Affordable Housing In Garfield County
Utah

2 Low Income Apartment Communities In Garfield County

There are 2 low income housing apartment complexes which contain 9 affordable apartments for rent in Garfield County. Many of these rental apartments are income based housing with 0 apartments that set rent based on your income. In Garfield County, HUD housing programs support 0 rental assistance apartments through programs like Project-based Section 8. There are 9 other low income apartments that don't have rental assistance but are cheaper than market rate rents.

Guide To Affordable Housing in Garfield County, Utah

Garfield County, UT Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	2
Total Low Income Apartments	9
Total Rent Assisted Apartments	0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	19.53%
Average Renter Household Size	2.68
Total Population	5,069
Housing Units	1,751
Average Household Size	2.75
Median Household Income	$42,614 ±$3,713
Median Rent	$633 ±$187
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	30.7% ± 8.03pp

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.¹

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 $59,000

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 Garfield County 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	$14,500	$16,910	$21,330	$25,750	$30,170	$34,590	$39,010	$43,430
50% of Median	$24,100	$27,550	$31,000	$34,400	$37,200	$39,950	$42,700	$45,450
80% of Median	$38,550	$44,050	$49,550	$55,050	$59,500	$63,900	$68,300	$72,700

Low Income Housing Tax Credits in Garfield County

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program aims to create affordable rental housing for low and very low income families.

From 2005 to 2005, 1 low income apartment communities containing 15 rental apartments have been constructed and made affordable to low income persons in Garfield County by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program.

If your income is less than 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI), you should not expect to pay more than the rent value for a unit in the table below. However, Affordable apartment communities that receive funding through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program may have rental units that are not subject to income and rent limits.

Rent limits for the LIHTC Program are determined so that a household making the maximum income for the expected household size of the unit would only pay 30% of their income for rent.

Income Qualifications for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Apartments in Garfield County

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
50% of Median	$24,100	$27,550	$31,000	$34,400	$37,200	$39,950	$42,700	$45,450
60% of Median	$28,920	$33,060	$37,200	$41,280	$44,640	$47,940	$51,240	$54,540

For example, the expected household size for a two bedroom apartment is 3 people. Using the table above, the maximum income for a 3 person household at 60% of the AMI in Garfield County is $37,200 a year, or $3,100 a month. To determine the maximum rent in the table below we multiply the monthly maximum income, $3,100 by 30% to get a maximum rent of $930 a month.

Rent for units in the LIHTC Program include a utility allowance which is determined by the average monthly cost of utilities paid directly by residents. This allowance has not been subtracted from the rents in the table below. These utility allowances are set on a property by property basis.

% of AMI	Studio	1 Bed	2 Bed	3 Bed	4 Bed	5 Bed
50%	$603	$646	$775	$895	$999	$1,102
60%	$723	$775	$930	$1,074	$1,199	$1,322

Fair Market Rents in Garfield County

Fair Market Rents, often abbreviated as FMR, can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Notably, Fair Market Rents are used to establish the payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, maximum rents in HOME financed rental projects and initial rents for Section 8 project based assistance.

2019 Fair Market Rents

Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
$476	$545	$699	$1,011	$1,019