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

Discover affordable housing in Van Buren County where there are 41+ 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.

Orchard View Manor Apartments

602 W Van Buren St, Gobles, Michigan 49055

Eastbrook Senior Apartments

301 Cemetery Rd, Bangor, Michigan 49013

Lawrence Downs

595 S Paw Paw St, Lawrence, Michigan 49064

Vintage Court Apartments

225 Orchard St, Lawton, Michigan 49065

Center Street Apartments

510 S Center St, Hartford, Michigan 49057

Village View Senior Apartments

899 South Bailey Avenue, South Haven, Michigan 49090

Decatur Downs

407 East Edgar Bergen Blvd, Decatur, Michigan 49045

Park Meadows Apartments

11225 Park Meadows Dr. Ste D , South Haven, Michigan 49090

Village Commons Apartments CO Kmg Prestige

121 Walker St, Lawton, Michigan 49065

Miller Court Senior Apartments

205 Miller Court, Paw Paw, Michigan 49079

Paw Paw Arms Apartments

150 Lake St, Paw Paw, Michigan 49079

Mcdowell Apartments II

55921 Co Rd 687, Hartford, Michigan 49057

South Street Apartments

325 South St, Lawrence, Michigan 49064

Grierson Apartments II

310 Prairie Ronde, Decatur, Michigan 49045

Briar Hills Townhouses

1010 6th Ave, South Haven, Michigan 49090

Vineyard Villas

675 Hazen St, Paw Paw, Michigan 49079

Creekside Manor

24810 W McGillen Ave, Mattawan, Michigan 49071

Westland Park Apartments

57951 Western Avenue , Mattawan, Michigan 49071

Brush Creek

400 S Paw Paw St, Lawrence, Michigan 49064

Woodside Apartments

215 S Wendell Ave, Hartford, Michigan 49057

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Van Buren County, Michigan
$18.26/hour
$7.93 (+77%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $11.01 (+152%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Van Buren County, Michigan?

The County of Van Buren County has 75,692 people living in 31,239 households.

There are 12,791 renters living in 6,240 renter households in this County. Renters make up 16.9 percent of the population living in Van Buren County.

What is the rental market like in Van Buren County, Michigan?

There are an estimated 37,076 housing units in the Van Buren County area. Of these, 6,316 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Van Buren County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Van Buren County?

The rental vacancy rate in Van Buren County 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 Van Buren County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Van Buren County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
20 1,603 2,406 1,872 268
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Van Buren County

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Van Buren County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $653 to $1,284. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $653
One BR $734
Two BR $964
Three BR $1,255
Four BR $1,284
2024 Fair Market Rents in Van Buren County, Michigan

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Van Buren 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 20 100 percent
One BR 1,288 80 percent
Two BR 1,478 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Van Buren County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Van Buren County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 735
Public Housing 206
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 179
Section 236 Rental Assistance 17
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 849
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Van Buren County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Van Buren County, Michigan

Van Buren County features 1,403 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 Van Buren County, Michigan

There are 292 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Van Buren County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Van Buren County, Michigan

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Van Buren County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $868 and $1,060.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.