Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bennington County, VT

Discover affordable housing in Bennington County where there are 35+ 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.

Lake Paran Village

893 Paran Rd., Shaftsbury, Vermont 05262

Monument View Apartments

51 Hilltop Dr, Bennington, Vermont 05201

The Meadows II

129 Lincoln Ave, Manchester Center, Vermont 05255

Independent Living Complex

9 Bank St, Bennington, Vermont 05201

Group Home for the Developmentally Disabled

215 Union St, Bennington, Vermont 05201

Group Home for the Cmi

329 South St, Bennington, Vermont 5201

Bennington House

135 Elm St, Bennington, Vermont 05201

Homestead Mews

49 Rt 67 W, North Bennington, Vermont 05257

Spruce Brook Apartments

29 Spruce Brook Rd, Manchester Center, Vermont 05255

Alfred Court Apartments

129 Lincoln Ave, Manchester Center, Vermont 05743

Silver Street Apartments

212 Silver St, Bennington, Vermont 05201

Haines Manor Apartments

110 Haines Manor Rd, Manchester Center, Vermont 05255

Homestead Greene Apartments

123 Route 67 W, North Bennington, Vermont 05257

The Meadows Apartments

Equinox Terrace Rd, Manchester Center, Vermont 05255

Readsboro Apartments

439 Tunnel St, Readsboro, Vermont 05350

Culver Lane Apartments

Culver Lane Rd, Dorset, Vermont 05253

Manchester Fields

33 The Fields, Manchester Center, Vermont 05255

Applegate

98 Orchard Rd, Bennington, Vermont 05201

Cora B Whitney Senior Living Facility

814 Gage St, Bennington, Vermont 05201

Willowbrook

22 Willowbrook Dr, Bennington, Vermont 05201

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Reported On March 19th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bennington County, Vermont
$23.50/hour
$9.83 (+72%) more than Vermont minimum wage and $16.25 (+224%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bennington County, Vermont?

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 Bennington County, Vermont.

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

How many renters live in Bennington County, Vermont?

The County of Bennington County has 37,326 people living in 14,566 households.

There are 7,754 renters living in 3,743 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.77 percent of the population living in Bennington County.

What is the rental market like in Bennington County, Vermont?

There are an estimated 20,857 housing units in the Bennington County area. Of these, 4,222 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bennington County, Vermont, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bennington County?

The rental vacancy rate in Bennington County is 8 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 Bennington County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bennington County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
321 1,311 1,191 673 201
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bennington County

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

Among renter households in this market, 56 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 Bennington County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $936 to $1,929. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $936
One BR $1,006
Two BR $1,241
Three BR $1,642
Four BR $1,929
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bennington County, Vermont

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bennington 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 147 46 percent
One BR 1,021 78 percent
Two BR 784 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bennington County, Vermont

How many affordable rental units are in Bennington County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 352
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 145
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 150
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bennington County, Vermont

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

Income Based Apartments in Bennington County, Vermont

Bennington County features 658 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 Bennington County, Vermont

There are 365 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bennington County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bennington County, Vermont

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bennington County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Bennington County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bennington County, Vermont for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,117 and $1,365.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.