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

Discover affordable housing in Glendale where there are 4+ 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.

Parkside Commons

1400 W Custer Avenue, Glendale, Wisconsin 53209

North Port Movin Out 811 Project

7307 N Port Washington Rd, Glendale, Wisconsin 53217

Silver Creek Village Senior Apartments

2455 W Silver Spring Dr, Glendale, Wisconsin 53209

Glen Courts Apartments

6091 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale, Wisconsin 53209

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Glendale, Wisconsin
$22.16/hour
$14.91 (+206%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $14.91 (+206%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Glendale, 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) programs for Glendale, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in Glendale, Wisconsin?

The City of Glendale has 13,227 people living in 5,815 households.

There are 3,851 renters living in 1,859 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.11 percent of the population living in Glendale.

What is the rental market like in Glendale, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 6,246 housing units in the Glendale area. Of these, 2,096 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Glendale, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Glendale?

The rental vacancy rate in Glendale is 11 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 Glendale for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glendale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
143 514 816 374 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glendale

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

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Glendale

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $845 to $1,592. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $845
One BR $979
Two BR $1,170
Three BR $1,460
Four BR $1,592
2024 Fair Market Rents in Glendale, Wisconsin

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

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 19 13 percent
One BR 274 53 percent
Two BR 265 32 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Glendale, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Glendale?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 128
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 107
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 10
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Glendale, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Glendale, Wisconsin

Glendale features 149 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 Glendale, Wisconsin

There are 165 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Glendale.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Glendale, Wisconsin

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Glendale landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Glendale.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Glendale, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,053 and $1,287.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.