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

Discover affordable housing in Dunn County where there are 0+ 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.

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dunn County, North Dakota
$20.02/hour
$12.77 (+176%) more than North Dakota minimum wage and $12.77 (+176%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dunn 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) programs for Dunn County, North Dakota.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Dunn County, North Dakota.

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

How many renters live in Dunn County, North Dakota?

The County of Dunn County has 4,049 people living in 1,493 households.

There are 1,105 renters living in 430 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.29 percent of the population living in Dunn County.

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

There are an estimated 2,178 housing units in the Dunn County area. Of these, 472 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dunn County, North Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dunn County?

The rental vacancy rate in Dunn County is 8 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 Dunn County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dunn County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
83 17 79 180 55
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dunn County

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

Among renter households in this market, 14 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 5 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 Dunn County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $836 to $1,770. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $836
One BR $841
Two BR $1,057
Three BR $1,287
Four BR $1,770
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dunn County, North Dakota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Dunn 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 8 10 percent
One BR 4 24 percent
Two BR 40 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dunn County, North Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Dunn County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dunn County, North Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Dunn County, North Dakota

Dunn County features 0 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 Dunn County, North Dakota

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dunn County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dunn County, North Dakota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dunn County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Dunn County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dunn County, North Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $951 and $1,163.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.