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

Discover affordable housing in Mower County where there are 15+ 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.

Fox Pointe Townhomes

824 23rd Avenue Northwest, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Bremerton Townhomes

300 27th St SW, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Halter Villa l

1400 Peterson St , Marshall, Minnesota 56258

Murphy's Creek Townhomes

504 25th Ave NW, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Whittier Place Townhomes

414 4th St SE, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Western Manor Apartments

301 27th St SW, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Mower Co Hra ( Lyle Rose Creek Brownsdale )

403 W Main St, Brownsdale, Minnesota 55918

Grandview Riverside Apartments Mower Co

205 Grand Ave W, Grand Meadow, Minnesota 55936

Prairie Sky Apartments

1701 8th Street NW, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Twin Towers

200 1st Ave NE, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Pickett Place

808 1st Dr NW, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Colonial Manor

801 Hollerud St, Lyle, Minnesota

Scattered Sites

1002 15th Ave NE, Austin, Minnesota 55912

Mower County

310 NW Lincoln St, Adams, Minnesota 55909

Leroy Manor

310 E Cnty Rd, Le Roy, Minnesota 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mower County, Minnesota
$20.55/hour
$11.70 (+132%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $13.30 (+183%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mower 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 Mower County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Mower County, Minnesota?

The County of Mower County has 40,082 people living in 15,653 households.

There are 8,738 renters living in 3,909 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.8 percent of the population living in Mower County.

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

There are an estimated 16,933 housing units in the Mower County area. Of these, 4,237 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mower County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mower County?

The rental vacancy rate in Mower County is 7 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 Mower County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mower County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
171 1,353 1,234 829 256
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mower County

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 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 Mower County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $735 to $1,544. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $735
One BR $826
Two BR $1,085
Three BR $1,378
Four BR $1,544
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mower County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Mower 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 127 74 percent
One BR 1,046 77 percent
Two BR 744 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mower County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Mower County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 230
Public Housing 389
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 146
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mower County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Mower County, Minnesota

Mower County features 635 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 Mower County, Minnesota

There are 158 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mower County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mower County, Minnesota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mower County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Mower County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mower County, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $977 and $1,194.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.