What HUD offices serve Lame Deer, 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.
Go to the Montana Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Lame Deer.
How many renters live in Lame Deer, Montana?
The City of Lame Deer has 2,064 people living in 484 households.
There are 733 renters living in 223 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.51 percent of the population living in Lame Deer.
What is the rental market like in Lame Deer, Montana?
There are an estimated 591 housing units in the Lame Deer area. Of these, 239 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lame Deer, Montana, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lame Deer?
The rental vacancy rate in Lame Deer 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 Lame Deer for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lame Deer
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 17 | 68 | 48 | 61 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lame Deer
A large number of apartments in Lame Deer 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 Lame Deer are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 23 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Lame Deer
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $658 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $658 |
| One BR | $749 |
| Two BR | $905 |
| Three BR | $1,253 |
| Four BR | $1,536 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lame Deer, Montana
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lame Deer?
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 | 20 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 17 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 48 | 71 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Lame Deer, Montana
How many affordable rental units are in Lame Deer?
Income Based Apartments in Lame Deer, Montana
Lame Deer features 0 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 Lame Deer, Montana
There are 35 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lame Deer.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Lame Deer, Montana
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lame Deer landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Lame Deer.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lame Deer, Montana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
