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

Discover affordable housing in Minnesota where there are 750+ 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.

The Shores Senior Apartments

3150 Lexington Ave N, Shoreview, Minnesota 55126

Legacy Townhomes

1227 Garland Street, Cambridge, Minnesota 55008

Normandy Townhomes

800 11th Ave SW, Cambridge, Minnesota 55008

108 Place

4050 West 108th St, Bloomington, Minnesota 55437

Kimberly Meadows

17301 County Road 6, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447

Oak Run Townhomes

10045 Butternut St N, Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55448

Elmcreek Apartments

11719 Champlin Drive, Champlin, Minnesota 55316

Morgan Park Townhouses

8901 Edward Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55808

Lake Street Station

2220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407

The Vicinity

205 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415

Crossing at Big Lake Station

115 Henry Rd, Big Lake, Minnesota 55309

Press House Apartments

345 Cedar St, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101

Abbey Field Townhouses

3925 233rd Ave NW, Saint Francis, Minnesota 55070

Rosemount Plaza Apartments

2900 145th St W, Rosemount, Minnesota 55068

Bottineau Ridge Apartments

11875 80th Ave N, Maple Grove, Minnesota 55369

Lyons Court Apartments

510 Sibley St, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101

Andrews Pointe Townhomes

2100 E 117th St, Burnsville, Minnesota 55337

Red Rock Square

150 Red Rock Crossing, Newport, Minnesota 55055

Mesaba Villas South

726 W 2nd Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55806

Sahlman East Townhouses

1741 Sahlman Avenue, Cloquet, Minnesota 55720

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Minnesota
$17.88/hour
$9.03 (+102%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $10.63 (+147%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Minnesota?

The State of Minnesota has 65,929 people living in 27,301 households.

There are 15,377 renters living in 8,898 renter households in this State. Renters make up 23.32 percent of the population living in Minnesota.

What is the rental market like in Minnesota?

There are an estimated 26,987 housing units in the Minnesota area. Of these, 9,566 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Minnesota?

The rental vacancy rate in Minnesota 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 Minnesota for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Minnesota
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
462 2,531 3,537 1,241 688
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Minnesota

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Minnesota?

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 174 38 percent
One BR 1,485 59 percent
Two BR 1,582 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Minnesota?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 400
Public Housing 178
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 358
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Minnesota

Minnesota features 70,316 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 Minnesota

There are 46,219 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Minnesota.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Minnesota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Minnesota landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Minnesota.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $850 and $1,038.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.