; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Porter, MN

Countryside Manor

220 South Prairie Avenue
Porter, Minnesota
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Porter that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 12 low-income homes in Porter 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.

Porter, Minnesota Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Porter, Minnesota

Porter features 12 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 Porter, Minnesota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Porter, Minnesota

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

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

2024 Porter, 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
Porter, Minnesota Fair Market Rent $613 $689 $905 $1,094 $1,205
Porter, Minnesota Payment Standard Range $552 to $674 $620 to $758 $815 to $996 $985 to $1,203 $1,085 to $1,326

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Porter, MN Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 12
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 12
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 26.39%
Average Renter Household Size 2.37
Average Household Size 2.54
Median Household Income $57,500 ±$15,988
Median Rent $592 ±$187
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 31.58% ± 70.99pp
Total Population 183

Population and Household Demographics

Porter is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota with a population of 183. There are 72 households in the city with an average household size of 2.54 persons. 26.39% of households in Porter are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Porter

The median gross income for households in Porter is $57,500 a year, or $4,792 a month. The median rent for the city is $592 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Porter, a household making less than $1,973 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 31.58% of households who rent are overburdened in Porter.

Area Median Income In Porter

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 Porter, the AMI is calculated from all households within Yellow Medicine County.

In Porter, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $89,900

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 Porter

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 Porter

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Porter 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 Porter 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 Porter 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