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

Discover affordable housing in Sidney where there are 6+ 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.

Parkview Village

221 5th St SW, Sidney, Montana 59270

Crestwood Inn

410 3rd Ave SW, Sidney, Montana 59270

Sunset Village

1002 5th Street SW, Sidney, Montana 59270

931 Lincoln Ave S

931 Lincoln Ave S, Sidney, Montana 59270

923 Lincoln Ave S

923 Lincoln Ave S, Sidney, Montana 59270

420 8th St SE

420 8th St SE, Sidney, Montana 59270

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sidney, 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 Sidney, 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), Public Housing programs for Sidney, Montana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Sidney, Montana.

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

How many renters live in Sidney, Montana?

The City of Sidney has 6,257 people living in 2,516 households.

There are 2,041 renters living in 955 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.62 percent of the population living in Sidney.

What is the rental market like in Sidney, Montana?

There are an estimated 3,185 housing units in the Sidney area. Of these, 1,121 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sidney, Montana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sidney?

The rental vacancy rate in Sidney is 11 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 Sidney for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sidney
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
79 237 326 195 94
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sidney

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Sidney

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 $795
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,101
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sidney, Montana

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

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 13 16 percent
One BR 117 49 percent
Two BR 158 48 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sidney, Montana

How many affordable rental units are in Sidney?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 56
Public Housing 28
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 70
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sidney, Montana

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

Income Based Apartments in Sidney, Montana

Sidney features 150 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 Sidney, Montana

There are 20 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sidney.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sidney, Montana

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.