Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Fond du Lac County, WI

Discover affordable housing in Fond du Lac County where there are 63+ 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.

Trinity Artisan Square

237 Western Ave, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

Lakeside Gardens Apartments

391 N Peters Ave Unit A , Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

Riverside Senior Apartments

47 N Macy St, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

Jefferson Street Apartments and Townhomes

123 Jefferson St, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971

Newbury Place Townhomes

935 Newbury St, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971

Fond Du Lac Townhomes

737 E Scott St, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

Riverview Apartments

101 Western Ave, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

St Peters Place

50 E 1st St, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

Wyndham Villas

1301 N Hinman Ave, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449

Kenwood Senior Living

1479 Pleasant St, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971

Parish School Apartments

95 E. Second Street , Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

Silver Creek Apartments

665 E Jackson St, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971

Westnor Apartments

653 W Arndt St, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

Portland Square Oakwood

55 N Portland St, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

John Ringstand Villa

808 E Grant Street, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449

Harris Court

100 S Harris Ave, Waupun, Wisconsin 53963

Arc Housing

1200 Bechaud Ave, North Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54937

Wild Goose Landing

105 S Elm St, Oakfield, Wisconsin 0

Pattee Meadow Apartments

1105 Rock Ave, Waupun, Wisconsin 53963

EXCHANGE @ 104

104 South Main Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54935

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
$19.03/hour
$11.78 (+163%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $11.78 (+163%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin?

The County of Fond du Lac County has 103,836 people living in 43,958 households.

There are 26,906 renters living in 14,177 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.91 percent of the population living in Fond du Lac County.

What is the rental market like in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 45,711 housing units in the Fond du Lac County area. Of these, 13,523 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fond du Lac County?

The rental vacancy rate in Fond du Lac County is 7 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 Fond du Lac County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fond du Lac County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
729 3,273 5,331 2,401 556
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fond du Lac County

A large number of apartments in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Fond du Lac County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $691 to $1,338. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $691
One BR $796
Two BR $1,005
Three BR $1,320
Four BR $1,338
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Fond du Lac 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 545 75 percent
One BR 2,176 66 percent
Two BR 3,217 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Fond du Lac County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 893
Public Housing 285
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 609
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 168
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac County features 1,525 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 Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

There are 1,350 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fond du Lac County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fond du Lac County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Fond du Lac County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $905 and $1,106.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.