; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Darby, MT

Bitterroot Commons

501 Welcome Way
Darby, Montana
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
1 BR
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There are 8 low-income apartments in Darby that offer reduced rents to eligible households. Low-income rents in Darby, Montana can range from $675 to $675 depending on the number of bedrooms.

Rental assistance programs support 0 low-income homes in Darby 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 February 27th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Darby, Montana

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
Montana Department of Commerce Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the Montana Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Darby.

Darby, Montana Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Darby, Montana

Darby 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 Darby, Montana

There are 8 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Darby.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Darby, Montana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Darby, Montana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $835 and $1,021.

2024 Darby, Montana 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
Darby, Montana Fair Market Rent $674 $718 $928 $1,304 $1,575
Darby, Montana Payment Standard Range $607 to $741 $646 to $790 $835 to $1,021 $1,174 to $1,434 $1,418 to $1,733

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Darby, MT Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 8
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 42.22%
Average Renter Household Size 2.10
Average Household Size 2.49
Median Household Income $24,333 ±$8,555
Median Rent $613 ±$193
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 53.51% ± 14.69pp
Total Population 673

Population and Household Demographics

Darby is a city in Ravalli County, Montana with a population of 673. There are 270 households in the city with an average household size of 2.49 persons. 42.22% of households in Darby are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Darby

The median gross income for households in Darby is $24,333 a year, or $2,028 a month. The median rent for the city is $613 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Darby, a household making less than $2,043 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 53.51% of households who rent are overburdened in Darby.

Area Median Income In Darby

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 Darby, the AMI is calculated from all households within Ravalli County.

In Darby, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $80,400

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 Darby

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 Darby

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Darby AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,650 $20,200 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Darby AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$29,400 $33,600 $37,800 $42,000 $45,400 $48,750 $52,100 $55,450
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Darby AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$47,050 $53,800 $60,500 $67,200 $72,600 $78,000 $83,350 $88,750