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

Discover affordable housing in Sedalia where there are 10+ 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.

Lincoln Hubbard Apartments

711 N Osage Ave, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Commerce Building Lofts

230 S Ohio Ave, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Casa Grande

1500 Ewing Dr, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Sedalia Villa

904 Winchester Dr, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Saddlewood Apartments

3201 W 10th St, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Liberty and Tambo Apartments

1400 Liberty Park Blvd, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Olsen West Apartments

883 Olsen Rd, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Sedalia Heights

900 Westwood Dr, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Casa Loma and Anthony Buckner

253 Scott Joplin Ct, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

Fourth and Ohio

Fourth and Ohio, Sedalia, Missouri 65301

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sedalia, Missouri
$17.35/hour
$5.05 (+41%) more than Missouri minimum wage and $10.10 (+139%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sedalia, 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), Public Housing programs for Sedalia, Missouri.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Sedalia, Missouri.

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

How many renters live in Sedalia, Missouri?

The City of Sedalia has 21,767 people living in 8,915 households.

There are 8,282 renters living in 3,785 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.05 percent of the population living in Sedalia.

What is the rental market like in Sedalia, Missouri?

There are an estimated 9,967 housing units in the Sedalia area. Of these, 4,132 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sedalia, Missouri, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sedalia?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sedalia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
146 769 1,785 879 164
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sedalia

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Sedalia

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $691 to $1,338. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $691
One BR $697
Two BR $916
Three BR $1,195
Four BR $1,338
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sedalia, Missouri

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

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 67 46 percent
One BR 478 62 percent
Two BR 1,275 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sedalia, Missouri

How many affordable rental units are in Sedalia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 295
Public Housing 193
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 192
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 33
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sedalia, Missouri

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

Income Based Apartments in Sedalia, Missouri

Sedalia features 372 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 259 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 $824 and $1,008.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.