Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Dane County, WI

Discover affordable housing in Dane County where there are 196+ 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.

Dale Heights

1310 Dale Ave, Madison, Wisconsin 53705

Sunfish Court Apartments

73 Sunfish Ct, Madison, Wisconsin 53713

Stonebridge Movin Out

2502 Independence Ln, Madison, Wisconsin 53704

Sunny Hill

708 Frances Ct, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 53590

Craig Kinney Apartments

2117 N Sherman Ave, Madison, Wisconsin 53704

Debra Beebe Apartments

2100 Apache Dr, Fitchburg, Wisconsin 53711

Stein Apartments

301 N 3rd St, Madison, Wisconsin 53704

Valley View Apartments

2610 Military Rd, Cross Plains, Wisconsin 53528

Greenspire II

924 Jackson St, Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589

Elaine Meyers Apartments

2502 Perry St, Madison, Wisconsin 53713

Colonial View Apartments

601 Thomas Dr, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 53590

Lincoln Group Home

1539 Lincoln Ave, Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589

Genesis II

230 S Oak St, Oregon, Wisconsin 53575

Rosewood Villas

902 N High Point Rd, Madison, Wisconsin 53717

Edgerton Retirement Apartmets

505 Stoughman Road, Edgerton, Wisconsin 53534

Genesis Housing

230 South Oak Street, Oregon, Wisconsin 53538

Ridgecrest Apartments

501 Northport Dr, Madison, Wisconsin 53704

Cascade Falls

1233 Jackson St, Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589

Maple Grove Commons

3204 Golden Copper Lane, Madison, Wisconsin 53719

Meadow Ridge

7625 Lisa Lane, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dane County, Wisconsin
$25.98/hour
$18.73 (+258%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $18.73 (+258%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dane County, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Dane County, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in Dane County, Wisconsin?

The County of Dane County has 568,203 people living in 252,136 households.

There are 197,143 renters living in 107,449 renter households in this County. Renters make up 34.7 percent of the population living in Dane County.

What is the rental market like in Dane County, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 260,369 housing units in the Dane County area. Of these, 112,085 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dane County, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dane County?

The rental vacancy rate in Dane County is 2 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 Dane County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dane County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10,426 35,692 42,802 13,604 3,886
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dane County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Dane County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,004 to $1,986. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,004
One BR $1,182
Two BR $1,372
Three BR $1,808
Four BR $1,986
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dane County, Wisconsin

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Dane 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 5,400 52 percent
One BR 17,093 48 percent
Two BR 22,540 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dane County, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Dane County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,178
Public Housing 850
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,222
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 62
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 69
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 419
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dane County, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Dane County, Wisconsin

Dane County features 4,048 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 Dane County, Wisconsin

There are 7,575 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dane County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dane County, Wisconsin

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dane County, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,235 and $1,509.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.