Housing Authority	Programs
Sedalia Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Lafayette County Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Sedalia, Missouri

There are 10 low income housing apartment communities offering 613 affordable apartments for rent in Sedalia, Missouri.

Income Based Apartments in Sedalia, Missouri

Sedalia features 396 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 Sedalia, Missouri

There are 217 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sedalia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sedalia, Missouri

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sedalia landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Sedalia.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sedalia, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $626 and $766.

2020 Sedalia, Missouri Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Fair Market Rent	$490	$559	$696	$923	$943
Payment Standard Range	$441 to $539	$503 to $615	$626 to $766	$831 to $1,015	$849 to $1,037

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Sedalia, MO Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	10
Total Low Income Apartments	613
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	396
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	43.41%
Average Renter Household Size	2.21
Average Household Size	2.39
Median Household Income	$31,460 ±$2,025
Median Rent	$699 ±$29
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	53.04% ± 6.62pp
Total Population	21,457

Population and Household Demographics

Sedalia is a city in Pettis County, Missouri with a population of 21,457. There are 8,786 households in the city with an average household size of 2.39 persons. 43.41% of households in Sedalia are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Sedalia

The median gross income for households in Sedalia is $31,460 a year, or $2,622 a month. The median rent for the city is $699 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Sedalia, a household making less than $2,330 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 53.04% of households who rent are overburdened in Sedalia.

Area Median Income In Sedalia

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Sedalia, the AMI is calculated from all households within Pettis County.

In Sedalia, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $55,100

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Sedalia

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Sedalia

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$12,760	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,300	$32,550	$34,800	$37,050
50% of Median	$19,650	$22,450	$25,250	$28,050	$30,300	$32,550	$34,800	$37,050
80% of Median	$31,450	$35,950	$40,450	$44,900	$48,500	$52,100	$55,700	$59,300

Affordable Housing In Sedalia Pettis County, Missouri

10 Low Income Apartment Communities In Sedalia

Housing Authorities that serve Sedalia