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

Discover affordable housing in Tooele County where there are 22+ 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

Briarwood Apartments

125 Gardenia Way , Wendover, Utah 84083

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

Willow Creek Apartments V

236 W Plum St, Grantsville, Utah 84029

South Willow Apartments

211 S Hale St, Grantsville, Utah 84029

Tooele Gateway II

232 Fenwick Ln, Tooele, Utah 84074

Old Mill at Stansbury

81 E Porter Way, Stansbury Park, Utah 84074

Old Mill at Stansbury II

6703 Malachite Way, Stansbury Park, Utah 84074

Grantsville Apartments

278 W Main St, Grantsville, Utah 84029

Clark Cove Cottages

316 E Clark St, Grantsville, Utah 84029

Crown at Clark Cove

659 S 1050 W, Tooele, Utah 84029

Briarwood Hsg

145 Gardenia Way, Wendover, Utah

Tooele Crown

659 S 1050 W and 663 S 1050 W, 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 County, 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 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), Public Housing programs for Tooele County, Utah.

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

How many renters live in Tooele County, Utah?

The County of Tooele County has 79,934 people living in 23,872 households.

There are 13,744 renters living in 5,446 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.19 percent of the population living in Tooele County.

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

There are an estimated 23,365 housing units in the Tooele County area. Of these, 4,306 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tooele County, Utah, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tooele County?

The rental vacancy rate in Tooele County is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Tooele County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tooele County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
114 543 1,339 1,306 385
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tooele County

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 County

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 County, Utah

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Tooele 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 57 50 percent
One BR 414 76 percent
Two BR 786 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tooele County, Utah

How many affordable rental units are in Tooele County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 713
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 73
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 245
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tooele County, Utah

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

Income Based Apartments in Tooele County, Utah

Tooele County features 213 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 County, Utah

There are 559 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tooele County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tooele County, Utah

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tooele County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Tooele County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.