; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Russellville, IN

Russellville Apartments

105 Fordice Street
Russellville, Indiana
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LIHTC
S515
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Windsor Apartments

129 W. 2nd Street 201 W. 2nd Street 133 W. 1st Street
Russellville, Indiana
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There are 26 low-income apartments in Russellville that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 8 low-income homes in Russellville where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $-4 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on June 7th, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Russellville, Indiana Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Russellville, Indiana

Russellville features 8 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 Russellville, Indiana

There are 26 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Russellville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Russellville, Indiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Russellville, Indiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,012 and $1,236.

2024 Russellville, Indiana Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Russellville, Indiana Fair Market Rent $827 $855 $1,124 $1,503 $1,729
Russellville, Indiana Payment Standard Range $744 to $910 $770 to $941 $1,012 to $1,236 $1,353 to $1,653 $1,556 to $1,902

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Russellville, IN Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 34
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 8
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 28.86%
Average Renter Household Size 2.44
Average Household Size 2.57
Median Household Income $33,958 ±$8,346
Median Rent $913 ±$466
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 65.12% ± 42.3pp
Total Population 383

Population and Household Demographics

Russellville is a city in Putnam County, Indiana with a population of 383. There are 149 households in the city with an average household size of 2.57 persons. 28.86% of households in Russellville are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Russellville

The median gross income for households in Russellville is $33,958 a year, or $2,830 a month. The median rent for the city is $913 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Russellville, a household making less than $3,043 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 65.12% of households who rent are overburdened in Russellville.

Area Median Income In Russellville

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Russellville, the AMI is calculated from all households within Putnam County.

In Russellville, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $86,700

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Russellville

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Russellville

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Russellville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,950 $20,500 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Russellville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$29,900 $34,200 $38,450 $42,700 $46,150 $49,550 $52,950 $56,400
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Russellville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$47,850 $54,650 $61,500 $68,300 $73,800 $79,250 $84,700 $90,200