; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Nashua, IA

Mayberry Manor Inc

8 Panana Street
Nashua, Iowa
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Nashua that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 5 low-income homes in Nashua 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 April 23rd, 2021. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Nashua, Iowa Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Nashua, Iowa

Nashua features 5 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 Nashua, Iowa

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Nashua, Iowa

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

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

2024 Nashua, 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
Nashua, Iowa Fair Market Rent $667 $687 $862 $1,215 $1,355
Nashua, Iowa Payment Standard Range $600 to $734 $618 to $756 $776 to $948 $1,094 to $1,337 $1,220 to $1,491

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Nashua, IA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 5
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 5
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 21.9%
Average Renter Household Size 1.63
Average Household Size 2.33
Median Household Income $46,121 ±$5,449
Median Rent $473 ±$32
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 46.71% ± 20.29pp
Total Population 1,614

Population and Household Demographics

Nashua is a city in Chickasaw County, Iowa with a population of 1,614. There are 694 households in the city with an average household size of 2.33 persons. 21.9% of households in Nashua are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Nashua

The median gross income for households in Nashua is $46,121 a year, or $3,843 a month. The median rent for the city is $473 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Nashua, a household making less than $1,577 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 46.71% of households who rent are overburdened in Nashua.

Area Median Income In Nashua

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 Nashua, the AMI is calculated from all households within Chickasaw County.

In Nashua, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $90,300

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 Nashua

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 Nashua

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Nashua AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$19,000 $21,700 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Nashua AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$31,650 $36,150 $40,650 $45,150 $48,800 $52,400 $56,000 $59,600
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Nashua AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$50,600 $57,800 $65,050 $72,250 $78,050 $83,850 $89,600 $95,400