; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Shelbyville, MO

Shelbyville Rural Rental Housing Corp

304 W Main St
Shelbyville, Missouri
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Shelbyville that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 32 low-income homes in Shelbyville 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 October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Shelbyville, 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
Lincoln 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 Shelbyville.

Shelbyville, Missouri Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Shelbyville, Missouri

Shelbyville features 32 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 Shelbyville, Missouri

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shelbyville, Missouri

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Shelbyville, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $717 and $877.

2024 Shelbyville, 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
Shelbyville, Missouri Fair Market Rent $601 $617 $797 $1,024 $1,288
Shelbyville, Missouri Payment Standard Range $541 to $661 $555 to $679 $717 to $877 $922 to $1,126 $1,159 to $1,417

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Shelbyville, MO Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 32
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 32
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 30.58%
Average Renter Household Size 1.86
Average Household Size 2.19
Median Household Income $37,083 ±$8,848
Median Rent $425 ±$299
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 36.49% ± 28.99pp
Total Population 546

Population and Household Demographics

Shelbyville is a city in Shelby County, Missouri with a population of 546. There are 242 households in the city with an average household size of 2.19 persons. 30.58% of households in Shelbyville are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Shelbyville

The median gross income for households in Shelbyville is $37,083 a year, or $3,090 a month. The median rent for the city is $425 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Shelbyville, a household making less than $1,417 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 36.49% of households who rent are overburdened in Shelbyville.

Area Median Income In Shelbyville

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 Shelbyville, the AMI is calculated from all households within Shelby County.

In Shelbyville, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $67,100

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 Shelbyville

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 Shelbyville

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Shelbyville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$14,600 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $43,050 $45,850
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Shelbyville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$24,300 $27,800 $31,250 $34,700 $37,500 $40,300 $43,050 $45,850
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Shelbyville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$38,850 $44,400 $49,950 $55,500 $59,950 $64,400 $68,850 $73,300