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

Discover affordable housing in Stevens County where there are 11+ 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.

Chokio Housing Duplex 3

109 W 1st St, Chokio, Minnesota 56221

Chokio Housing Duplex 5

606 W 1st St, Chokio, Minnesota 56221

Eastside Acres

404 E 3rd St, Chokio, Minnesota 56221

Pacific Place

619 East 8th Street, Morris, Minnesota 56267

Nature's Edge Apartments

105 Sunnyslope Road, Morris, Minnesota 56267

Natures Edge

151 Sunnyslope Rd, Morris, Minnesota 56267

Crystal Lake Townhomes

105 S Atlantic Ave, Morris, Minnesota 56267

Grandview Apartments

100 S Columbia Ave, Morris, Minnesota 56267

Heritage Apts (Morris)

1003 Scott Ave, Morris, Minnesota

Hancock Housing

543 4th St, Hancock, Minnesota 56244

Wildwoods Apartments

707 Iowa Ave, Morris, Minnesota 56267

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Stevens County, Minnesota
$18.37/hour
$9.52 (+108%) more than Minnesota minimum wage and $11.12 (+153%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Stevens 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) programs for Stevens County, Minnesota.

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

How many renters live in Stevens County, Minnesota?

The County of Stevens County has 9,682 people living in 3,798 households.

There are 2,506 renters living in 1,223 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.88 percent of the population living in Stevens County.

What is the rental market like in Stevens County, Minnesota?

There are an estimated 4,202 housing units in the Stevens County area. Of these, 1,327 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Stevens County, Minnesota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Stevens County?

The rental vacancy rate in Stevens 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 Stevens County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stevens County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
43 323 389 254 150
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stevens County

A large number of apartments in Stevens 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $657 to $1,603. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $657
One BR $738
Two BR $970
Three BR $1,367
Four BR $1,603
2024 Fair Market Rents in Stevens County, Minnesota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Stevens 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 43 100 percent
One BR 255 79 percent
Two BR 281 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Stevens County, Minnesota

How many affordable rental units are in Stevens County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 37
Public Housing 59
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 80
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 67
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Stevens County, Minnesota

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

Income Based Apartments in Stevens County, Minnesota

Stevens County features 295 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 Stevens County, Minnesota

There are 38 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Stevens County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Stevens County, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Stevens County, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $873 and $1,067.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.