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

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Isle View Apartments

205 1st Ave N, Isle, Minnesota 56342

Mille Lacs Manor

510 Main St W, Isle, Minnesota 56342

calendar_today Opened: Mar 21
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Isle, Minnesota
$21.42/hour
$12.57 (+142%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $14.17 (+195%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Isle, 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 Isle, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Isle, Minnesota?

The City of Isle has 707 people living in 346 households.

There are 214 renters living in 117 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.27 percent of the population living in Isle.

What is the rental market like in Isle, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 521 housing units in the Isle area. Of these, 134 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Isle, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Isle?

The rental vacancy rate in Isle is 11 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 Isle for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Isle
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
5 49 26 25 9
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Isle

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Isle

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $855 to $1,919. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $855
One BR $861
Two BR $1,131
Three BR $1,440
Four BR $1,919
2024 Fair Market Rents in Isle, Minnesota

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

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 5 100 percent
One BR 35 71 percent
Two BR 9 35 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Isle, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Isle?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 41
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Isle, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Isle, Minnesota

Isle features 41 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 Isle, Minnesota

There are 4 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Isle.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Isle, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Isle, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,018 and $1,244.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.