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

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Goodhue Apartments

113 1st Ave, Goodhue, Minnesota 55027

calendar_today Opened: Aug 7
calendar_today Closed: Feb 14,

Reported On January 24th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Goodhue, Minnesota
$19.81/hour
$10.96 (+124%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $12.56 (+173%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Goodhue, 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 Goodhue, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Goodhue, Minnesota?

The City of Goodhue has 1,230 people living in 386 households.

There are 136 renters living in 56 renter households in this City. Renters make up 11.06 percent of the population living in Goodhue.

What is the rental market like in Goodhue, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 400 housing units in the Goodhue area. Of these, 56 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Goodhue, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Goodhue?

The rental vacancy rate in Goodhue is 0 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 Goodhue for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Goodhue
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 23 9 24 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Goodhue

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Goodhue

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $737 to $1,775. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $737
One BR $874
Two BR $1,046
Three BR $1,474
Four BR $1,775
2024 Fair Market Rents in Goodhue, Minnesota

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

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
One BR 8 35 percent
Two BR 6 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Goodhue, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Goodhue?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 10
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Goodhue, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Goodhue, Minnesota

Goodhue features 10 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 Goodhue, Minnesota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Goodhue, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Goodhue, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $941 and $1,151.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.