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

Discover affordable housing in Midland County where there are 18+ 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.

Oakwood Place Apartments

5301 Dublin Avenue, Midland, Michigan 48640

Charter Square Apartments

6102 Jefferson Ave, Midland, Michigan 48640

Greenhill

1010 Eastlawn Drive, Midland, Michigan 48642

Parkside Apartments Kmg Prestige, Inc

515 N 3rd St, Coleman, Michigan 48618

Hale Homestead Apartments

207 W Ainsley St , Mount Haley, Michigan 48739

Village at Josephs Run, The

500 Village W, Midland, Michigan 48642

Parkside Apartments

516 N 4th St, Coleman, Michigan 48618

Brackton Woods

5301 Dublin Ave, Midland, Michigan 48640

Cleveland Manor I

2200 Cleveland Ave, Midland, Michigan 48640

Stratford Place

4805 E Patrick Rd, Midland, Michigan 48642

Lee Street Housing

4605 Quincy Dr, Midland, Michigan 48642

Coleman Apartments Phase II

303 Hamilton St, Coleman, Michigan 48618

Coleman Apartments

313 Hamilton St, Coleman, Michigan 48618

Chippewassee Court Phase I

3010 Isabella St, Midland, Michigan 48640

Adams Acres

4612 Quincy Dr, Midland, Michigan 48642

Granite Club Acres Phase I

700 Gerald Ct, Midland, Michigan 48642

Grove St Commons Phase II

713 E Grove St, Midland, Michigan 48640

Grove Street Phase I

710 E Grove St, Midland, Michigan 48640

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Midland County, Michigan
$20.34/hour
$10.01 (+97%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $13.09 (+181%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Midland 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 Midland County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Midland County, Michigan?

The County of Midland County has 83,674 people living in 35,325 households.

There are 11,977 renters living in 7,257 renter households in this County. Renters make up 14.31 percent of the population living in Midland County.

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

There are an estimated 36,927 housing units in the Midland County area. Of these, 7,826 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Midland County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Midland County?

The rental vacancy rate in Midland County is 2 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 Midland County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Midland County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
226 2,097 3,175 1,652 310
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Midland County

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Midland County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $814 to $1,439. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $814
One BR $820
Two BR $1,074
Three BR $1,409
Four BR $1,439
2024 Fair Market Rents in Midland County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Midland 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 154 68 percent
One BR 1,244 59 percent
Two BR 2,033 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Midland County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Midland County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 442
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 530
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Midland County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Midland County, Michigan

Midland County features 521 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 Midland County, Michigan

There are 407 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Midland County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Midland County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Midland County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $967 and $1,181.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.