Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cache County, UT

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cache County, Utah
$19.83/hour
$12.58 (+174%) more than Utah minimum wage and $12.58 (+174%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cache County, Utah?

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 Cache County, Utah.

Go to the Utah Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Cache County.

How many renters live in Cache County, Utah?

The County of Cache County has 140,173 people living in 45,099 households.

There are 40,475 renters living in 15,623 renter households in this County. Renters make up 28.88 percent of the population living in Cache County.

What is the rental market like in Cache County, Utah?

There are an estimated 44,260 housing units in the Cache County area. Of these, 15,942 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cache County, Utah, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cache County?

The rental vacancy rate in Cache County is 4 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 Cache County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cache County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
319 1,802 6,380 4,087 1,963
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cache County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Cache County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $790 to $1,777. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $790
One BR $836
Two BR $1,047
Three BR $1,475
Four BR $1,777
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cache County, Utah

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cache 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 114 36 percent
One BR 1,063 59 percent
Two BR 4,009 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cache County, Utah

How many affordable rental units are in Cache County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Cache County, Utah including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 875
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 39
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 21
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cache County, Utah

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

Income Based Apartments in Cache County, Utah

Cache County features 177 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 Cache County, Utah

There are 917 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cache County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cache County, Utah

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cache County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Cache County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cache County, Utah for a two-bedroom apartment is between $942 and $1,152.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.