Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Appleton, WI

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Ridgeview Highlands Apartments IV

300 W Highland Park Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin 54911

Ridgeview Highlands Apartments III

285 W Highland Park Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin 54911

Ridgeview Highlands

465 Ridgeview Cir, Appleton, Wisconsin 54911

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Reported On March 21st, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Appleton, Wisconsin
$18.62/hour
$11.37 (+157%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $11.37 (+157%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Appleton, Wisconsin?

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 Appleton, Wisconsin.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Appleton, Wisconsin.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Appleton, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in Appleton, Wisconsin?

The City of Appleton has 75,018 people living in 33,104 households.

There are 20,470 renters living in 11,480 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.29 percent of the population living in Appleton.

What is the rental market like in Appleton, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 31,716 housing units in the Appleton area. Of these, 10,633 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Appleton, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Appleton?

The rental vacancy rate in Appleton is 3 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 Appleton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Appleton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
329 2,239 5,555 1,758 246
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Appleton

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 Appleton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $696 to $1,332. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $696
One BR $772
Two BR $983
Three BR $1,327
Four BR $1,332
2024 Fair Market Rents in Appleton, Wisconsin

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

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 212 64 percent
One BR 1,499 67 percent
Two BR 3,093 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Appleton, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Appleton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 270
Public Housing 211
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 291
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 59
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Appleton, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton features 660 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 Appleton, Wisconsin

There are 682 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Appleton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Appleton, Wisconsin

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Appleton, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $885 and $1,081.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.