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

Discover affordable housing in Fillmore County where there are 18+ 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.

Rush Creek Townhomes

210 S Prairie, Rushford, Minnesota 55971

Lakewood Apartments

420 Bench St SW, Chatfield, Minnesota 55923

Harmony Manor Apartments

445 S Main Ave , Harmony, Minnesota 55939

Scenic View Townhomes

1129 Scenic View Ct, Rushford, Minnesota 55971

Vesterheim Manor

609 Kansas St NW, Preston, Minnesota 55965

Sylvan Manor

503 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, Minnesota 55949

Rushford Manor

301 River Street, Rushford, Minnesota 55971

Prairie View Manor

408 Minnesota St, Ostrander, Minnesota 55961

Kenilworth Apartments

607 Kenilworth Ave S, Lanesboro, Minnesota 55949

Harmony Apartments

222 First Avenue Ne, Harmony, Minnesota 55939

Cherrywood Estates

102 Cherrywood Dr, Mabel, Minnesota 55954

Canton Manor

301 West Prairie Avenue, Canton, Minnesota 55922

Good Shepherd Community Apartments

1034 Meadowview Dr, Rushford, Minnesota 55971

Hillside Homes

409 S Hudson Ave, Spring Valley, Minnesota 55975

Spring Valley Apartments

545 N Pleasant Ave, Spring Valley, Minnesota 55975

Rush Creek Towhm

210 South Prairie Street, Rushford, Minnesota

Jetmore Pha

611 Niederacher St, Lanesboro, Kansas 67854

Mill Pond Townhomes

211 Millpond Dr, Chatfield, Minnesota 55923

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Reported On January 24th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fillmore County, Minnesota
$17.14/hour
$8.29 (+94%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fillmore 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 Fillmore County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Fillmore County, Minnesota?

The County of Fillmore County has 21,251 people living in 8,460 households.

There are 2,992 renters living in 1,512 renter households in this County. Renters make up 14.08 percent of the population living in Fillmore County.

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

There are an estimated 9,609 housing units in the Fillmore County area. Of these, 1,641 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fillmore County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fillmore County?

The rental vacancy rate in Fillmore County is 7 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 Fillmore County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fillmore County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
63 427 604 243 113
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fillmore County

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Fillmore County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $684 to $1,443. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $684
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,234
Four BR $1,443
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fillmore County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Fillmore 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 17 27 percent
One BR 335 78 percent
Two BR 368 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fillmore County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Fillmore County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 19
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 149
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 101
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fillmore County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Fillmore County, Minnesota

Fillmore County features 265 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 Fillmore County, Minnesota

There are 56 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fillmore County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fillmore County, Minnesota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fillmore County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Fillmore County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fillmore County, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.