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

Discover affordable housing in Grant County where there are 2+ 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.

Carolina Village

511 Carolina Ave, Hoffman, Minnesota

Ashby Apartments

113 Iverson Ave, Ashby, Minnesota 56309

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Grant County, Minnesota?

The County of Grant County has 6,091 people living in 2,540 households.

There are 1,152 renters living in 510 renter households in this County. Renters make up 18.91 percent of the population living in Grant County.

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

There are an estimated 3,166 housing units in the Grant County area. Of these, 563 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Grant County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Grant County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grant County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
15 83 212 135 60
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grant County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Grant County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $613 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $613
One BR $691
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Grant County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Grant 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 2 13 percent
One BR 58 70 percent
Two BR 135 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Grant County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Grant County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 80
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Grant County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Grant County, Minnesota

Grant County features 16 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 Grant County, Minnesota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Grant County, Minnesota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Grant County landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Grant County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.