Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Missouri, MO

Discover affordable housing in Missouri where there are 750+ 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.

Charter Landing

6009 Blue Hills Road #3, Kansas City, Missouri 64110

bed 1-2
payment Subsidized

Bridgeport Apartments

8426 E 108th St, Kansas City, Missouri 64134

bed 1-2
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Travelers Hotel Apartments

301 West Washington Street, Kirksville, Missouri 63501

bed 1-2

Ollie Langhorst

5800 Arsenal St, St Louis, Missouri 63139

bed Studio-1
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Temple Heights Manor

5420 Blue Ridge Cut Off, Raytown, Missouri 64133

payment Subsidized

Gambrill Gardens Apartments

1 Strecker Rd, Ellisville, Missouri 63011

bed Studio-2
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Corinthian Senior Apartments

3601 Lemay Ferry Rd, St Louis, Missouri 63125

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Ahepa 3

1762 Lemay Ferry Rd, St Louis, Missouri 63125

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accessibility Accessible

Ahepa 53 Phase 4

11120 Tesson Ferry Rd, St Louis, Missouri 63123

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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Greenleaf

5224 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64127

bed Studio-2

Brookside Senior Residence

6700 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64131

Villas Downtown

300 East Broadway Street, Excelsior Springs, Missouri 64024

bed 1-3
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accessibility Accessible

Villas at Hawthorn

2051 Villas Drive, Warrenton, Missouri 63383

bed 2-3
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accessibility Accessible

Oaks Apartments

117 South Street, Excelsior Springs, Missouri 64024

bed 1-2
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accessibility Accessible

Hampshire Landing

2001 Hampshire Terrace, Joplin, Missouri 64804

bed 2-3
payment $510-581/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Forest Park Apartments

2901 McLelland Blvd., Joplin, Missouri 64804

bed 2
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accessibility Accessible

Country Ridge Residences

2550 State Highway 248, Branson, Missouri 65616

bed 2-3
payment $470-540/mo.
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based

St. Michaels Village

200 Spruce St, Fredericktown, Missouri 63645

bed 1
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payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Brookside Terrace

1301 Countryside Lane, Aurora, Missouri 65605

bed 3
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accessibility Accessible

Santa Ana

3737 Ashby Rd, St Ann, Missouri 63074

bed Studio-1
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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Missouri

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
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Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Missouri
$16.44/hour
$4.14 (+34%) more than Missouri minimum wage and $9.19 (+127%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Missouri Affordable Housing ↓

How many renters live in Missouri?

The State of Missouri has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this State. Renters make up 19.33 percent of the population living in Missouri.

What is the rental market like in Missouri?

There are an estimated housing units in the Missouri area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Missouri, there are 1.08 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Missouri?

The rental vacancy rate in Missouri 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 Missouri for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Missouri
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
33 394 1,370 923 212
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Missouri

A large number of apartments in Missouri have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Missouri?

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 17 52 percent
One BR 201 51 percent
Two BR 808 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Missouri?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Missouri

Missouri features 57,393 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 Missouri

There are 44,090 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Missouri.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Missouri

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $781 and $955.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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