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

Discover affordable housing in Red Lake County where there are 10+ 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.

Red Lake Falls Apartments

209 9th St SW, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota 56750

Sunset Court

300 International Dr, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota 56750

Prairie Rose

200 9th St SW, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota 56750

Oklee Community Hms

401 Senior Dr, Oklee, Minnesota

Brooks 1

301 Center Cir, Brooks, Minnesota 56715

Red Lake Apartments

110 Main Ave S, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota 56750

Fairview Manor

209 International Dr, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota 56750

Plummer 1 Duplex

320 Central Ave W, Plummer, Minnesota 56748

Plummer 2 Eightplex

325 Healy Ave W, Plummer, Minnesota 56748

Oklee Rentals

522 Main St, Oklee, Minnesota 56742

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Red Lake County, Minnesota
$17.14/hour
$8.29 (+94%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Red Lake 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 Red Lake County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Red Lake County, Minnesota?

The County of Red Lake County has 3,912 people living in 1,638 households.

There are 507 renters living in 289 renter households in this County. Renters make up 12.96 percent of the population living in Red Lake County.

What is the rental market like in Red Lake County, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 1,872 housing units in the Red Lake County area. Of these, 313 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Red Lake County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Red Lake County?

The rental vacancy rate in Red Lake County is 8 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 Red Lake County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Red Lake County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 79 139 45 10
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Red Lake County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 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 Red Lake County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $613 to $1,205. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $613
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,201
Four BR $1,205
2024 Fair Market Rents in Red Lake County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Red Lake 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 3 33 percent
One BR 64 81 percent
Two BR 79 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Red Lake County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Red Lake County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 18
Public Housing 23
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 40
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 61
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Red Lake County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Red Lake County, Minnesota

Red Lake County features 116 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 Red Lake County, Minnesota

There are 41 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Red Lake County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Red Lake County, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Red Lake County, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.