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

Discover affordable housing in Poplar where there are 4+ 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.

Combs Memorial Apartments

312 C St W, Poplar, Montana 59255

Fort Peck Housing 1

300 Circle Dr, Poplar, Montana 0

Edgewater Estates

315 G Street, Poplar, Montana

Home98 Poplar ( City of )

315 G St W, Poplar, Montana 59255

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Poplar, 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 Poplar, 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 Poplar, Montana.

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

How many renters live in Poplar, Montana?

The City of Poplar has 758 people living in 241 households.

There are 212 renters living in 76 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.97 percent of the population living in Poplar.

What is the rental market like in Poplar, Montana?

There are an estimated 351 housing units in the Poplar area. Of these, 115 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Poplar, Montana, there are 2 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Poplar?

The rental vacancy rate in Poplar is 29 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 Poplar for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Poplar
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 9 29 26 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Poplar

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

Among renter households in this market, 12 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 8 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 Poplar

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $647 to $1,425. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $647
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,094
Four BR $1,425
2024 Fair Market Rents in Poplar, Montana

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

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 4 57 percent
One BR 4 44 percent
Two BR 20 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Poplar, Montana

How many affordable rental units are in Poplar?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 23
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 14
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Poplar, Montana

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

Income Based Apartments in Poplar, Montana

Poplar features 54 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 Poplar, Montana

There are 23 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Poplar.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Poplar, Montana

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.