; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Hackensack, MN

Birch Lake Apartments

213 Highway 371
Hackensack, Minnesota
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Hackensack that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 19 low-income homes in Hackensack 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 March 3rd, 2022. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Hackensack, Minnesota

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
Cass County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Go to the Minnesota Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Hackensack.

Hackensack, Minnesota Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Hackensack, Minnesota

Hackensack features 19 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 Hackensack, Minnesota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hackensack, Minnesota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hackensack, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $858 and $1,048.

2024 Hackensack, Minnesota 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
Hackensack, Minnesota Fair Market Rent $791 $849 $953 $1,260 $1,441
Hackensack, Minnesota Payment Standard Range $712 to $870 $764 to $934 $858 to $1,048 $1,134 to $1,386 $1,297 to $1,585

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Hackensack, MN Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 19
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 19
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 64%
Average Renter Household Size 1.54
Average Household Size 2.01
Median Household Income $27,969 ±$5,144
Median Rent $600 ±$37
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 45.54% ± 27.99pp
Total Population 360

Population and Household Demographics

Hackensack is a city in Cass County, Minnesota with a population of 360. There are 175 households in the city with an average household size of 2.01 persons. 64% of households in Hackensack are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Hackensack

The median gross income for households in Hackensack is $27,969 a year, or $2,331 a month. The median rent for the city is $600 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Hackensack, a household making less than $2,000 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 45.54% of households who rent are overburdened in Hackensack.

Area Median Income In Hackensack

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 Hackensack, the AMI is calculated from all households within Cass County.

In Hackensack, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $78,500

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 Hackensack

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 Hackensack

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Hackensack AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$18,550 $21,200 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Hackensack AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$30,900 $35,300 $39,700 $44,100 $47,650 $51,200 $54,700 $58,250
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Hackensack AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$49,400 $56,450 $63,500 $70,550 $76,200 $81,850 $87,500 $93,150