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

Discover affordable housing in St Clair County where there are 34+ 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.

North Port Village

2631 Krafft Rd, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Grandview Towers

1016 7th Street, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Village Manor Apartments

3145 Electric Ave, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Yale Apartments CO Pk Housing

385 North St, Yale, Michigan 48097

Porthaven Manor

3900 Aspen Dr, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Brookstone Place II

3991 Brookstone Pl, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Lake Huron Woods

5221 Lakeshore Rd, Fort Gratiot Township, Michigan 48059

Rolling Brook III Kmg Prestige, Inc

1500 Fruit St, Algonac, Michigan 48001

Algonquin Place

1205 Saint Clair River Dr, Algonac, Michigan 48001

Clairewood Apartments

811 S Carney Dr, St Clair, Michigan 48079

Dorchester Court

2436 Dorchester, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Arbors at St Clair Apartments

3195 Military St, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

St Clair Landings

3345 Military St, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Bree Manor

500 Bree Rd, East China, Michigan 48054

Mariner Cove Senior Apartments American Preferred

6550 King Rd, Marine City, Michigan 48039

Matteson Street Senior Apartments

130 S Matteson St, Capac, Michigan 48014

Harbour Oaks

333 Bree Rd, East China, Michigan 48054

Continental Court

3540 Parkway Dr, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

Landmark Group Homes

471 Maple St, Algonac, Michigan 48001

Mariners Court Apartments

2620 E Rick Dr, Port Huron, Michigan 48060

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St Clair County, Michigan
$24.45/hour
$14.12 (+137%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $17.20 (+237%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve St Clair 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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for St Clair County, Michigan.
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 St Clair County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in St Clair County, Michigan?

The County of St Clair County has 160,151 people living in 69,109 households.

There are 29,422 renters living in 13,878 renter households in this County. Renters make up 18.37 percent of the population living in St Clair County.

What is the rental market like in St Clair County, Michigan?

There are an estimated 72,234 housing units in the St Clair County area. Of these, 13,894 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Clair County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Clair County?

The rental vacancy rate in St Clair County is 4 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 St Clair County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Clair County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
594 3,359 4,435 3,372 1,221
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Clair County

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 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 St Clair County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $920 to $1,719. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $920
One BR $1,019
Two BR $1,291
Three BR $1,595
Four BR $1,719
2024 Fair Market Rents in St Clair County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in St Clair 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 392 66 percent
One BR 2,351 70 percent
Two BR 3,158 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Clair County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in St Clair County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,343
Public Housing 677
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 503
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 97
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 306
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Clair County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in St Clair County, Michigan

St Clair County features 1,274 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 St Clair County, Michigan

There are 952 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St Clair County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Clair County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Clair County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,162 and $1,420.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.