; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Odessa, MO

Briarwood I Apartments

405 N 4th St
Odessa, Missouri
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA
Call For Rent
2 BR

New Briarwood Apartments

405 N 4th St
Odessa, Missouri
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

300 W Montgomery St

300 W Montgomery St
Odessa, Missouri
$800
2 BR

Odessa Senior Citizens Inc

203 E Otway St
Odessa, Missouri
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Odessa that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 125 low-income homes in Odessa where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $319 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on July 2nd, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Odessa, 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
Lafayette County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the Missouri Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Odessa.

Odessa, Missouri Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Odessa, Missouri

Odessa features 125 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 Odessa, Missouri

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Odessa, Missouri

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Odessa landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Odessa.

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

2024 Odessa, 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
Odessa, Missouri Fair Market Rent $985 $1,098 $1,258 $1,645 $1,931
Odessa, 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.

Odessa, MO Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 4
Total Low Income Apartments 126
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 125
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 30.81%
Average Renter Household Size 1.81
Average Household Size 2.53
Median Household Income $52,066 ±$15,915
Median Rent $608 ±$105
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 66.67% ± 25.03pp
Total Population 5,222

Population and Household Demographics

Odessa is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri with a population of 5,222. There are 2,035 households in the city with an average household size of 2.53 persons. 30.81% of households in Odessa are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Odessa

The median gross income for households in Odessa is $52,066 a year, or $4,339 a month. The median rent for the city is $608 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Odessa, a household making less than $2,027 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 66.67% of households who rent are overburdened in Odessa.

Area Median Income In Odessa

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 Odessa, the AMI is calculated from all households within Lafayette County.

In Odessa, 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 Odessa

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 Odessa

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