Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Rockland County, NY

Discover affordable housing in Rockland County where there are 49+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Squadron Gardens Senior Apartments

1 Squadron Blvd, New City, New York 10956

Murphy Manor Apartments

45 S Route 9W, Haverstraw, New York 10927

Tallman Towers

36 S Broadway, Nyack, New York 10960

Maplewood Gardens

201 Maplewood Gdns, Nanuet, New York 10954

Haverstraw Housing for the Elderly

500 Warrent Knolls Dr, Haverstraw, New York 10927

West Haverstraw Senior Citizens Housing

119 Walnut Hls, West Haverstraw, New York 10993

Monterey Gardens

1 Monterey Gdns, Bardonia, New York 10954

Esther Dashew Apartments

20 Secora Rd, Monsey, New York 10952

Stony Point Elderly Apartments

401 Tomkins Ave, Stony Point, New York 10980

Camp Venture Ind Liv Fac

250 Route 340, Sparkill, New York 10976

Thorpe Village

1 Thorpe Dr, Sparkill, New York 10976

Esther Gitlow Towers II

200 Lafayette Ave, Suffern, New York 10901

Middlewood Senior Citizens Park

80 N Middletown Rd, Nanuet, New York 10954

Spook Rock Senior Citizens II

200 Dashew Dr, Suffern, New York 10901

Help Me Independent Living Center

164 E Eckerson Rd, Spring Valley, New York 10977

Youngblood Senior Housing

201 N Main St, Spring Valley, New York 10977

Spring Valley Apartments

46 N Madison Ave, Spring Valley, New York 10977

Haverstraw Place Senior Housing

Route 9W, Haverstraw, New York 10927

Airmont Gardens

60 DE Baun Ave, Airmont, New York 10901

Sycamore Crest

15 Summit Ave, Spring Valley, New York 10977

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rockland County, New York
$52.12/hour
$37.12 (+247%) more than New York minimum wage and $44.87 (+619%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rockland County, 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), Public Housing programs for Rockland County, New York.

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

How many renters live in Rockland County, New York?

The County of Rockland County has 339,022 people living in 104,003 households.

There are 107,516 renters living in 32,589 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.71 percent of the population living in Rockland County.

What is the rental market like in Rockland County, New York?

There are an estimated 108,934 housing units in the Rockland County area. Of these, 34,921 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rockland County, New York, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rockland County?

The rental vacancy rate in Rockland County is 5 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 Rockland County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockland County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,312 12,580 7,972 3,843 4,166
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockland County

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 37 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 Rockland County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,386 to $3,700. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,386
One BR $2,451
Two BR $2,752
Three BR $3,434
Four BR $3,700
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rockland County, New York

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

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 792 60 percent
One BR 4,994 40 percent
Two BR 2,482 31 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rockland County, New York

How many affordable rental units are in Rockland County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,606
Public Housing 146
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,047
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 81
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 157
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rockland County, New York

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

Income Based Apartments in Rockland County, New York

Rockland County features 2,077 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 Rockland County, New York

There are 985 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rockland County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rockland County, New York

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rockland County landlords $1,300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Rockland County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rockland County, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,477 and $3,027.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.