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

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Judith Basin Manor

408 2nd Ave N, Stanford, Montana 59479

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

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

How many renters live in Stanford, Montana?

The City of Stanford has 229 people living in 126 households.

There are 35 renters living in 28 renter households in this City. Renters make up 15.28 percent of the population living in Stanford.

What is the rental market like in Stanford, Montana?

There are an estimated 162 housing units in the Stanford area. Of these, 41 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Stanford, Montana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Stanford?

The rental vacancy rate in Stanford is 17 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 Stanford for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stanford
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2 18 4 2 2
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stanford

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 46 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 Stanford

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $658 to $1,425. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $658
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,094
Four BR $1,425
2024 Fair Market Rents in Stanford, Montana

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

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 2 100 percent
One BR 13 72 percent
Two BR 2 50 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Stanford, Montana

How many affordable rental units are in Stanford?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Stanford, Montana

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

Income Based Apartments in Stanford, Montana

Stanford features 20 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 Stanford, Montana

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Stanford.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Stanford, Montana

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.