Affordable Housing In Garfield County
Utah

2 Low Income Apartment Communities In Garfield County

Guide To Affordable Housing in Garfield County, Utah

There are 2 low income housing apartment communities offering 9 affordable apartments for rent in Garfield County, Utah.

Income Based Apartments in Garfield County, Utah

Garfield County features 0 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 Garfield County, Utah

There are 9 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Garfield County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Garfield County, Utah

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garfield County, Utah for a two-bedroom apartment is between $643 and $785.

2020 Garfield County, Utah Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Fair Market Rent	$503	$558	$714	$1,030	$1,068
Payment Standard Range	$453 to $553	$502 to $614	$643 to $785	$927 to $1,133	$961 to $1,175

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Garfield County, UT Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	2
Total Low Income Apartments	9
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	19.53%
Average Renter Household Size	2.68
Average Household Size	2.75
Median Household Income	$42,614 ±$3,713
Median Rent	$633 ±$187
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	30.7% ± 8.03pp
Total Population	5,069

Population and Household Demographics

Garfield County is a county in Utah with a population of 5,069. There are 1,751 households in the county with an average household size of 2.75 persons. 19.53% of households in Garfield County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Garfield County

The median gross income for households in Garfield County is $42,614 a year, or $3,551 a month. The median rent for the county is $633 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Garfield County, a household making less than $2,110 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 30.7% of households who rent are overburdened in Garfield County.

Area Median Income In Garfield County

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

In Garfield County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $67,300

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Garfield County

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Garfield County

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$15,600	$17,800	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% of Median	$25,950	$29,650	$33,350	$37,050	$40,050	$43,000	$45,950	$48,950
80% of Median	$41,550	$47,450	$53,400	$59,300	$64,050	$68,800	$73,550	$78,300