Affordable Housing In Long Prairie
Todd County, Minnesota

5 Low Income Apartment Communities In Long Prairie

Housing Authorities that serve Long Prairie

Housing Authority	Programs
Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Long Prairie	Public Housing
Todd County Housing and Redevelopment Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing

Guide To Affordable Housing in Long Prairie, Minnesota

There are 5 low income housing apartment communities offering 164 affordable apartments for rent in Long Prairie, Minnesota.

Income Based Apartments in Long Prairie, Minnesota

Long Prairie features 147 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 Prairie, Minnesota

There are 17 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Long Prairie.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Long Prairie, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Long Prairie, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $643 and $785.

2020 Long Prairie, Minnesota Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Fair Market Rent	$465	$542	$714	$890	$967
Payment Standard Range	$419 to $512	$488 to $596	$643 to $785	$801 to $979	$870 to $1,064

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Long Prairie, MN Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	5
Total Low Income Apartments	164
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	147
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	33.51%
Average Renter Household Size	1.94
Average Household Size	2.43
Median Household Income	$37,825 ±$3,884
Median Rent	$578 ±$36
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	46.9% ± 15.85pp
Total Population	3,392

Population and Household Demographics

Long Prairie is a city in Todd County, Minnesota with a population of 3,392. There are 1,349 households in the city with an average household size of 2.43 persons. 33.51% of households in Long Prairie are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Long Prairie

The median gross income for households in Long Prairie is $37,825 a year, or $3,152 a month. The median rent for the city is $578 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Long Prairie, a household making less than $1,927 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 46.9% of households who rent are overburdened in Long Prairie.

Area Median Income In Long Prairie

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Long Prairie, the AMI is calculated from all households within Todd County.

In Long Prairie, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $63,200

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Long Prairie

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Long Prairie

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$15,300	$17,450	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% of Median	$25,450	$29,050	$32,700	$36,300	$39,250	$42,150	$45,050	$47,950
80% of Median	$40,700	$46,500	$52,300	$58,100	$62,750	$67,400	$72,050	$76,700