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

Discover affordable housing in Addison County where there are 31+ 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.

North Pleasant Street Apartments

31, 51, 56 JOHN GRAHAM CT, Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Armory Lane Housing

50 Armory Ln, Vergennes, Vermont 5491

Vergennes Community Apartments

45 Armory Ln., Vergennes, Vermont 05491

Pleasant Hills

93 Mountain St, Bristol, Vermont 05443

Sugarwood Apartments

RR 1 Box 307-1, Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Hunt Farm Housing

2070 Hunt Farm Rd, Bristol, Vermont 05443

Valley View Apartments

13 Walker Ave, Vergennes, Vermont 05491

Mountain View Apartments

123 VT Route 125, Hancock, Vermont 05748

Valley View ll

12 Walker Ave, Vergennes, Vermont 05491

Middlebury Commons

50 Buttolph DR Ext, Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Addison Group Home

45 Seminary Street, Middlebury, Vermont 5753

Stone Hill

428 Court St, Middlebury, Vermont 05753

( South ) Village Housing

30 S Village Grn, Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Pine Meadow

9 Jackson Ln, Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Hunt Robert J Hunt Suzanne B

789 Jersey Street, Addison, Vermont

Champlain Orchards C/O William Suhr

2955 Rte 74 West, Shoreham, Vermont

Lorenzo P Quesnel Amy D Quesnel

3474 Richville Road, Whiting, Vermont

Claudia C Allen

2896 Button Bay Rd, Vergennes, Vermont

Briarwood Apts

1 Valley Vw, Middlebury, Vermont

Stone Hill Housing

Us Route 7, Middlebury, Vermont 05753

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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 Addison County, Vermont
$25.23/hour
$11.56 (+85%) more than Vermont minimum wage and $17.98 (+248%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Addison 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 Addison County, Vermont.

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

How many renters live in Addison County, Vermont?

The County of Addison County has 37,434 people living in 14,416 households.

There are 6,067 renters living in 2,961 renter households in this County. Renters make up 16.21 percent of the population living in Addison County.

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

There are an estimated 17,455 housing units in the Addison County area. Of these, 3,183 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Addison County, Vermont, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Addison County?

The rental vacancy rate in Addison County 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 Addison County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Addison County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
74 872 1,138 563 252
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Addison County

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 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 Addison County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,017 to $1,774. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,017
One BR $1,062
Two BR $1,332
Three BR $1,741
Four BR $1,774
2024 Fair Market Rents in Addison County, Vermont

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Addison 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 52 70 percent
One BR 597 68 percent
Two BR 655 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Addison County, Vermont

How many affordable rental units are in Addison County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 411
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 103
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 8
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 6
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 154
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 3
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Addison County, Vermont

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

Income Based Apartments in Addison County, Vermont

Addison County features 277 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 Addison County, Vermont

There are 231 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Addison County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Addison County, Vermont

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Addison County, Vermont for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,199 and $1,465.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.