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

Discover affordable housing in Oakland County where there are 104+ 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.

Francis Street Projects

51 S Francis Ave, Pontiac, Michigan 48342

Seville Pointe Apartments

601 Seville Blvd, Pontiac, Michigan 48340

Seville Pointe II Apartments

201 Kent, Pontiac, Michigan 48340

Tapiola Village Ph II

35060 W 8 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Oakland County, 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 Oakland 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 Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation, Family Unification Program (FUP), Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Oakland County, Michigan.
Operates the Family Unification Program (FUP), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Family Self-Sufficiency, Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Oakland County, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Oakland County, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Oakland County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Oakland County, Michigan?

The County of Oakland County has 1,269,431 people living in 530,638 households.

There are 272,361 renters living in 145,946 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.46 percent of the population living in Oakland County.

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

There are an estimated 561,353 housing units in the Oakland County area. Of these, 158,234 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Oakland County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Oakland County?

The rental vacancy rate in Oakland County is 7 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 Oakland County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oakland County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
5,042 46,485 63,826 24,673 5,098
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oakland County

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Oakland County

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 Oakland County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Oakland 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 2,542 50 percent
One BR 22,694 49 percent
Two BR 25,940 41 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Oakland County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Oakland County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 6,965
Public Housing 294
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 6,284
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 303
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 112
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Oakland County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County features 7,341 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 Oakland County, Michigan

There are 4,517 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Oakland County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Oakland County, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Oakland County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Oakland County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.