What HUD offices serve Ashley, North Dakota?
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.
Go to the North Dakota Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Ashley.
How many renters live in Ashley, North Dakota?
The City of Ashley has 614 people living in 345 households.
There are 137 renters living in 85 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.31 percent of the population living in Ashley.
What is the rental market like in Ashley, North Dakota?
There are an estimated 507 housing units in the Ashley area. Of these, 99 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ashley, North Dakota, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ashley?
The rental vacancy rate in Ashley is 14 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 Ashley for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashley
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 19 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashley
A large number of apartments in Ashley 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 Ashley are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Ashley
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $745 to $1,338. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $745 |
| One BR | $765 |
| Two BR | $859 |
| Three BR | $1,211 |
| Four BR | $1,338 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ashley, North Dakota
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ashley?
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 |
| One BR | 20 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 21 | 64 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Ashley, North Dakota
How many affordable rental units are in Ashley?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Ashley, North Dakota including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Public Housing | 8 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ashley, North Dakota
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Ashley, North Dakota
Ashley features 8 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 Ashley, North Dakota
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ashley.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Ashley, North Dakota
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ashley landlords $200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Ashley.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ashley, North Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $773 and $945.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
