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.

Cornerstone Creek

9280 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427

bed 1-2

Coachman Ridge Apartments

17250 Twin Lake Rd NW, Elk River, Minnesota 55330

bed 1-3

Cambridge Town Square

409 11th Ave SE, Cambridge, Minnesota 55008

bed 1-3

Century North Apartments

4131 Geneva Ave, Oakdale, Minnesota 55128

bed 1-2

Cottonwood Apartments

158 4th Ave, Spicer, Minnesota 56288

bed 1

Woodland Manor

1444 SE 2nd Ave, Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744

bed 1-3

Pine Shadows Apartments

25953 Church St, Nisswa, Minnesota 56468

bed 1

Community Plaza

709 Central Ave W, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104

bed 2-3

Park Villas

500 3rd St S #105, Waite Park, Minnesota 56387

bed 2-3

Burl Oaks Townhomes

725 Roberts Rd, Sartell, Minnesota 56377

bed 2-3

Westminster Apartments

12861 Central Avenue NE. #101, Blaine, Minnesota 55434

Mora Evergreen Apartments

310 Evergreen St, Mora, Minnesota 55051

Southside Square

501 7th St SW, Roseau, Minnesota 56751

Sunshine Apartments

1620 Clary St, Worthington, Minnesota 56187

Park Central Apartments

521 4th Ave NW, Faribault, Minnesota 55021

Finlandia Apartments

107 Edgewood St, New York Mills, Minnesota 56567

Royal Manor Apartments

415 Unumb St, Alexandria, Minnesota 56308

Stately Manor Apartments

1535 Darling Dr, Worthington, Minnesota 56187

Goldenwood Apartments

1145 Friberg Ave, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537

Silver Birch Apartments

303 Washington Ave, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501

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.