Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Browning, MT

Discover affordable housing in Browning where there are 3+ 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.

Blackfeet Housing

1200 SW Boundary St., Browning, Montana 59417

North Country Estates

PO Box 449, Browning, Montana 59417

South Flat Iron

N Browning S Flat Iron, Browning, Montana 59417

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Browning, Montana
$17.14/hour
$13.14 (+329%) more than Montana minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Browning, Montana?

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 Browning, Montana.

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

How many renters live in Browning, Montana?

The City of Browning has 871 people living in 282 households.

There are 353 renters living in 110 renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.53 percent of the population living in Browning.

What is the rental market like in Browning, Montana?

There are an estimated 349 housing units in the Browning area. Of these, 135 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Browning, Montana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Browning?

The rental vacancy rate in Browning is 14 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 Browning for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Browning
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11 23 38 34 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Browning

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Browning

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $714 to $1,385. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $714
One BR $804
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,184
Four BR $1,385
2024 Fair Market Rents in Browning, Montana

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

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 6 55 percent
One BR 21 91 percent
Two BR 26 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Browning, Montana

How many affordable rental units are in Browning?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 44
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Browning, Montana

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

Income Based Apartments in Browning, Montana

Browning features 25 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 Browning, Montana

There are 45 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Browning.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Browning, Montana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Browning, Montana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.