Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cass County, ND

Discover affordable housing in Cass County where there are 92+ 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.

The Edge

1321 5th Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota 58102

Heritage Commons

1423 3rd Street E, West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

Foxtail Creek Townhomes

3720 42nd Street S, Fargo, North Dakota 58104

Maple River Manor

230 6th Avenue South, Enderlin, North Dakota 58027

Heritage Square

1315 3rd Street E, West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

The Preserve Townhomes

3170 7th Ave E, West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

Charleston Townhomes

1312 3rd Street E, West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

Charleston Townhomes II

1315 3rd Street E, West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

Dakota Commons

3865 4th Street East, West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

Northland Apartments

1115 23rd St S, Fargo, North Dakota 58103

Milton Earl Apartments

708 4th St., Fargo, North Dakota 58102

Harper Heights Independent Senior Living

121 1st Avenue East, West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

The Monterey and Brighton Place Apartments

235 8th Avenue W, West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

Bethany Towers II

1333 3rd Ave S, Fargo, North Dakota 58102

Arthur Housing Dev

345 3rd St, Arthur, North Dakota 58006

Southside Apartments

502 2nd Ave S, Leonard, North Dakota 58052

Page Manor

311 May Ave, Page, North Dakota 58064

Buffalo Housing

303 Main St, Buffalo, North Dakota 58011

Pleasant View Villa

103A Oehlke Ave, Enderlin, North Dakota 58027

Fraser 4

717 University Dr S, Fargo, North Dakota 58103

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cass County, North Dakota
$17.88/hour
$10.63 (+147%) more than North Dakota minimum wage and $10.63 (+147%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cass County, 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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Cass County, North Dakota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Family Unification Program (FUP), Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) programs for Cass County, North Dakota.

Go to the North Dakota Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Cass County.

How many renters live in Cass County, North Dakota?

The County of Cass County has 192,734 people living in 82,870 households.

There are 72,112 renters living in 38,927 renter households in this County. Renters make up 37.42 percent of the population living in Cass County.

What is the rental market like in Cass County, North Dakota?

There are an estimated 85,944 housing units in the Cass County area. Of these, 41,562 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cass County, North Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cass County?

The rental vacancy rate in Cass 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 Cass County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cass County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,325 10,525 18,254 6,214 1,239
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cass County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Cass County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $656 to $1,602. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $656
One BR $781
Two BR $944
Three BR $1,330
Four BR $1,602
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cass County, North Dakota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cass 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 846 36 percent
One BR 5,043 48 percent
Two BR 11,762 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cass County, North Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Cass County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Cass County, North Dakota including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,225
Public Housing 339
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 468
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 47
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 17
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 52
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cass County, North Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Cass County, North Dakota

Cass County features 1,347 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 Cass County, North Dakota

There are 2,112 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cass County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cass County, North Dakota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cass County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Cass County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cass County, North Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $850 and $1,038.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.