Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in New Haven, MI

Discover affordable housing in New Haven where there are 3+ 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.

Perry Acres Apartments

32560 James Curtin Dr, New Haven, Michigan 48048

Pinewoods Apartments

30100 John Rivers Dr, New Haven, Michigan 48048

Bramblewood Senior Apartments

31950 Clark St, New Haven, Michigan 48048

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In New Haven, Michigan
$24.45/hour
$14.12 (+137%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $17.20 (+237%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve New Haven, 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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for New Haven, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for New Haven, 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 New Haven, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in New Haven, Michigan?

The City of New Haven has 6,200 people living in 2,036 households.

There are 1,831 renters living in 502 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.53 percent of the population living in New Haven.

What is the rental market like in New Haven, Michigan?

There are an estimated 2,159 housing units in the New Haven area. Of these, 502 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in New Haven, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in New Haven?

The rental vacancy rate in New Haven is 0 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 New Haven for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in New Haven
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 61 57 310 74
Occupied Rental Units by Size in New Haven

A large number of apartments in New Haven 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 New Haven are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 24 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 New Haven

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $920 to $1,719. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $920
One BR $1,019
Two BR $1,291
Three BR $1,595
Four BR $1,719
2024 Fair Market Rents in New Haven, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in New Haven?

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 28 46 percent
Two BR 57 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in New Haven, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in New Haven?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 56
Public Housing 88
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in New Haven, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in New Haven, Michigan

New Haven features 144 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 New Haven, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in New Haven, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in New Haven, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,162 and $1,420.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.