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

Discover affordable housing in Daviess County where there are 8+ 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.

Rest Easy Apartments Inc

604 E Grand St, Gallatin, Missouri 64640

Missouri

Elm and 13 Hwy, Gallatin, Missouri 99999

Parkview Plaza 99 - 008

708 S Broadway St, Jamesport, Missouri 64648

Gallatin Plaza Apartments ,

101 E Elm St, Gallatin, Missouri 64640

Gallatin Estates Lp

702 W Grand St, Gallatin, Missouri

Pattonsburg Manor

1031 Main St, Pattonsburg, Missouri 64670

Gilman Senior Apartments

2nd and Cook, Gilman City, Missouri 64642

Pattonsburg Manor

501 Chestnut St, Pattonsburg, Missouri 64670

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Daviess County, Missouri
$15.09/hour
$2.79 (+23%) more than Missouri minimum wage and $7.84 (+108%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Daviess 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 Daviess County, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in Daviess County, Missouri?

The County of Daviess County has 8,418 people living in 3,016 households.

There are 1,860 renters living in 663 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.1 percent of the population living in Daviess County.

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

There are an estimated 4,125 housing units in the Daviess County area. Of these, 732 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Daviess County, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Daviess County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Daviess County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 112 190 276 60
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Daviess County

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Daviess County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $601 to $1,241. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $601
One BR $607
Two BR $797
Three BR $1,081
Four BR $1,241
2024 Fair Market Rents in Daviess County, Missouri

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Daviess 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 0 100 percent
One BR 88 79 percent
Two BR 131 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Daviess County, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Daviess County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 66
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Daviess County, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Daviess County, Missouri

Daviess County features 56 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 Daviess County, Missouri

There are 58 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Daviess County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Daviess County, Missouri

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Daviess County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Daviess County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Daviess County, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $717 and $877.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.