What HUD offices serve Bellport, New York?
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.
Go to the New York Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bellport.
How many renters live in Bellport, New York?
The City of Bellport has 1,844 people living in 925 households.
There are 213 renters living in 103 renter households in this City. Renters make up 11.55 percent of the population living in Bellport.
What is the rental market like in Bellport, New York?
There are an estimated 1,188 housing units in the Bellport area. Of these, 124 units are rental homes, making up 10 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bellport, New York, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bellport?
The rental vacancy rate in Bellport 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 Bellport for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bellport
Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 11 | 51 | 41 | 0 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bellport
A large number of apartments in Bellport 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 Bellport are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Bellport
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,708 to $3,521. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
Studio | $1,708 |
One BR | $2,144 |
Two BR | $2,508 |
Three BR | $3,246 |
Four BR | $3,521 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bellport, New York
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bellport?
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 | 0 | 100 percent |
Two BR | 14 | 27 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Bellport, New York
How many affordable rental units are in Bellport?
Income Based Apartments in Bellport, New York
Bellport features 12 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 Bellport, New York
There are 70 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bellport.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Bellport, New York
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bellport landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Bellport.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bellport, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,257 and $2,759.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.