Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Woodhaven, MI

Discover affordable housing in Woodhaven where there are 1+ 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.

Marsh Creek Village Apartments

25010 Marsh Creek Blvd, Woodhaven, Michigan 48183

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Woodhaven, 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 Woodhaven, 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 Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation, Family Unification Program (FUP), Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Woodhaven, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Woodhaven, Michigan.
Operates the Family Unification Program (FUP), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Family Self-Sufficiency, Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Woodhaven, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Woodhaven, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Woodhaven, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Woodhaven, Michigan.

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

How many renters live in Woodhaven, Michigan?

The City of Woodhaven has 12,867 people living in 5,344 households.

There are 2,383 renters living in 1,237 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.52 percent of the population living in Woodhaven.

What is the rental market like in Woodhaven, Michigan?

There are an estimated 5,536 housing units in the Woodhaven area. Of these, 1,368 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Woodhaven, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Woodhaven?

The rental vacancy rate in Woodhaven is 10 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 Woodhaven for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Woodhaven
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 507 548 164 8
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Woodhaven

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Woodhaven

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 Woodhaven, Michigan

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

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 7 70 percent
One BR 413 81 percent
Two BR 308 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Woodhaven, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Woodhaven?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 144
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Woodhaven, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Woodhaven, Michigan

Woodhaven 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 Woodhaven, Michigan

There are 144 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Woodhaven.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Woodhaven, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Woodhaven landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Woodhaven.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.