Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Brooten, MN

Discover affordable housing in Brooten where there are 2+ 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.

Brooten Area Housing

300 Hatton St & 215 Western Ave, Brooten, Minnesota 56316

Brooten Area Hsg

215 Western Ave S, Brooten, Minnesota

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brooten, Minnesota
$21.88/hour
$13.03 (+147%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $14.63 (+202%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brooten, 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 Brooten, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Brooten, Minnesota?

The City of Brooten has 578 people living in 238 households.

There are 154 renters living in 65 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.64 percent of the population living in Brooten.

What is the rental market like in Brooten, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 288 housing units in the Brooten area. Of these, 75 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brooten, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brooten?

The rental vacancy rate in Brooten is 13 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 Brooten for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brooten
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6 10 24 25 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brooten

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 37 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 Brooten

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $716 to $1,470. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $716
One BR $804
Two BR $1,057
Three BR $1,278
Four BR $1,470
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brooten, Minnesota

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

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 6 100 percent
One BR 9 90 percent
Two BR 17 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brooten, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Brooten?

Income Based Apartments in Brooten, Minnesota

Brooten features 64 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 Brooten, Minnesota

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brooten.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brooten, Minnesota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brooten landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Brooten.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brooten, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,040 and $1,271.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.