; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Yates Center, KS

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Woodson Historic Residences

201 W Butler St
Yates Center, Kansas
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Prairie Villa

306 W Kansas
Yates Center, Kansas
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
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There are 9 low-income apartments in Yates Center that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 24 low-income homes in Yates Center 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.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Yates Center, Kansas

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
Southeast Kansas Community Action Program Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Mainstream Voucher
Go to the Kansas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Yates Center.

Yates Center, Kansas Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Yates Center, Kansas

Yates Center 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 Yates Center, Kansas

There are 9 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Yates Center.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Yates Center, Kansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Yates Center, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $794 and $970.

2024 Yates Center, Kansas 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
Yates Center, Kansas Fair Market Rent $633 $720 $882 $1,160 $1,448
Yates Center, Kansas Payment Standard Range $570 to $696 $648 to $792 $794 to $970 $1,044 to $1,276 $1,303 to $1,593

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Yates Center, KS Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 33
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 24
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 25.04%
Average Renter Household Size 1.85
Average Household Size 1.89
Median Household Income $30,433 ±$4,518
Median Rent $597 ±$77
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 49.7% ± 14.09pp
Total Population 1,284

Population and Household Demographics

Yates Center is a city in Woodson County, Kansas with a population of 1,284. There are 667 households in the city with an average household size of 1.89 persons. 25.04% of households in Yates Center are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Yates Center

The median gross income for households in Yates Center is $30,433 a year, or $2,536 a month. The median rent for the city is $597 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Yates Center, a household making less than $1,990 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 49.7% of households who rent are overburdened in Yates Center.

Area Median Income In Yates Center

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 Yates Center, the AMI is calculated from all households within Woodson County.

In Yates Center, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $75,800

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 Yates Center

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 Yates Center

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Yates Center AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$16,250 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Yates Center AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$27,000 $30,850 $34,700 $38,550 $41,650 $44,750 $47,850 $50,900
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Yates Center AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$43,200 $49,350 $55,500 $61,650 $66,600 $71,550 $76,450 $81,400