Affordable Housing In Durand
Pepin County, Wisconsin

1 Low Income Apartment Communities In Durand

Housing Authorities that serve Durand

Housing Authority	Programs
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Durand, Wisconsin

There are 1 low income housing apartment communities offering 24 affordable apartments for rent in Durand, Wisconsin.

Income Based Apartments in Durand, Wisconsin

Durand features 0 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 Durand, Wisconsin

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Durand.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Durand, Wisconsin

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Durand landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Durand.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Durand, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $661 and $807.

2021 Durand, Wisconsin Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Durand, Wisconsin Fair Market Rent	$500	$557	$734	$969	$1,213
Durand, Wisconsin Payment Standard Range	$450 to $550	$501 to $613	$661 to $807	$872 to $1,066	$1,092 to $1,334

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Durand, WI Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	1
Total Low Income Apartments	24
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	30.33%
Average Renter Household Size	2.01
Average Household Size	2.16
Median Household Income	$40,689 ±$4,044
Median Rent	$486 ±$123
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	37.07% ± 13.47pp
Total Population	1,742

Population and Household Demographics

Durand is a city in Pepin County, Wisconsin with a population of 1,742. There are 765 households in the city with an average household size of 2.16 persons. 30.33% of households in Durand are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Durand

The median gross income for households in Durand is $40,689 a year, or $3,391 a month. The median rent for the city is $486 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Durand, a household making less than $1,620 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 37.07% of households who rent are overburdened in Durand.

Area Median Income In Durand

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Durand, the AMI is calculated from all households within Pepin County.

In Durand, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $68,500

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Durand

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Durand

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Durand AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$14,900	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Durand AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$24,800	$28,350	$31,900	$35,400	$38,250	$41,100	$43,900	$46,750
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Durand AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$39,700	$45,350	$51,000	$56,650	$61,200	$65,750	$70,250	$74,800