; Low Income Apartments For Rent in St James, MO

St James Apartments

1115 W Springfield St
St James, Missouri
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA
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1-2 BR

St James Court Apartments

340 Parker Ln
St James, Missouri
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
HOME
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2-3 BR
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There are 32 low-income apartments in St James that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 24 low-income homes in St James where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $257 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on August 20th, 2020. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving St James, 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
Phelps County Public Housing Agency Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Rolla Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Go to the Missouri Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near St James.

St James, Missouri Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in St James, Missouri

St James features 24 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 St James, Missouri

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St James.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St James, Missouri

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St James, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $779 and $952.

2024 St James, 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
St James, Missouri Fair Market Rent $646 $658 $865 $1,161 $1,168
St James, Missouri Payment Standard Range $581 to $711 $592 to $724 $779 to $952 $1,045 to $1,277 $1,051 to $1,285

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

St James, MO Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 56
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 24
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 43.04%
Average Renter Household Size 2.86
Average Household Size 2.50
Median Household Income $37,708 ±$5,732
Median Rent $658 ±$57
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 37.78% ± 12.44pp
Total Population 4,172

Population and Household Demographics

St James is a city in Phelps County, Missouri with a population of 4,172. There are 1,531 households in the city with an average household size of 2.50 persons. 43.04% of households in St James are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in St James

The median gross income for households in St James is $37,708 a year, or $3,142 a month. The median rent for the city is $658 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In St James, a household making less than $2,193 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 37.78% of households who rent are overburdened in St James.

Area Median Income In St James

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 St James, the AMI is calculated from all households within Phelps County.

In St James, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $71,500

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 St James

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 St James

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the St James AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$15,050 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $44,350 $47,200
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the St James AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$25,050 $28,600 $32,200 $35,750 $38,650 $41,500 $44,350 $47,200
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the St James AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$40,050 $45,800 $51,500 $57,200 $61,800 $66,400 $70,950 $75,550