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

Discover affordable housing in Logan County where there are 7+ 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.

TM Affordable Housings

297 Mount Gay Rd, Mount Gay Shamrock, West Virginia 25637

Buffalo Creek Apartments

1 Route 16, Kistler, West Virginia 25606

Laurelwood Apartments

189 Laurelwood Ln, Logan, West Virginia 25601

Ona Apartments

2430 Prichard Rd, Ona, West Virginia 25545

Logan Landing

740 1/2 Stratton Street, Logan, West Virginia 25601

Wvco - Chapmanville 1

RR 16, Accoville, West Virginia 25606

Wvco - Chapmanville 2

Buffalo Creek, Amherstdale, West Virginia 25607

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Logan 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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How many renters live in Logan County, West Virginia?

The County of Logan County has 32,350 people living in 12,375 households.

There are 7,805 renters living in 3,005 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.13 percent of the population living in Logan County.

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

There are an estimated 14,864 housing units in the Logan County area. Of these, 3,256 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Logan County, West Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Logan County?

The rental vacancy rate in Logan County is 7 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 Logan County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Logan County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
41 435 858 1,401 234
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Logan County

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

Among renter households in this market, 27 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Logan County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $679 to $1,391. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $679
One BR $755
Two BR $848
Three BR $1,195
Four BR $1,391
2024 Fair Market Rents in Logan County, West Virginia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Logan 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 41 100 percent
One BR 242 56 percent
Two BR 551 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Logan County, West Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Logan County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 36
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 221
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 44
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Logan County, West Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Logan County, West Virginia

Logan County features 142 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 Logan County, West Virginia

There are 46 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Logan County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Logan County, West Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Logan County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Logan County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.