Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Rochester, VT

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Brookside Apartments

140 N Main St, Rochester, Vermont 05767

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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 Rochester, Vermont
$24.62/hour
$10.95 (+80%) more than Vermont minimum wage and $17.37 (+240%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Rochester, Vermont Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Rochester, 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 Rochester, Vermont.

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

How many renters live in Rochester, Vermont?

The City of Rochester has 296 people living in 160 households.

There are 44 renters living in 36 renter households in this City. Renters make up 14.86 percent of the population living in Rochester.

What is the rental market like in Rochester, Vermont?

There are an estimated 178 housing units in the Rochester area. Of these, 45 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rochester, Vermont, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rochester?

The rental vacancy rate in Rochester is 20 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 Rochester for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rochester
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
17 15 4 0 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rochester

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

Among renter households in this market, 100 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 39 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 Rochester

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,039 to $1,731. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,039
One BR $1,136
Two BR $1,300
Three BR $1,725
Four BR $1,731
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rochester, Vermont

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

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 1 6 percent
One BR 12 80 percent
Two BR 2 50 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rochester, Vermont

How many affordable rental units are in Rochester?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 5
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rochester, Vermont

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

Income Based Apartments in Rochester, Vermont

Rochester features 6 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 Rochester, Vermont

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rochester.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rochester, Vermont

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rochester landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Rochester.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rochester, Vermont for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,170 and $1,430.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.