Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Garden City Park, NY

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Denton Green

500 Denton Ave, Garden City Park, New York 11040

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Garden City Park, New York
$47.50/hour
$32.50 (+217%) more than New York minimum wage and $40.25 (+555%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Garden City Park, 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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Garden City Park, New York.

Go to the New York Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Garden City Park.

How many renters live in Garden City Park, New York?

The City of Garden City Park has 7,775 people living in 2,481 households.

There are 1,056 renters living in 414 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.58 percent of the population living in Garden City Park.

What is the rental market like in Garden City Park, New York?

There are an estimated 2,529 housing units in the Garden City Park area. Of these, 414 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Garden City Park, New York, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Garden City Park?

The rental vacancy rate in Garden City Park 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 Garden City Park for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garden City Park
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
36 119 129 98 32
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garden City Park

A large number of apartments in Garden City Park 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 Garden City Park are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 36 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 Garden City Park

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 Garden City Park, New York

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Garden City Park?

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 36 100 percent
One BR 74 62 percent
Two BR 0 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Garden City Park, New York

How many affordable rental units are in Garden City Park?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Garden City Park, New York including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 91
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Garden City Park, New York

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

Income Based Apartments in Garden City Park, New York

Garden City Park 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 Garden City Park, New York

There are 7 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Garden City Park.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Garden City Park, New York

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garden City Park, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,257 and $2,759.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.