Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pigeon, MI

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Sigel Apts C/O Mrd, Inc

186 Brush Street, Pigeon, Michigan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pigeon, Michigan
$17.14/hour
$6.81 (+66%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pigeon, 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 Pigeon, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Pigeon, Michigan?

The City of Pigeon has 1,100 people living in 524 households.

There are 333 renters living in 212 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.27 percent of the population living in Pigeon.

What is the rental market like in Pigeon, Michigan?

There are an estimated 586 housing units in the Pigeon area. Of these, 238 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pigeon, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pigeon?

The rental vacancy rate in Pigeon is 11 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 Pigeon for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pigeon
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11 89 90 16 6
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pigeon

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Pigeon

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,205. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $717
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,101
Four BR $1,205
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pigeon, Michigan

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

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 10 91 percent
One BR 50 56 percent
Two BR 43 48 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pigeon, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Pigeon?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pigeon, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Pigeon, Michigan

Pigeon features 24 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 Pigeon, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pigeon, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pigeon, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.