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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sargent 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 Sargent 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 Sargent County, North Dakota.

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

How many renters live in Sargent County, North Dakota?

The County of Sargent County has 3,828 people living in 1,732 households.

There are 853 renters living in 459 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.28 percent of the population living in Sargent County.

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

There are an estimated 2,006 housing units in the Sargent County area. Of these, 516 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sargent County, North Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sargent County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sargent County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 55 227 114 51
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sargent County

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

Among renter households in this market, 17 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 6 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 Sargent County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $653 to $1,144. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $653
One BR $657
Two BR $859
Three BR $1,140
Four BR $1,144
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sargent County, North Dakota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sargent 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 4 57 percent
One BR 19 35 percent
Two BR 145 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sargent County, North Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Sargent County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 36
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sargent County, North Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Sargent County, North Dakota

Sargent County features 76 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 Sargent County, North Dakota

There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sargent County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sargent County, North Dakota

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sargent County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Sargent County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.