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

Discover affordable housing in Mountrail County where there are 6+ 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.

Parkside Apartments

26 4th St SW, Parshall, North Dakota 58770

PO Box 38

PO Box 38, Parshall, North Dakota 58770

Mandan Homes I

307 8th Street North, New Town, North Dakota 58763

Hidatsa Homes

430 9th St N, New Town, North Dakota 58763

Stanley Comm Hsg

403 7th Ave Se, Stanley, North Dakota

Fbha Prjct Nd5 029

Dragswolf Village, New Town, North Dakota 58763

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

calendar_today Opened: Mar 1
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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

calendar_today Opened: Mar 1
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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 Mountrail County, 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 Mountrail 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 Mountrail County, North Dakota.

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

How many renters live in Mountrail County, North Dakota?

The County of Mountrail County has 9,648 people living in 3,539 households.

There are 3,719 renters living in 1,394 renter households in this County. Renters make up 38.55 percent of the population living in Mountrail County.

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

There are an estimated 5,045 housing units in the Mountrail County area. Of these, 1,581 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mountrail County, North Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mountrail County?

The rental vacancy rate in Mountrail County is 10 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 Mountrail County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mountrail County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
163 127 431 414 204
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mountrail County

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

Among renter households in this market, 21 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 8 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 Mountrail County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $734 to $1,433. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $734
One BR $765
Two BR $859
Three BR $1,211
Four BR $1,433
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mountrail County, North Dakota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Mountrail 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 95 58 percent
One BR 62 49 percent
Two BR 175 41 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mountrail County, North Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Mountrail County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 27
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 39
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mountrail County, North Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Mountrail County, North Dakota

Mountrail County features 99 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 Mountrail County, North Dakota

There are 80 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mountrail County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mountrail County, North Dakota

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.