Affordable Housing In Sumner
Gratiot County, Michigan

Housing Authorities that serve Sumner

Housing Authority	Programs
Michigan State Housing Development Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Sumner, Michigan

There are 0 low income housing apartment communities offering 0 affordable apartments for rent in Sumner, Michigan.

Income Based Apartments in Sumner, Michigan

Sumner features 0 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 Sumner, Michigan

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sumner, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sumner, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $661 and $807.

2021 Sumner, Michigan Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Sumner, Michigan Fair Market Rent	$484	$557	$734	$943	$1,094
Sumner, Michigan Payment Standard Range	$436 to $532	$501 to $613	$661 to $807	$849 to $1,037	$985 to $1,203

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Sumner, MI Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	0
Total Low Income Apartments	0
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	%
Average Renter Household Size	0.00
Average Household Size	0.00
Median Household Income	$0 ±$0
Median Rent	$0 ±$0
Total Population	0

Population and Household Demographics

Sumner is a city in Gratiot County, Michigan with a population of 0. There are 0 households in the city with an average household size of 0.00 persons. % of households in Sumner are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Sumner

The median gross income for households in Sumner is $0 a year, or $0 a month. The median rent for the city is $0 a month.

Area Median Income In Sumner

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Sumner, the AMI is calculated from all households within Gratiot County.

In Sumner, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $58,500

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Sumner

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Sumner

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Sumner AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$13,550	$17,420	$21,960	$26,500	$31,040	$35,580	$40,000	$42,600
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Sumner AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$22,600	$25,800	$29,050	$32,250	$34,850	$37,450	$40,000	$42,600
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Sumner AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$36,150	$41,300	$46,450	$51,600	$55,750	$59,900	$64,000	$68,150