Towers

810 W. Elm Ave, Monroe, Michigan 48162

Ivor J Lindsay Senior Housing

8745 Lewis Ave, Temperance, Michigan 48182

Rawson Place

501 Rawson St, Dundee, Michigan 48131

Creekside Village

1236 S Monroe St, Monroe, Michigan 48161

Silver Creek Apartments

25617 Valley Creek Dr, Flat Rock, Michigan 48134

Luther Haus

800 Smith Rd, Temperance, Michigan 48182

Petersburg Apartments

101 W Madison St, Petersburg, Michigan 49270

Flat Rock Towers Co-op Senior Apartments

28744 Telegraph Road, Flat Rock, Michigan 48134

Lotus Manor

10885 Ellen St, Luna Pier, Michigan 48157

River Park Greenwood

717 Roeder St, Monroe, Michigan 48162

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Monroe County, Michigan
$22.03/hour
$11.70 (+113%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $14.78 (+204%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Monroe 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, Moving to Work, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Monroe County, Michigan.
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 Monroe County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Monroe County, Michigan?

The County of Monroe County has 155,609 people living in 62,946 households.

There are 25,028 renters living in 13,042 renter households in this County. Renters make up 16.08 percent of the population living in Monroe County.

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

There are an estimated 65,946 housing units in the Monroe County area. Of these, 12,378 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Monroe County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Monroe County?

The rental vacancy rate in Monroe County is 3 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 Monroe County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Monroe County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
231 3,064 5,056 2,901 623
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Monroe County

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Monroe County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $788 to $1,885. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $788
One BR $885
Two BR $1,163
Three BR $1,452
Four BR $1,885
2024 Fair Market Rents in Monroe County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Monroe 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 104 45 percent
One BR 2,202 72 percent
Two BR 2,827 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Monroe County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Monroe County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,014
Public Housing 535
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 491
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 44
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Monroe County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Monroe County, Michigan

Monroe County features 1,270 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 Monroe County, Michigan

There are 961 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Monroe County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Monroe County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Monroe County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,047 and $1,279.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.