Affordable Housing In Moriarty
Torrance County, New Mexico

2 Low Income Apartment Communities In Moriarty

Housing Authorities that serve Moriarty

Housing Authority	Programs
Western Regional Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing

Guide To Affordable Housing in Moriarty, New Mexico

There are 2 low income housing apartment communities offering 56 affordable apartments for rent in Moriarty, New Mexico.

Income Based Apartments in Moriarty, New Mexico

Moriarty features 28 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 Moriarty, New Mexico

There are 28 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Moriarty.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Moriarty, New Mexico

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Moriarty landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Moriarty.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Moriarty, New Mexico for a two-bedroom apartment is between $846 and $1,034.

2021 Moriarty, New Mexico Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Moriarty, New Mexico Fair Market Rent	$621	$770	$940	$1,345	$1,617
Moriarty, New Mexico Payment Standard Range	$559 to $683	$693 to $847	$846 to $1,034	$1,211 to $1,480	$1,455 to $1,779

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Moriarty, NM Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	2
Total Low Income Apartments	56
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	28
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	30.36%
Average Renter Household Size	3.12
Average Household Size	2.79
Median Household Income	$29,144 ±$2,981
Median Rent	$768 ±$71
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	65.7% ± 12.21pp
Total Population	2,227

Population and Household Demographics

Moriarty is a city in Torrance County, New Mexico with a population of 2,227. There are 797 households in the city with an average household size of 2.79 persons. 30.36% of households in Moriarty are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Moriarty

The median gross income for households in Moriarty is $29,144 a year, or $2,429 a month. The median rent for the city is $768 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Moriarty, a household making less than $2,560 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 65.7% of households who rent are overburdened in Moriarty.

Area Median Income In Moriarty

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Moriarty, the AMI is calculated from all households within Torrance County.

In Moriarty, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $69,100

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Moriarty

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Moriarty

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Moriarty AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$14,550	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Moriarty AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$24,200	$27,650	$31,100	$34,550	$37,350	$40,100	$42,850	$45,650
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Moriarty AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$38,750	$44,250	$49,800	$55,300	$59,750	$64,150	$68,600	$73,000