Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Long Lake, MN

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Hillside Terrace - - Long Lake

408 Dexter Dr, Long Lake, Minnesota 55356

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Long Lake, Minnesota
$30.72/hour
$21.87 (+247%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $23.47 (+324%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Long Lake, 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 Long Lake, Minnesota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Long Lake, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Long Lake, Minnesota?

The City of Long Lake has 1,712 people living in 684 households.

There are 532 renters living in 239 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.07 percent of the population living in Long Lake.

What is the rental market like in Long Lake, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 707 housing units in the Long Lake area. Of these, 245 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Long Lake, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Long Lake?

The rental vacancy rate in Long Lake is 2 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 Long Lake for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Long Lake
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
30 59 72 49 29
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Long Lake

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

Among renter households in this market, 66 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 41 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 Long Lake

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,174 to $2,478. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,174
One BR $1,327
Two BR $1,622
Three BR $2,188
Four BR $2,478
2024 Fair Market Rents in Long Lake, Minnesota

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

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 23 77 percent
One BR 51 86 percent
Two BR 23 32 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Long Lake, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Long Lake?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 39
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 44
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Long Lake, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Long Lake, Minnesota

Long Lake features 44 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 Long Lake, Minnesota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Long Lake, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Long Lake, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,460 and $1,784.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.