Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St Louis County, MN

Discover affordable housing in St Louis County where there are 83+ 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.

Morgan Park Townhouses

8901 Edward Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55808

Mesaba Villas South

726 W 2nd Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55806

Munger Terrace

901 N 7th Avenue East, Duluth, Minnesota 55805

Birch Court Apartments

600 E 40th St, Hibbing, Minnesota 55746

Birchwood Apartments

110 Anderson Drive, Virginia, Minnesota 55792

Ivy Manor Apartments

201 North 5th Avenue West, Virginia, Minnesota 55792

Lincoln Center

100 Central Avenue North East, Chisholm, Minnesota 55719

Southview Terrace Apartments

100 Southview Drive, Hibbing, Minnesota 55746

Raintree West Apartments

8506 Raintree Drive, Mountain Iron, Minnesota 55768

Lakeside Manor

100 N. Central Ave, Chisholm, Minnesota 55719

Greysolon Plaza

231 E Superior St, Duluth, Minnesota 55802

Gateway Tower Apartments

600 W Superior St, Duluth, Minnesota 55802

Firehouse Flats

N 1st Ave E, Duluth, Minnesota 55805

Westgate Apartments

4020 9th Ave W, Hibbing, Minnesota 55746

Burke Apartments

720 Maple Grove Rd, Duluth, Minnesota 55811

Alice Nettell Towers

550 N 3rd Ave, Virginia, Minnesota 55792

Lincoln Park Apartments

2427 W 4th St, Duluth, Minnesota 55806

Garfield Square Apartments

1600 West Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55806

Applewood West and Fairmont Apartments

301 N 54th Avenue , Duluth, Minnesota 55807

Kingsley Heights Apartments

101 W 1st St, Duluth, Minnesota 55802

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St Louis County, Minnesota
$21.08/hour
$12.23 (+138%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $13.83 (+191%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About St Louis County, Minnesota Affordable Housing ↓

How many renters live in St Louis County, Minnesota?

The County of St Louis County has 199,532 people living in 87,295 households.

There are 48,188 renters living in 25,719 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.15 percent of the population living in St Louis County.

What is the rental market like in St Louis County, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 104,213 housing units in the St Louis County area. Of these, 26,352 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Louis County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Louis County?

The rental vacancy rate in St Louis County is 2 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in St Louis County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Louis County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
786 9,247 8,447 5,181 1,338
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Louis County

A large number of apartments in St Louis 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 St Louis County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 57 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 St Louis County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $762 to $1,889. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $762
One BR $868
Two BR $1,113
Three BR $1,485
Four BR $1,889
2024 Fair Market Rents in St Louis County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in St Louis 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 335 43 percent
One BR 6,084 66 percent
Two BR 4,491 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Louis County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in St Louis County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,906
Public Housing 1,413
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,512
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 12
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 87
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 91
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Louis County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in St Louis County, Minnesota

St Louis County features 4,799 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 St Louis County, Minnesota

There are 525 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St Louis County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Louis County, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Louis County, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,002 and $1,224.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.