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

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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 Orleans County, Vermont
$20.47/hour
$6.80 (+50%) more than Vermont minimum wage and $13.22 (+182%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Orleans 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 Orleans County, Vermont.

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

How many renters live in Orleans County, Vermont?

The County of Orleans County has 27,459 people living in 11,528 households.

There are 4,885 renters living in 2,300 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.79 percent of the population living in Orleans County.

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

There are an estimated 16,499 housing units in the Orleans County area. Of these, 2,398 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Orleans County, Vermont, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Orleans County?

The rental vacancy rate in Orleans County is 2 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 Orleans County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orleans County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
111 635 752 629 123
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orleans County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Orleans County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $831 to $1,524. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $831
One BR $963
Two BR $1,081
Three BR $1,401
Four BR $1,524
2024 Fair Market Rents in Orleans County, Vermont

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Orleans 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 62 56 percent
One BR 479 75 percent
Two BR 481 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Orleans County, Vermont

How many affordable rental units are in Orleans County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 157
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 75
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 234
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 10
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Orleans County, Vermont

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

Income Based Apartments in Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County features 290 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 Orleans County, Vermont

There are 30 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Orleans County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Orleans County, Vermont

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Orleans County, Vermont for a two-bedroom apartment is between $973 and $1,189.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.