Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Jamestown, ND

Discover affordable housing in Jamestown where there are 13+ 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.

Hilltop Villa

222 1st Ave N, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

James House

715 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Posthouse Apartments

222 1st Ave S, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Legacy Apartments

419 5th St NE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Jamestown Court Rowhomes

217 4th Ave Se, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Jamestown Village

1214 6th Ave NE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

New Horizons

1515 Gardenette Dr, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Asi Jamestown

1215 8th Ave NE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Westview Apartments

1604 16th Ave SW, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Garden Hills

1321 5th St NE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Eagles Flats

211 2nd Ave SW, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Alpha Opportunities

705 14th St Ne, Jamestown, North Dakota

B - K Apartments

1510 11th Ave NE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jamestown, North Dakota
$16.27/hour
$9.02 (+124%) more than North Dakota minimum wage and $9.02 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jamestown, 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 Jamestown, North Dakota.

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

How many renters live in Jamestown, North Dakota?

The City of Jamestown has 15,850 people living in 6,771 households.

There are 4,980 renters living in 2,990 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.42 percent of the population living in Jamestown.

What is the rental market like in Jamestown, North Dakota?

There are an estimated 7,558 housing units in the Jamestown area. Of these, 3,502 units are rental homes, making up 46 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jamestown, North Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jamestown?

The rental vacancy rate in Jamestown is 12 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 Jamestown for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jamestown
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
213 734 1,628 352 27
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jamestown

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Jamestown

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $649 to $1,458. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $649
One BR $654
Two BR $859
Three BR $1,211
Four BR $1,458
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jamestown, North Dakota

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

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 49 23 percent
One BR 387 53 percent
Two BR 1,034 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jamestown, North Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Jamestown?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 194
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 49
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 20
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 18
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 129
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jamestown, North Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Jamestown, North Dakota

Jamestown features 264 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 Jamestown, North Dakota

There are 181 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jamestown.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jamestown, North Dakota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Jamestown landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Jamestown.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jamestown, North Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $773 and $945.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.