Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Buchanan County, MO

Discover affordable housing in Buchanan County where there are 50+ 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.

Robidoux School Apartments

201 S 10th St, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

Eugene Field Apartments

425 N 11th St, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

1324 - 26 Buchanan St

1324 Buchanan Ave, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

617 S 14th St

617 S 14th St, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

9th Street Apartments

421 S 9th St, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

718 S 14th St

718 S 14th St, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

719 S 14th St

719 S 14th St, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

725 S 14th St

725 S 14th St, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64501

Senior Affordable Rental Housing Eoc

1106 S 14th St, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64503

Jeffrey E Smith Development, Inc

3811 Beck Rd, St Joseph, Missouri 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Buchanan County, Missouri
$18.26/hour
$5.96 (+48%) more than Missouri minimum wage and $11.01 (+152%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Buchanan County, Missouri?

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 Buchanan County, Missouri.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Buchanan County, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in Buchanan County, Missouri?

The County of Buchanan County has 82,911 people living in 34,353 households.

There are 23,462 renters living in 11,887 renter households in this County. Renters make up 28.3 percent of the population living in Buchanan County.

What is the rental market like in Buchanan County, Missouri?

There are an estimated 38,368 housing units in the Buchanan County area. Of these, 13,409 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Buchanan County, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Buchanan County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Buchanan County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
430 3,112 4,714 3,268 581
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Buchanan County

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Buchanan County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $653 to $1,331. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $653
One BR $734
Two BR $964
Three BR $1,223
Four BR $1,331
2024 Fair Market Rents in Buchanan County, Missouri

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Buchanan 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 270 63 percent
One BR 1,832 59 percent
Two BR 3,091 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Buchanan County, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Buchanan County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,078
Public Housing 167
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 752
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 24
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 42
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Buchanan County, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Buchanan County, Missouri

Buchanan County features 880 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 Buchanan County, Missouri

There are 1,107 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Buchanan County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Buchanan County, Missouri

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Buchanan County, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $868 and $1,060.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.