Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Saint Charles, MI

Discover affordable housing in Saint Charles where there are 2+ 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.

Arbor Glen Apartments

120 W North St, Saint Charles, Michigan 48655

Rock Creek Manor CO Pk Housing and Mgmt

12201 Ithaca Rd, Saint Charles, Michigan 48655

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Saint Charles, Michigan
$19.02/hour
$8.69 (+84%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $11.77 (+162%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Saint Charles, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Saint Charles, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Saint Charles, Michigan?

The City of Saint Charles has 2,020 people living in 812 households.

There are 427 renters living in 211 renter households in this City. Renters make up 21.14 percent of the population living in Saint Charles.

What is the rental market like in Saint Charles, Michigan?

There are an estimated 833 housing units in the Saint Charles area. Of these, 211 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Saint Charles, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Saint Charles?

The rental vacancy rate in Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Saint Charles
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1 72 92 37 9
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Saint Charles

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

Among renter households in this market, 61 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 35 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 Saint Charles

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $681 to $1,337. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $681
One BR $764
Two BR $1,004
Three BR $1,295
Four BR $1,337
2024 Fair Market Rents in Saint Charles, Michigan

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

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 1 100 percent
One BR 63 88 percent
Two BR 87 95 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Saint Charles, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Saint Charles?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Saint Charles, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Saint Charles, Michigan

Saint Charles features 104 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 Saint Charles, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Saint Charles, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Saint Charles, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $904 and $1,104.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.