; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Mio, MI

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Horizon Apartments

1288 Geesey Ave
Mio, Michigan
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA

Stone Manor

122 Maple St
Mio, Michigan
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA

Maple Wood Manor

120 Maple St
Mio, Michigan
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
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There are 20 low-income apartments in Mio that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 44 low-income homes in Mio where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $232 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 Mio, Michigan

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
Michigan State Housing Development Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Go to the Michigan Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Mio.

Mio, Michigan Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Mio, Michigan

Mio features 44 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 Mio, Michigan

There are 20 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mio.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mio, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mio landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Mio.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mio, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

2024 Mio, Michigan 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
Mio, Michigan Fair Market Rent $633 $702 $905 $1,151 $1,283
Mio, Michigan Payment Standard Range $570 to $696 $632 to $772 $815 to $996 $1,036 to $1,266 $1,155 to $1,411

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Mio, MI Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 3
Total Low Income Apartments 64
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 44
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 30.7%
Average Renter Household Size 2.00
Average Household Size 2.36
Median Household Income $26,935 ±$7,123
Median Rent $563 ±$254
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 52.89% ± 19.09pp
Total Population 1,740

Population and Household Demographics

Mio is a city in Oscoda County, Michigan with a population of 1,740. There are 733 households in the city with an average household size of 2.36 persons. 30.7% of households in Mio are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Mio

The median gross income for households in Mio is $26,935 a year, or $2,245 a month. The median rent for the city is $563 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Mio, a household making less than $1,877 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 52.89% of households who rent are overburdened in Mio.

Area Median Income In Mio

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 Mio, the AMI is calculated from all households within Oscoda County.

In Mio, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $61,500

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 Mio

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 Mio

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Mio AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$15,900 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,000
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Mio AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$26,500 $30,300 $34,100 $37,850 $40,900 $43,950 $46,950 $50,000
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Mio AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$42,400 $48,450 $54,500 $60,550 $65,400 $70,250 $75,100 $79,950