Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Anoka County, MN

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Anoka County, Minnesota
$30.72/hour
$21.87 (+247%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $23.47 (+324%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Anoka County, Minnesota?

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 programs for Anoka County, Minnesota.

Go to the Minnesota Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Anoka County.

How many renters live in Anoka County, Minnesota?

The County of Anoka County has 368,864 people living in 138,032 households.

There are 63,283 renters living in 27,745 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.16 percent of the population living in Anoka County.

What is the rental market like in Anoka County, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 142,263 housing units in the Anoka County area. Of these, 29,472 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Anoka County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Anoka County?

The rental vacancy rate in Anoka County is 6 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 Anoka County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Anoka County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,618 6,788 10,007 7,283 1,695
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Anoka County

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Anoka County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,174 to $2,478. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,174
One BR $1,327
Two BR $1,622
Three BR $2,188
Four BR $2,478
2024 Fair Market Rents in Anoka County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Anoka 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 787 49 percent
One BR 4,629 68 percent
Two BR 5,152 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Anoka County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Anoka County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Anoka County, Minnesota including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,645
Public Housing 11
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,012
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 137
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 45
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Anoka County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Anoka County, Minnesota

Anoka County features 1,429 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 Anoka County, Minnesota

There are 2,027 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Anoka County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Anoka County, Minnesota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Anoka County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Anoka County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Anoka County, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,460 and $1,784.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.