Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Wilmot, SD

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Wilmot Improvement

808 2nd Ave, Wilmot, South Dakota 0

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Chris Madden

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wilmot, South Dakota
$17.14/hour
$5.94 (+53%) more than South Dakota minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wilmot, 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 Wilmot, South Dakota.

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

How many renters live in Wilmot, South Dakota?

The City of Wilmot has 416 people living in 200 households.

There are 104 renters living in 47 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25 percent of the population living in Wilmot.

What is the rental market like in Wilmot, South Dakota?

There are an estimated 243 housing units in the Wilmot area. Of these, 47 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wilmot, South Dakota, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wilmot?

The rental vacancy rate in Wilmot is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Wilmot for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wilmot
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 13 19 4 11
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wilmot

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

Among renter households in this market, 19 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Wilmot

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $613 to $1,529. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $613
One BR $771
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,220
Four BR $1,529
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wilmot, South Dakota

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

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
One BR 13 100 percent
Two BR 15 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wilmot, South Dakota

How many affordable rental units are in Wilmot?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wilmot, South Dakota

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

Income Based Apartments in Wilmot, South Dakota

Wilmot features 16 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 Wilmot, South Dakota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wilmot, South Dakota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wilmot, South Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.