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

Discover affordable housing in St Johns where there are 3+ 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.

Suntree Apartments

1100 Sunview Drive, St Johns, Michigan 48879

Castle St Johns

110 E Higham St, St Johns, Michigan 48879

Irrer Thomas M Marilyn K

7071 W Center Line Rd, St Johns, Michigan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St Johns, Michigan
$20.68/hour
$10.35 (+100%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $13.43 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve St Johns, 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 St Johns, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Mainstream Voucher programs for St Johns, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in St Johns, Michigan?

The City of St Johns has 7,711 people living in 3,089 households.

There are 1,864 renters living in 887 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.17 percent of the population living in St Johns.

What is the rental market like in St Johns, Michigan?

There are an estimated 3,361 housing units in the St Johns area. Of these, 985 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Johns, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Johns?

The rental vacancy rate in St Johns 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 St Johns for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Johns
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
64 221 389 120 77
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Johns

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 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 St Johns

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $847 to $1,454. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $847
One BR $887
Two BR $1,092
Three BR $1,423
Four BR $1,454
2024 Fair Market Rents in St Johns, Michigan

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

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 54 84 percent
One BR 123 56 percent
Two BR 283 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Johns, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in St Johns?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 120
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Johns, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in St Johns, Michigan

St Johns features 121 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 Johns, Michigan

There are 30 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St Johns.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Johns, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Johns, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $983 and $1,201.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.