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

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Orfordville Meadows

220/240 S Wright St, Orfordville, Wisconsin 53576

calendar_today Opened: Mar 21
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On March 21st, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Orfordville, Wisconsin
$20.93/hour
$13.68 (+189%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $13.68 (+189%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Orfordville, 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 Orfordville, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in Orfordville, Wisconsin?

The City of Orfordville has 1,523 people living in 643 households.

There are 277 renters living in 191 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.19 percent of the population living in Orfordville.

What is the rental market like in Orfordville, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 660 housing units in the Orfordville area. Of these, 191 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Orfordville, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Orfordville?

The rental vacancy rate in Orfordville is 0 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 Orfordville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orfordville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11 125 37 18 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orfordville

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

Among renter households in this market, 15 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 Orfordville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $797 to $1,533. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $797
One BR $841
Two BR $1,105
Three BR $1,461
Four BR $1,533
2024 Fair Market Rents in Orfordville, Wisconsin

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 118 94 percent
Two BR 23 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Orfordville, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Orfordville?

Income Based Apartments in Orfordville, Wisconsin

Orfordville 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 Orfordville, Wisconsin

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Orfordville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Orfordville, Wisconsin

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Orfordville, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $995 and $1,216.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.