Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Gillette, WY

Discover affordable housing in Gillette where there are 24+ 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.

Thunder Rock 2

1070 Country Club Rd, Gillette, Wyoming 82718

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accessibility Accessible

Parkview Senior Apartments Lp 2009

301 W Warlow Dr, Gillette, Wyoming 82716

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accessibility Accessible

Windridge Apartments

2673 Ledoux Ave, Gillette, Wyoming 82718

bed 2-3
payment $577-972/mo.
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Parkview Apartments

106 Rohan Ave, Gillette, Wyoming 82716

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Gillette, Wyoming

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

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Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Gillette, Wyoming
$20.21/hour
$12.96 (+179%) more than Wyoming minimum wage and $12.96 (+179%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Gillette, Wyoming?

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 Gillette, Wyoming.

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

How many renters live in Gillette, Wyoming?

The City of Gillette has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.7 percent of the population living in Gillette.

What is the rental market like in Gillette, Wyoming?

There are an estimated housing units in the Gillette area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Gillette, Wyoming, there are 1.33 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Gillette?

The rental vacancy rate in Gillette is 23 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 Gillette for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gillette
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
78 491 1,500 973 58
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gillette

A large number of apartments in Gillette have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How Much Is Rent in Gillette

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $878 to $1,811. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $878
One BR $934
Two BR $1,067
Three BR $1,433
Four BR $1,811
2024 Fair Market Rents in Gillette, Wyoming

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

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 52 67 percent
One BR 336 68 percent
Two BR 1,147 76 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Gillette, Wyoming

How many affordable rental units are in Gillette?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Gillette, Wyoming

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

Income Based Apartments in Gillette, Wyoming

Gillette features 241 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 Gillette, Wyoming

There are 475 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Gillette.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gillette, Wyoming

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Gillette, Wyoming for a two-bedroom apartment is between $960 and $1,174.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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