Affordable Housing In Hillside
Ulster County, New York

Housing Authorities that serve Hillside

Housing Authority	Programs
Rural Ulster Preservation Company	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Hillside, New York

There are 0 low income housing apartment communities offering 0 affordable apartments for rent in Hillside, New York.

Income Based Apartments in Hillside, New York

Hillside 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 Hillside, New York

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hillside, New York

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hillside, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,166 and $1,426.

2021 Hillside, New York 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
Hillside, New York Fair Market Rent	$860	$1,020	$1,296	$1,685	$1,906
Hillside, New York Payment Standard Range	$774 to $946	$918 to $1,122	$1,166 to $1,426	$1,517 to $1,854	$1,715 to $2,097

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Hillside, NY Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	0
Total Low Income Apartments	0
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	1.55%
Average Renter Household Size	0.00
Average Household Size	2.66
Median Household Income	$96,563 ±$18,554
Median Rent	$0 ±$0
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	0% ± 440pp
Total Population	855

Population and Household Demographics

Hillside is a city in Ulster County, New York with a population of 855. There are 322 households in the city with an average household size of 2.66 persons. 1.55% of households in Hillside are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Hillside

The median gross income for households in Hillside is $96,563 a year, or $8,047 a month. The median rent for the city is $0 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Hillside, a household making less than $0 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 0% of households who rent are overburdened in Hillside.

Area Median Income In Hillside

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 Hillside, the AMI is calculated from all households within Ulster County.

In Hillside, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $83,700

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 Hillside

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 Hillside

	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 Hillside AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$17,600	$20,100	$22,600	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Hillside AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$29,300	$33,500	$37,700	$41,850	$45,200	$48,550	$51,900	$55,250
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Hillside AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$46,900	$53,600	$60,300	$66,950	$72,350	$77,700	$83,050	$88,400