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

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Shelton Pioneer Apartments

306 C St, Shelton, Nebraska 68876

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Shelton, Nebraska
$18.18/hour
$6.18 (+52%) more than Nebraska minimum wage and $10.93 (+151%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Shelton, 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 programs for Shelton, Nebraska.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Shelton, Nebraska.

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

How many renters live in Shelton, Nebraska?

The City of Shelton has 1,333 people living in 490 households.

There are 248 renters living in 105 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.6 percent of the population living in Shelton.

What is the rental market like in Shelton, Nebraska?

There are an estimated 515 housing units in the Shelton area. Of these, 105 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Shelton, Nebraska, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Shelton?

The rental vacancy rate in Shelton is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Shelton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shelton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 12 41 34 18
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shelton

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

Among renter households in this market, 27 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Shelton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $651 to $1,629. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $651
One BR $758
Two BR $960
Three BR $1,281
Four BR $1,629
2024 Fair Market Rents in Shelton, Nebraska

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

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
One BR 12 100 percent
Two BR 34 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Shelton, Nebraska

How many affordable rental units are in Shelton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 19
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Shelton, Nebraska

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

Income Based Apartments in Shelton, Nebraska

Shelton features 19 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 Shelton, Nebraska

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shelton, Nebraska

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Shelton, Nebraska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $864 and $1,056.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.