; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Hamilton, MO

Caldwell Heights Apartments

115 McGauhy St
Hamilton, Missouri
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA
Call For Rent
1-2 BR

Rosewood Village

104 E Putnam St
Hamilton, Missouri
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

Hamilton Heights Apartments

506 E Berry St
Hamilton, Missouri
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
LIHTC
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There are 20 low-income apartments in Hamilton that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 59 low-income homes in Hamilton where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $-5 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.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Hamilton, Missouri

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
Grundy County Public Housing Agency Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the Missouri Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Hamilton.

Hamilton, Missouri Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Hamilton, Missouri

Hamilton features 59 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 Hamilton, Missouri

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hamilton, Missouri

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hamilton, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,132 and $1,384.

2024 Hamilton, Missouri 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
Hamilton, Missouri Fair Market Rent $985 $1,098 $1,258 $1,645 $1,931
Hamilton, Missouri Payment Standard Range $887 to $1,084 $988 to $1,208 $1,132 to $1,384 $1,481 to $1,810 $1,738 to $2,124

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Hamilton, MO Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 3
Total Low Income Apartments 79
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 59
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 41.17%
Average Renter Household Size 2.08
Average Household Size 2.19
Median Household Income $28,214 ±$3,783
Median Rent $597 ±$78
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 50.17% ± 13.85pp
Total Population 1,663

Population and Household Demographics

Hamilton is a city in Caldwell County, Missouri with a population of 1,663. There are 736 households in the city with an average household size of 2.19 persons. 41.17% of households in Hamilton are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Hamilton

The median gross income for households in Hamilton is $28,214 a year, or $2,351 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 Hamilton, a household making less than $1,990 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 50.17% of households who rent are overburdened in Hamilton.

Area Median Income In Hamilton

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 Hamilton, the AMI is calculated from all households within Caldwell County.

In Hamilton, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $104,600

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 Hamilton

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 Hamilton

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Hamilton AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$21,550 $24,600 $27,700 $30,750 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Hamilton AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$35,900 $41,000 $46,150 $51,250 $55,350 $59,450 $63,550 $67,650
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Hamilton AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$57,400 $65,600 $73,800 $82,000 $88,600 $95,150 $101,700 $108,250