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

Discover affordable housing in Yates County where there are 11+ 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.

Vineland

100 McKinley Avenue, Penn Yan, New York 14527

Highland Park Apartments

65 Highland Dr, Dundee, New York 14837

Keuka Gardens

199 Brown St Ext, Penn Yan, New York 14527

Walnut Hill Apartments

125 Florence St, Penn Yan, New York 14527

Meadowside II Apartments

120 Eagle Ln, Penn Yan, New York 14527

Meadowside Apartments

1985 Himrod Rd, Penn Yan, New York 14527

St Marks Terrace

110 Chapel St, Penn Yan, New York 14527

St Marks Terrace Dundee

36 Millard St, Dundee, New York 14837

Conifer Penn Yan Associates

200 Walnut St, Penn Yan, New York 14527

Rushville Family Housing

35 Hollister St, Dundee, New York 14837

Conifer Dundee Associates

28 Millard St, Dundee, New York 14837

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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 Yates County, New York
$20.19/hour
$5.19 (+35%) more than New York minimum wage and $12.94 (+178%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Yates 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) programs for Yates County, New York.

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

How many renters live in Yates County, New York?

The County of Yates County has 24,713 people living in 8,882 households.

There are 4,686 renters living in 2,020 renter households in this County. Renters make up 18.96 percent of the population living in Yates County.

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

There are an estimated 13,113 housing units in the Yates County area. Of these, 2,213 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Yates County, New York, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Yates County?

The rental vacancy rate in Yates County is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Yates County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yates County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
76 726 670 261 245
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yates County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Yates County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $723 to $1,527. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $723
One BR $811
Two BR $1,066
Three BR $1,356
Four BR $1,527
2024 Fair Market Rents in Yates County, New York

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Yates 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 74 97 percent
One BR 614 85 percent
Two BR 556 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Yates County, New York

How many affordable rental units are in Yates County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 590
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 22
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 39
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 6
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 268
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Yates County, New York

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

Income Based Apartments in Yates County, New York

Yates County features 410 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 Yates County, New York

There are 218 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Yates County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Yates County, New York

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Yates County landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Yates County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Yates County, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $959 and $1,173.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.