What HUD offices serve Brooklyn Center, 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.
Go to the Minnesota Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Brooklyn Center.
How many renters live in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota?
The City of Brooklyn Center has 33,109 people living in 11,294 households.
There are 12,761 renters living in 4,409 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.54 percent of the population living in Brooklyn Center.
What is the rental market like in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota?
There are an estimated 11,648 housing units in the Brooklyn Center area. Of these, 4,543 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brooklyn Center?
The rental vacancy rate in Brooklyn Center is 1 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 Brooklyn Center for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brooklyn Center
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | 1,070 | 2,160 | 647 | 234 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brooklyn Center
A large number of apartments in Brooklyn Center 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 Brooklyn Center are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Brooklyn Center
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 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Brooklyn Center?
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 | 84 | 44 percent |
| One BR | 663 | 62 percent |
| Two BR | 1,522 | 70 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
How many affordable rental units are in Brooklyn Center?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 180 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 154 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Brooklyn Center features 153 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 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
There are 802 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brooklyn Center.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brooklyn Center landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Brooklyn Center.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,460 and $1,784.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
