Affordable Housing In Collins
McLeod County, Minnesota

Housing Authorities that serve Collins

Guide To Affordable Housing in Collins, Minnesota

There are 0 low income housing apartment communities offering 0 affordable apartments for rent in Collins, Minnesota.

Income Based Apartments in Collins, Minnesota

Collins features 0 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 Collins, Minnesota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Collins, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Collins, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $698 and $854.

2020 Collins, Minnesota Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Collins, MN Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

Collins is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota with a population of 0. There are 0 households in the city with an average household size of 0.00 persons. % of households in Collins are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Collins

The median gross income for households in Collins is $0 a year, or $0 a month. The median rent for the city is $0 a month.

Area Median Income In Collins

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Collins, the AMI is calculated from all households within McLeod County.

In Collins, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $76,400

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Collins

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Collins