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

Discover affordable housing in Roscommon County where there are 14+ 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.

Houghton Heights Manor

305 Houghton Heights Mnr, Houghton Lake, Michigan 48629

Houghton Heights

300 Byron, Houghton Lake, Michigan 48629

Sandhill Manor

300 Sand Hill Manor Dr, Houghton Lake, Michigan 48629

Houghton Lake Timber Apartments

120 Toepher Dr, Houghton Lake, Michigan 48629

Roscommon Apartments

101 Hilltop Ln, Roscommon, Michigan 48653

Country Village

4321 Country Village Ln, Roscommon, Michigan 48653

Emery Pines

3901 Hawks Ridge Dr, Prudenville, Michigan 48651

Maple Grove Apartments

50 Maple Grove, Prudenville, Michigan 48651

Huntington Place

1873 W Nestel Rd, Prudenville, Michigan 48651

Summer Place Apts Gld Mgmt Co

10045 Powers Court, St Helen, Michigan

River Forest Apts C/O Stratford Grp

249 Ballenger Rd, Roscommon, Michigan

Mf - Dev Country Village Flint Rd.

Country Village Flint Rd, Roscommon, Michigan 48653

Whisper Ridge Apartments

100 Whisper Ridge Dr, Roscommon, Michigan 48653

Deerfield Villa

3055 S Gladwin Rd, Prudenville, Michigan 48651

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Roscommon County, 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 Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Roscommon County, Michigan?

The County of Roscommon County has 23,556 people living in 11,358 households.

There are 4,290 renters living in 1,918 renter households in this County. Renters make up 18.21 percent of the population living in Roscommon County.

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

There are an estimated 23,182 housing units in the Roscommon County area. Of these, 2,097 units are rental homes, making up 9 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Roscommon County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Roscommon County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roscommon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
40 396 790 606 48
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roscommon County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Roscommon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $684 to $1,312. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $684
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,182
Four BR $1,312
2024 Fair Market Rents in Roscommon County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Roscommon 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 35 88 percent
One BR 277 70 percent
Two BR 483 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Roscommon County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Roscommon County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 315
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 33
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 291
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Roscommon County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Roscommon County, Michigan

Roscommon County features 363 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 Roscommon County, Michigan

There are 119 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Roscommon County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Roscommon County, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Roscommon County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Roscommon County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.