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

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Martin Luther Terrace Apartments

1 Wartburg Drive, Kings Park, New York 11754

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kings 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 Kings 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) programs for Kings Park, New York.

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

How many renters live in Kings Park, New York?

The City of Kings Park has 16,730 people living in 6,325 households.

There are 1,779 renters living in 1,038 renter households in this City. Renters make up 10.63 percent of the population living in Kings Park.

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

There are an estimated 6,609 housing units in the Kings Park area. Of these, 1,038 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kings Park, New York, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kings Park?

The rental vacancy rate in Kings 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 Kings Park for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kings Park
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
17 511 257 193 60
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kings Park

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 45 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 Kings 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 Kings Park, New York

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kings 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 0 100 percent
One BR 279 55 percent
Two BR 19 7 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kings Park, New York

How many affordable rental units are in Kings Park?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 108
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 50
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kings Park, New York

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

Income Based Apartments in Kings Park, New York

Kings Park features 115 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 Kings Park, New York

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kings Park, New York

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kings Park landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Kings Park.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.