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

Discover affordable housing in Clay County where there are 30+ 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.

Village Green Manor

3501 Village Green Drive, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Leonhardt Manor

302 5th St. NE, Barnesville, Minnesota 56514

Park View Terrace Apartments

100 3rd St N, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Prairie View Apartments

1106 19th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Moorhead Townhomes

3202 17th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Eastwood Manor Apartments

1204 34th Street Cir S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Houge Estates

510 Center Ave E, Dilworth, Minnesota 56529

Agassiz Apartments

110 2nd St NE, Ulen, Minnesota 56585

Northside Terrace

1002 6th St N, Hawley, Minnesota 56549

Fieldcrest Townhomes Aka Times Estates

1801 Belsly Blvd, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Eventide Living Center, a Mn N - P Cp

1333 7th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Parkview Apartments II

603 1st Ave NW, Dilworth, Minnesota 56529

Bright Sky Apartments

3305 3rd Ave NW, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Westside Apartments

1039 Main St, Hawley, Minnesota 56549

Fieldstone Apartments

1609-3rd Avenue NW , Dilworth, Minnesota 56529

Easten Townhomes

2920 4th Ave N, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Fieldcrest Townhomes

1828 34th Avenue S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

Southview Apts (Cromwell)

1221 Highway 73, Cromwell, Minnesota

Pleasant View Manor

303 1st St Sw, Glyndon, Minnesota

Southview Apartments

33020 12th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clay County, Minnesota
$17.88/hour
$9.03 (+102%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $10.63 (+147%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clay 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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) programs for Clay County, Minnesota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Family Unification Program (FUP), Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) programs for Clay County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Clay County, Minnesota?

The County of Clay County has 65,929 people living in 27,301 households.

There are 15,377 renters living in 8,898 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.32 percent of the population living in Clay County.

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

There are an estimated 26,987 housing units in the Clay County area. Of these, 9,566 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clay County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clay County?

The rental vacancy rate in Clay County is 9 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 Clay County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clay County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
462 2,531 3,537 1,241 688
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clay County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Clay County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $656 to $1,602. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $656
One BR $781
Two BR $944
Three BR $1,330
Four BR $1,602
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clay County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Clay 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 174 38 percent
One BR 1,485 59 percent
Two BR 1,582 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clay County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Clay County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 400
Public Housing 178
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 358
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clay County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Clay County, Minnesota

Clay County features 631 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 Clay County, Minnesota

There are 434 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clay County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clay County, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clay County, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $850 and $1,038.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.