Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ralston, NE

Discover affordable housing in Ralston where there are 2+ 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.

Ralston House

7301 Q Street, Ralston, Nebraska 68127

Lavista Mf Partnership

7009 S 82nd Street, Ralston, Nebraska 68127

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ralston, Nebraska
$22.16/hour
$10.16 (+85%) more than Nebraska minimum wage and $14.91 (+206%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ralston, Nebraska?

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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Ralston, Nebraska.

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

How many renters live in Ralston, Nebraska?

The City of Ralston has 6,462 people living in 2,892 households.

There are 2,606 renters living in 1,249 renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.33 percent of the population living in Ralston.

What is the rental market like in Ralston, Nebraska?

There are an estimated 3,060 housing units in the Ralston area. Of these, 1,384 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ralston, Nebraska, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ralston?

The rental vacancy rate in Ralston is 10 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 Ralston for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ralston
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
80 475 368 257 44
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ralston

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Ralston

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $895 to $1,733. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $895
One BR $971
Two BR $1,170
Three BR $1,562
Four BR $1,733
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ralston, Nebraska

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

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 63 79 percent
One BR 246 52 percent
Two BR 192 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ralston, Nebraska

How many affordable rental units are in Ralston?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 92
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ralston, Nebraska

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

Income Based Apartments in Ralston, Nebraska

Ralston 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 Ralston, Nebraska

There are 145 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ralston.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ralston, Nebraska

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ralston landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Ralston.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ralston, Nebraska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,053 and $1,287.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.