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

Discover affordable housing in Verona where there are 3+ 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.

Prairie Oaks Senior Housing II

1049 Enterprise Dr, Verona, Wisconsin 53593

Sugar Creek Apartments

206 N Marietta St, Verona, Wisconsin 53593

Schettler Terrace

113 Paoli Street, Verona, Wisconsin

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Verona, Wisconsin
$25.98/hour
$18.73 (+258%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $18.73 (+258%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Verona, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Verona, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in Verona, Wisconsin?

The City of Verona has 14,040 people living in 5,711 households.

There are 2,668 renters living in 1,584 renter households in this City. Renters make up 19 percent of the population living in Verona.

What is the rental market like in Verona, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 6,038 housing units in the Verona area. Of these, 1,793 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Verona, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Verona?

The rental vacancy rate in Verona is 8 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 Verona for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Verona
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
119 649 586 149 81
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Verona

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Verona

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,004 to $1,986. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,004
One BR $1,182
Two BR $1,372
Three BR $1,808
Four BR $1,986
2024 Fair Market Rents in Verona, Wisconsin

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

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 14 12 percent
One BR 310 48 percent
Two BR 211 36 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Verona, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Verona?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 86
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Verona, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Verona, Wisconsin

Verona features 32 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 Verona, Wisconsin

There are 96 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Verona.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Verona, Wisconsin

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Verona landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Verona.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Verona, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,235 and $1,509.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.