; Low Income Apartments For Rent in St Joseph, MO

Brookdale East

3414 Messanie St.
St Joseph, Missouri
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
BMIR
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1-3 BR

Whittington Estate Apartments

Buckingham St and Country Lane
St Joseph, Missouri
Rent Assisted
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Winwood Estates - 99 - 064

N Woodbine And Sherman Ave
St Joseph, Missouri
Rent Assisted
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Jeffrey E Smith Development, Inc

3811 Beck Rd
St Joseph, Missouri
Rent Assisted
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There are 223 low-income apartments in St Joseph that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 0 low-income homes in St Joseph where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $302 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 St Joseph, 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
St. Joseph Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
ABCD Housing Agency Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the Missouri Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near St Joseph.

St Joseph, Missouri Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in St Joseph, Missouri

St Joseph features 0 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 Joseph, Missouri

There are 223 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St Joseph.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Joseph, Missouri

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay St Joseph landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in St Joseph.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Joseph, Missouri for a two-bedroom apartment is between $868 and $1,060.

2024 St Joseph, 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 Joseph, Missouri Fair Market Rent $653 $734 $964 $1,223 $1,331
St Joseph, Missouri Payment Standard Range $588 to $718 $661 to $807 $868 to $1,060 $1,101 to $1,345 $1,198 to $1,464

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

St Joseph, MO Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 4
Total Low Income Apartments 223
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 40.17%
Average Renter Household Size 2.53
Average Household Size 2.56
Median Household Income $43,298 ±$1,856
Median Rent $707 ±$16
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 47.05% ± 3.8pp
Total Population 77,037

Population and Household Demographics

St Joseph is a city in Buchanan County, Missouri with a population of 77,037. There are 28,557 households in the city with an average household size of 2.56 persons. 40.17% of households in St Joseph are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in St Joseph

The median gross income for households in St Joseph is $43,298 a year, or $3,608 a month. The median rent for the city is $707 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In St Joseph, a household making less than $2,357 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 47.05% of households who rent are overburdened in St Joseph.

Area Median Income In St Joseph

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 Joseph, the AMI is calculated from all households within Buchanan County.

In St Joseph, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $81,600

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 St Joseph

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 Joseph

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the St Joseph AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$16,250 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the St Joseph AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$27,100 $30,950 $34,800 $38,650 $41,750 $44,850 $47,950 $51,050
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the St Joseph AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$43,300 $49,500 $55,700 $61,850 $66,800 $71,750 $76,700 $81,650