What HUD offices serve Brooklyn Park, 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 Park.
How many renters live in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota?
The City of Brooklyn Park has 83,319 people living in 30,809 households.
There are 16,832 renters living in 8,566 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.2 percent of the population living in Brooklyn Park.
What is the rental market like in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota?
There are an estimated 30,483 housing units in the Brooklyn Park area. Of these, 9,569 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brooklyn Park?
The rental vacancy rate in Brooklyn Park is 3 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 Park for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brooklyn Park
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 865 | 3,524 | 3,254 | 734 | 602 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brooklyn Park
A large number of apartments in Brooklyn Park 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 Park are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 62 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 38 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 Park
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 Park, Minnesota
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Brooklyn Park?
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 | 228 | 26 percent |
| One BR | 2,387 | 68 percent |
| Two BR | 2,147 | 66 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
How many affordable rental units are in Brooklyn Park?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 427 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 292 |
| Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities | 22 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Brooklyn Park features 199 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 Park, Minnesota
There are 178 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brooklyn Park.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brooklyn Park landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Brooklyn Park.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,460 and $1,784.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
