Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Lynbrook, NY

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Nathan Hale

30 Doxsey Pl, Lynbrook, New York 11563

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lynbrook, 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 Lynbrook, 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 Lynbrook, New York.

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

How many renters live in Lynbrook, New York?

The City of Lynbrook has 20,299 people living in 7,031 households.

There are 4,205 renters living in 1,831 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.72 percent of the population living in Lynbrook.

What is the rental market like in Lynbrook, New York?

There are an estimated 7,424 housing units in the Lynbrook area. Of these, 1,949 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lynbrook, New York, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lynbrook?

The rental vacancy rate in Lynbrook is 6 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 Lynbrook for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lynbrook
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
251 493 728 249 99
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lynbrook

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Lynbrook

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 Lynbrook, New York

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lynbrook?

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 89 35 percent
One BR 126 26 percent
Two BR 57 8 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lynbrook, New York

How many affordable rental units are in Lynbrook?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lynbrook, New York

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

Income Based Apartments in Lynbrook, New York

Lynbrook 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 Lynbrook, New York

There are 127 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lynbrook.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lynbrook, New York

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lynbrook landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Lynbrook.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.