; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Cushing, NE

Parkside Plaza

420 Jay St
Cushing, Nebraska
Subsidized
Public Housing

Parkside South Apartments

515 5th St
Cushing, Nebraska
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

Parkside Annex

1018 6th St
Cushing, Nebraska
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

St Paul Apartments

813 9th St
Cushing, Nebraska
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

St Paul Ha

518 L St
Cushing, Nebraska
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
HOME
S515
RDRA

Parkside North

508 L St
Cushing, Nebraska
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
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There are 24 low-income apartments in Cushing that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 82 low-income homes in Cushing where households pay rent based on how much they earn.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Cushing, Nebraska Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Cushing, Nebraska

Cushing features 82 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 Cushing, Nebraska

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cushing.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cushing, Nebraska

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cushing, Nebraska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $785 and $959.

2024 Cushing, Nebraska 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
Cushing, Nebraska Fair Market Rent $609 $664 $872 $1,054 $1,161
Cushing, Nebraska Payment Standard Range $548 to $670 $598 to $730 $785 to $959 $949 to $1,159 $1,045 to $1,277

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Cushing, NE Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 6
Total Low Income Apartments 106
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 82
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 41.94%
Average Renter Household Size 1.92
Average Household Size 1.71
Median Household Income $29,375 ±$28,118
Median Rent $0 ±$0
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 0% ± 138.46pp
Total Population 53

Population and Household Demographics

Cushing is a city in Howard County, Nebraska with a population of 53. There are 31 households in the city with an average household size of 1.71 persons. 41.94% of households in Cushing are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Cushing

The median gross income for households in Cushing is $29,375 a year, or $2,448 a month. The median rent for the city is $0 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Cushing, a household making less than $0 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 0% of households who rent are overburdened in Cushing.

Area Median Income In Cushing

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 Cushing, the AMI is calculated from all households within Howard County.

In Cushing, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $88,700

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 Cushing

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 Cushing

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Cushing AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$18,300 $20,900 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Cushing AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$30,450 $34,800 $39,150 $43,500 $47,000 $50,500 $53,950 $57,450
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Cushing AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$48,750 $55,700 $62,650 $69,600 $75,200 $80,750 $86,350 $91,900