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.

Sunrise Townhomes

2816 59th St NW, Rochester, Minnesota 55901

bed 2-3

Riverfront Courts

115 S Riverfront Dr, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

bed 1-3

Prairie View Apartments

1106 19th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

bed 2

Moorhead Townhomes

3202 17th St S, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560

bed 3

Mankato Townhomes

348 Bunting Ln, Mankato, Minnesota 56001

bed 2-3

Fairmont Square Apartments

1205 Victoria St, Fairmont, Minnesota 56031

bed 1-3

Willow Ridge Apartments

1255 County Rd D E, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota 55109

bed 2-3
payment $1096/mo.

Excelsior Court Apartments

7276 Excelsior Rd, Baxter, Minnesota 56425

bed 1

Waters Edge Townhomes

818 County Road 24, Watertown, Minnesota 55388

bed 2-3

Warroad Townhomes

526 Nelson St , Warroad, Minnesota 56763

bed 2-3

Sarazin Flats Apartments

1575 Sarazin Street, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379

bed 1-3
payment $874-1462/mo.

Selby Milton Victoria

852 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104

bed Studio-2
payment $546/mo.

White Pine Apartments

930 14th Street, Cloquet, Minnesota 55720

bed 1-3

Nova at Riverdale Station

3140 Northdale Boulevard Northwest, Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433

bed 1-3

New Paris Apartments

1901 Countryside Dr, Benson, Minnesota 56215

bed 1-2

Bottineau Lofts

1929 2nd St NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55418

bed Studio-3
payment $1063-1137/mo.

Bottineau Commons

1808 University Ave NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55418

bed 1-3

East Phillips Commons

2909 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407

bed Studio-3
payment $1072/mo.

Central Avenue Lofts

920 24th Ave NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55418

bed 1-3

Farmington Townhomes

700 8th St, Farmington, Minnesota 55024

bed 2-3
payment $1225/mo.

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Minnesota

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
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 46,279 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.