Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Brown County, SD

Discover affordable housing in Brown County where there are 19+ 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.

Jordan Park Townhomes

1901 3rd St SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Acadia Creek Townhomes

1737 20th Ave SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Carlyle Apartments

1901 3rd Ave SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

The Sherman

223 S Main St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Sunrise Apartments

1109 S High St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Fifth Avenue South

506 S 1st St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Dakota Square

1902 N Dakota St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

The Village - Groton

300 N Washington St, Groton, South Dakota 57445

Central Villas

1901 South Merton Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Bicentennial Apartments

1200 S Lawson St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

The Homestead

2222 3rd Ave SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Golden West

914 S 17th St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Lawson View Townhomes

1300 S Lawson St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Lawson View

1315 S High St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Sunshine Park

1524 S Lawson St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Meadow Wood Townhomes

2714 1st Ave SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Mel Ros Village

1415 S High St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

J and O Apartments

224 4th Ave SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

Le Chateau Apartments

10 9th Ave SW, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Chris Madden

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brown County, South Dakota
$18.18/hour
$6.98 (+62%) more than South Dakota minimum wage and $10.93 (+151%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brown County, South 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 Brown County, South Dakota.

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

How many renters live in Brown County, South Dakota?

The County of Brown County has 38,278 people living in 16,035 households.

There are 9,830 renters living in 5,467 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.68 percent of the population living in Brown County.

What is the rental market like in Brown County, South Dakota?

There are an estimated 17,948 housing units in the Brown County area. Of these, 6,290 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brown County, South Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brown County?

The rental vacancy rate in Brown County is 9 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 Brown County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brown County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
310 1,767 2,371 810 106
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brown County

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Brown County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $746 to $1,629. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $746
One BR $751
Two BR $960
Three BR $1,353
Four BR $1,629
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brown County, South Dakota

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Brown 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 247 80 percent
One BR 1,267 72 percent
Two BR 1,551 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brown County, South Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Brown County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 431
Public Housing 100
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 276
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brown County, South Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Brown County, South Dakota

Brown County features 356 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 Brown County, South Dakota

There are 296 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brown County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brown County, South Dakota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brown County, South Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $864 and $1,056.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.