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225 W Main St
Lake Mills, Iowa
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104 S Iowa St
Lake Mills, Iowa
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Lake Mills that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 24 low-income homes in Lake Mills where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $303 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Lake Mills, Iowa

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.

Housing Authority Programs
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Go to the Iowa Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Lake Mills.

Lake Mills, Iowa Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Lake Mills, Iowa

Lake Mills features 24 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 Lake Mills, Iowa

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lake Mills, Iowa

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lake Mills, Iowa for a two-bedroom apartment is between $776 and $948.

2024 Lake Mills, Iowa 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
Lake Mills, Iowa Fair Market Rent $630 $665 $862 $1,125 $1,316
Lake Mills, Iowa Payment Standard Range $567 to $693 $599 to $732 $776 to $948 $1,013 to $1,238 $1,184 to $1,448

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Lake Mills, IA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 24
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 24
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 29.17%
Average Renter Household Size 1.87
Average Household Size 2.10
Median Household Income $42,760 ±$6,405
Median Rent $517 ±$75
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 32.1% ± 10.72pp
Total Population 2,010

Population and Household Demographics

Lake Mills is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa with a population of 2,010. There are 929 households in the city with an average household size of 2.10 persons. 29.17% of households in Lake Mills are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Lake Mills

The median gross income for households in Lake Mills is $42,760 a year, or $3,563 a month. The median rent for the city is $517 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Lake Mills, a household making less than $1,723 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 32.1% of households who rent are overburdened in Lake Mills.

Area Median Income In Lake Mills

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 Lake Mills, the AMI is calculated from all households within Winnebago County.

In Lake Mills, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $87,800

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 Lake Mills

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 Lake Mills

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Lake Mills AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,550 $20,050 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Lake Mills AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$29,250 $33,400 $37,600 $41,750 $45,100 $48,450 $51,800 $55,150
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Lake Mills AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$46,800 $53,450 $60,150 $66,800 $72,150 $77,500 $82,850 $88,200