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

Discover affordable housing in Blue Earth County where there are 24+ 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.

Dublin Road Townhomes

306 Dublin Ct, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Rosa Place Apartments

510 Timberwolf Drive, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Sibley Park Apartments

410 Sibley Pkwy, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Cherry Ridge Apartments

101 Glenwood Ave, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Gus Johnson Plaza

413 N 4th St, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Mankato Townhomes

348 Bunting Ln, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Riverfront Courts

115 S Riverfront Dr, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Walnut Towers

105 E Walnut St, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Eastport

101 Eastport Dr, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

The Durham

621 S 2nd St, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Schalow Apartments

408 Main St, St Clair, Minnesota 0

Lake Crystal Towers

203 S Main St, Lake Crystal, Minnesota 56055

Colonial Square

300 Ramsey St, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Livinglinks

2050 Haughton Ave, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003

Rosa Place II

875 Heron Drive, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Dublin Heights

1010 Patroit Court, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Dublin Crossing

920 Patriot Dr, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Colony Apartments

1621 Colony Ct, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003

Homestead Apartments

140 Homestead Rd, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

Colonial Square Apartments

300 Ramsey Street, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Blue Earth County, Minnesota
$20.85/hour
$12.00 (+136%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $13.60 (+188%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Blue Earth 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher programs for Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

The County of Blue Earth County has 69,631 people living in 28,182 households.

There are 22,270 renters living in 11,356 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.98 percent of the population living in Blue Earth County.

What is the rental market like in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 29,264 housing units in the Blue Earth County area. Of these, 11,264 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blue Earth County?

The rental vacancy rate in Blue Earth County is 5 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 Blue Earth County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blue Earth County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
754 1,957 3,849 2,600 937
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blue Earth County

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 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 Blue Earth County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $897 to $1,868. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $897
One BR $903
Two BR $1,101
Three BR $1,552
Four BR $1,868
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Blue Earth 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 519 69 percent
One BR 1,300 66 percent
Two BR 1,990 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Blue Earth County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 659
Public Housing 254
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 475
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 72
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Blue Earth County features 874 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 Blue Earth County, Minnesota

There are 593 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blue Earth County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Blue Earth County, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $991 and $1,211.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.