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

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Poughkeepsie, New York
$34.56/hour
$19.56 (+130%) more than New York minimum wage and $27.31 (+377%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Poughkeepsie, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Poughkeepsie, New York.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Poughkeepsie, New York.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Poughkeepsie, New York.

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

How many renters live in Poughkeepsie, New York?

The City of Poughkeepsie has 31,717 people living in 13,591 households.

There are 19,098 renters living in 8,502 renter households in this City. Renters make up 60.21 percent of the population living in Poughkeepsie.

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

There are an estimated 14,537 housing units in the Poughkeepsie area. Of these, 8,845 units are rental homes, making up 61 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Poughkeepsie, New York, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Poughkeepsie?

The rental vacancy rate in Poughkeepsie is 2 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 Poughkeepsie for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Poughkeepsie
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
722 2,871 2,613 1,920 173
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Poughkeepsie

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

Among renter households in this market, 59 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 Poughkeepsie

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,237 to $2,560. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,237
One BR $1,419
Two BR $1,825
Three BR $2,315
Four BR $2,560
2024 Fair Market Rents in Poughkeepsie, New York

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

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 503 70 percent
One BR 2,275 79 percent
Two BR 1,647 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Poughkeepsie, New York

How many affordable rental units are in Poughkeepsie?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 811
Public Housing 359
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 608
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 65
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Poughkeepsie, New York

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

Income Based Apartments in Poughkeepsie, New York

Poughkeepsie features 1,341 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 Poughkeepsie, New York

There are 1,107 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Poughkeepsie.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Poughkeepsie, New York

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Poughkeepsie landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Poughkeepsie.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Poughkeepsie, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,643 and $2,008.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.