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

Discover affordable housing in Pemiscot County where there are 15+ 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.

Taven Apartments

1008 Marlar Drive , Caruthersville, Missouri 63830

Riverview Apartments

601 W 3rd St, Caruthersville, Missouri 63830

Noble Estates Apartments

115 Walnut St, Steele, Missouri 63877

Gettings Lane Apartments

801Gettings Ln, Hayti, Missouri 63851

Caruthersvilla Apartments

906 Marlar Rd, Caruthersville, Missouri 63830

First Street Apartments

515 N 1st St, Steele, Missouri 63877

Driftwood Estates

800 Driftwood Est, Hayti, Missouri 63851

Cleveland Apartments III

801 N Oats St, Hayti, Missouri 63851

Cleveland Apartments I

801 N Oates St, Hayti, Missouri 63851

Cleveland Apartments II

801 N Oates St, Hayti, Missouri 63851

Caruthersville

51 Walker Ter, Caruthersville, Missouri 63830

Caruthersville

900 Westhaven, Caruthersville, Missouri 63830

Steele

200 S Elm St, Steele, Missouri 63877

Hayti Heights Public Housing

167 Willow St, Hayti Heights, Missouri 63851

Hayti

707 N 3rd St, Hayti, Missouri 63851

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in Pemiscot County, Missouri?

The County of Pemiscot County has 15,555 people living in 6,275 households.

There are 6,573 renters living in 2,745 renter households in this County. Renters make up 42.26 percent of the population living in Pemiscot County.

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

There are an estimated 7,542 housing units in the Pemiscot County area. Of these, 2,947 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pemiscot County, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pemiscot County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pemiscot County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
27 405 979 1,162 167
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pemiscot County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Pemiscot County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $601 to $1,109. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $601
One BR $710
Two BR $797
Three BR $1,053
Four BR $1,109
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pemiscot County, Missouri

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Pemiscot 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 17 63 percent
One BR 325 80 percent
Two BR 675 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pemiscot County, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Pemiscot County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 169
Public Housing 667
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 214
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 104
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pemiscot County, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Pemiscot County features 983 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 Pemiscot County, Missouri

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pemiscot County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pemiscot County, Missouri

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pemiscot County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Pemiscot County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.