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

Discover affordable housing in Otter Tail County where there are 58+ 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.

Goldenstar

321 Larpenteur Ave E, Maplewood, Minnesota 55117

Pleasant View Apartments

1095 Westside Drive, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537

Kaddatz Artist Lofts

111 W Lincoln Ave #203, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537

Frost English Village

1265 Frost Ave, Maplewood, Minnesota 55109

The Meadows

920 Coney St W, Perham, Minnesota 56573

Greenwood Apartments

700 2nd St NW, Wadena, Minnesota 56482

Cascade Apartments

1325 S Cascade St, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537

Maple Pond Homes

1854 Beebe Rd, Maplewood, Minnesota 55109

Concordia Arms

2030 Lydia Ave E, Maplewood, Minnesota 55109

Breckenridge Townhomes

100 Breckenridge Path, Eagle Lake, Minnesota 56024

Scandia Village

106 Edgewood St, New York Mills, Minnesota 56567

Tamarac Manor

208 Cleveland Ave W, Underwood, Minnesota 56586

Henning Homes II

710 Holden Ave, Henning, Minnesota 56551

Finlandia Apartments

107 Edgewood St, New York Mills, Minnesota 56567

Goldenwood Apartments

1145 Friberg Ave, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537

River Bend Apartments

222 N Whitford St, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537

St James Manor

415 8th Ave SW, Perham, Minnesota 56573

Mill Pond View Apartments

101 E Mill Ave, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota 56572

Augustana Apartments

308 S Mill St, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537

Kaleva Apartments

205 Walker Ave S, New York Mills, Minnesota 56567

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Otter Tail County, 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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What HUD offices serve Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

The County of Otter Tail County has 60,072 people living in 24,910 households.

There are 9,388 renters living in 4,947 renter households in this County. Renters make up 15.63 percent of the population living in Otter Tail County.

What is the rental market like in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 36,513 housing units in the Otter Tail County area. Of these, 5,322 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Otter Tail County?

The rental vacancy rate in Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Otter Tail County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
375 1,191 1,876 1,085 318
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Otter Tail County

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Otter Tail County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $640 to $1,395. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $640
One BR $718
Two BR $944
Three BR $1,289
Four BR $1,395
2024 Fair Market Rents in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Otter Tail 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 278 74 percent
One BR 889 75 percent
Two BR 1,168 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Otter Tail County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 167
Public Housing 135
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 392
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 235
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Otter Tail County features 1,221 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 Otter Tail County, Minnesota

There are 659 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Otter Tail County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.