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

Discover affordable housing in Ionia County where there are 26+ 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.

Wooded View Apartments

630 Johnson Rd, Ionia, Michigan 48846

Muir Apartments

557 E Prospect, Muir, Michigan 48860

Crosswind Apartments Mgmt Resource Dev

833 Prospect St, Ionia, Michigan 48846

Lakewood Apartments

220 Parsonage St, Saranac, Michigan 48881

Blanchard Apartments

446 Blanchard St, Muir, Michigan 48860

Brentwood Apartments

1129 Brentwood St, Belding, Michigan 48809

Bear Creek Villa

179 E Ferney St, Clarksville, Michigan 48815

Lake Manor Apartments

1059 Emerson St, Lake Odessa, Michigan 48849

Valley View III

751 Valley View Drive, Ionia, Michigan 48846

Oak Hills Apartments

647 Crawford St, Ionia, Michigan 48846

West Belding Apartments

1250 Kenwood, Belding, Michigan 48809

Jacklyn III Apartments

1250 Kenwood Ave, Belding, Michigan 48809

Crosswinds Manor

901 N Bridge St, Belding, Michigan 48809

Belleview Place II

127 Belleview Dr, Ionia, Michigan 48846

Portland School

306 Brush Street , Portland, Michigan 48875

Valley View I and II

741 Valley View Dr, Ionia, Michigan 48846

Valley View Apartments

741 Valley View Dr, Ionia, Michigan 48846

Brentwood II

1200 Brentwood St, Belding, Michigan 48809

Millcreek Meadows

320 Summit St, Saranac, Michigan 48881

Portland Apartments

1800 Lillian Blvd, Portland, Michigan 48875

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ionia County, Michigan
$20.98/hour
$10.65 (+103%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $13.73 (+189%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ionia 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 Ionia County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Ionia County, Michigan?

The County of Ionia County has 66,809 people living in 22,878 households.

There are 9,941 renters living in 4,427 renter households in this County. Renters make up 14.88 percent of the population living in Ionia County.

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

There are an estimated 24,674 housing units in the Ionia County area. Of these, 5,433 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ionia County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ionia County?

The rental vacancy rate in Ionia 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 Ionia County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ionia County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
200 1,305 1,966 1,462 219
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ionia County

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Ionia County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $795 to $1,683. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $795
One BR $843
Two BR $1,108
Three BR $1,369
Four BR $1,683
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ionia County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ionia 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 189 95 percent
One BR 959 73 percent
Two BR 1,397 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ionia County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Ionia County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 455
Public Housing 199
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 412
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 336
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ionia County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Ionia County, Michigan

Ionia County features 876 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 Ionia County, Michigan

There are 223 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ionia County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ionia County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ionia County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.