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

Discover affordable housing in Carver County where there are 36+ 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.

Riverside Apartments

210 Territorial St , Watertown, Minnesota 55388

Creeks Run Townhomes

421 Yellow Brick Cir, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

Creeks Run Townhomes II

421 Yellow Brick Cir, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

Waters Edge Townhomes

818 County Road 24, Watertown, Minnesota 55388

Bluff Creek Apartments

1800 Main St W, Carver, Minnesota 55387

Windstone Townhomes

110550 Windmill Ct, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

Lake Grace Apartments

1108 Village Rd, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

Waybury Apartments

110340 Geske Rd, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

Oak Grove Senior Apartments

114 Reform St, Norwood Young America, Minnesota 55368

Centennial Hill Apartments

820 Santa Vera Dr, Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317

Crossings at Town Centre

200 S Olive St, Waconia, Minnesota 55387

The Brickyard Apartments

709 N Walnut St, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

East Creek Carriage Homes

744 Ravoux Rd, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

Fox Run Apartments

28 W 13th St, Waconia, Minnesota 55387

Poplar Ridge Apartments

10 Poplar Ridge Dr, Norwood Young America, Minnesota 55397

Lakeside Villa Apartments

315 Paul Ave N, Cologne, Minnesota 55322

Evergreen Apartments - - Waconia, Mn

100 W 3rd St, Waconia, Minnesota 55387

Chaska Manor, Inc

407 Oak St N, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

Spruce Apartments

325 S Spruce St, Waconia, Minnesota 55387

Cloverfield Marketplace

2915 Clover Ridge Drive, Chaska, Minnesota 55318

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Carver 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 Carver 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 Carver County, Minnesota.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Carver County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Carver County, Minnesota?

The County of Carver County has 110,034 people living in 41,063 households.

There are 13,982 renters living in 7,562 renter households in this County. Renters make up 12.71 percent of the population living in Carver County.

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

There are an estimated 40,570 housing units in the Carver County area. Of these, 7,319 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Carver County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Carver County?

The rental vacancy rate in Carver County 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 Carver County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carver County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
408 1,795 2,749 1,612 406
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carver County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Carver 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 Carver County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Carver 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 173 42 percent
One BR 1,263 70 percent
Two BR 1,543 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Carver County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Carver County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 758
Public Housing 14
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 247
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 54
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 201
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Carver County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Carver County, Minnesota

Carver County features 636 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 Carver County, Minnesota

There are 1,049 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Carver County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Carver County, Minnesota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Carver County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Carver County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.