Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Tooele, UT

Discover affordable housing in Tooele where there are 14+ 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.

Tooele Gateway Apartments

232 Fenwick Ln, Tooele, Utah 84074

Oquirrh View Apartments

552 N 270 E, Tooele, Utah 84074

Somerset Gardens Apartments

143 N 400 W, Tooele, Utah 84074

Canyon Cove Housing

178 E Vine St, Tooele, Utah 84074

Remington Park II Apartments

475 W Utah Ave, Tooele, Utah 84074

Remington Park Retirement

475 W Utah Ave, Tooele, Utah 84074

Tooele County

782 W 770 S, Tooele, Utah 84074

Lakeview Apartments

742 N 100 E, Tooele, Utah 84074

Landmark Apartments

350 W 400 S, Tooele, Utah 84074

Tooele Gateway II

232 Fenwick Ln, Tooele, Utah 84074

Crown at Clark Cove

659 S 1050 W, Tooele, Utah 84029

Tooele Crown

659 S 1050 W and 663 S 1050 W, Tooele, Utah 84074

Remington Park Apartments Construction

500 E Utah Ave, Tooele, Utah 84074

Valley Meadows

582 Shay Ln, Tooele, Utah 84074

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Colleen Carter

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tooele, Utah
$21.33/hour
$14.08 (+194%) more than Utah minimum wage and $14.08 (+194%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tooele, 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), Public Housing programs for Tooele, Utah.

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

How many renters live in Tooele, Utah?

The City of Tooele has 36,315 people living in 11,673 households.

There are 5,779 renters living in 2,235 renter households in this City. Renters make up 15.91 percent of the population living in Tooele.

What is the rental market like in Tooele, Utah?

There are an estimated 12,090 housing units in the Tooele area. Of these, 2,353 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tooele, Utah, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tooele?

The rental vacancy rate in Tooele is 5 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 Tooele for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tooele
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
30 347 806 667 269
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tooele

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Tooele

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $763 to $1,911. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $763
One BR $857
Two BR $1,126
Three BR $1,557
Four BR $1,911
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tooele, Utah

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

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 8 27 percent
One BR 255 73 percent
Two BR 347 43 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tooele, Utah

How many affordable rental units are in Tooele?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 460
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 63
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tooele, Utah

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

Income Based Apartments in Tooele, Utah

Tooele features 135 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 Tooele, Utah

There are 409 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tooele.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tooele, Utah

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tooele landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Tooele.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tooele, Utah for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,013 and $1,239.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.