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

Discover affordable housing in Ashland County where there are 15+ 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.

Chequamegon Apartments

100 N 5th St, Butternut, Wisconsin 54514

Bad River Housing

Kinnickinnic Road, Maple Drive, and Denomie Street, Odanah, Wisconsin 54861

Roger Finstad Manor

14479 S Antoine Cir, Gordon, Wisconsin 54838

Bay Ridge Apartments

409 Vaughn Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Robert Holmes Villa

522 Chapple Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Mellen Housing

631 Crestview Ln, Mellen, Wisconsin 54546

Ashland Arms

716 4th St W, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Daniel Kimball Villa

517 6th St W, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Hillside Village

562 Madison St, Glidden, Wisconsin 54527

Ashland Co

237 E Main St, Butternut, Wisconsin 54514

247 Voyager Ln

247 Voyager Ln, La Pointe, Wisconsin 54850

Bay Terrace

600 4th St W, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

High Rise Scattered Sites

319 Chapple Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Pinewood I - Mdi 21

1515 Beaser Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Ashland Enterprises

401 MacArthur Ave, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ashland County, Wisconsin
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ashland 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 programs for Ashland County, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in Ashland County, Wisconsin?

The County of Ashland County has 16,041 people living in 6,846 households.

There are 3,837 renters living in 1,931 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.92 percent of the population living in Ashland County.

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

There are an estimated 9,415 housing units in the Ashland County area. Of these, 2,294 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ashland County, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ashland County?

The rental vacancy rate in Ashland County is 12 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 Ashland County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashland County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
87 491 708 488 79
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ashland County

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

Among renter households in this market, 31 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 Ashland County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $635 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $635
One BR $715
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ashland County, Wisconsin

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ashland 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 51 59 percent
One BR 344 70 percent
Two BR 433 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ashland County, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Ashland County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 70
Public Housing 207
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 112
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 25
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 89
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ashland County, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin

Ashland County features 409 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 Ashland County, Wisconsin

There are 35 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ashland County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ashland County, Wisconsin

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ashland County, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.