Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Braxton County, WV

Discover affordable housing in Braxton County where there are 8+ 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.

Sutton School Apartments

411 N Hill Rd, Sutton, West Virginia 26601

Riverview Apartments

Main St, Burnsville, West Virginia 26601

Braxton Manor II

79 James H Lemon Dr, Gassaway, West Virginia 26624

Braxton Manor

850 State St, Gassaway, West Virginia 26624

Elk Village Apartments Ltd Partnership

437 Airport Rd, Sutton, West Virginia 26601

Clark's Town Hill

200 N Skidmore Rd, Sutton, West Virginia

Deer Forest Apartments

152 Enterprise Dr, Gassaway, West Virginia 26624

Deer Forest Apartments

Deer Forest Apartments, Sutton, West Virginia 26601

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Braxton County, West Virginia
$16.06/hour
$7.31 (+84%) more than West Virginia minimum wage and $8.81 (+122%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Braxton County, West Virginia?

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 Braxton County, West Virginia.

Go to the West Virginia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Braxton County.

How many renters live in Braxton County, West Virginia?

The County of Braxton County has 12,505 people living in 4,567 households.

There are 2,479 renters living in 845 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.82 percent of the population living in Braxton County.

What is the rental market like in Braxton County, West Virginia?

There are an estimated 6,318 housing units in the Braxton County area. Of these, 963 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Braxton County, West Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Braxton County?

The rental vacancy rate in Braxton County is 12 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 Braxton County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Braxton County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 141 226 230 248
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Braxton County

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

Among renter households in this market, 19 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Braxton County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $641 to $1,206. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $641
One BR $645
Two BR $848
Three BR $1,031
Four BR $1,206
2024 Fair Market Rents in Braxton County, West Virginia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Braxton 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
One BR 125 89 percent
Two BR 198 88 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Braxton County, West Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Braxton County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Braxton County, West Virginia including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Braxton County, West Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia

Braxton County features 112 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 Braxton County, West Virginia

There are 74 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Braxton County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Braxton County, West Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Braxton County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Braxton County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Braxton County, West Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $763 and $933.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.