; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Wisner, NE

Woodland Circle I Apartments

526 Schultz Dr
Wisner, Nebraska
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

Wisner Village Apartments

6th and Cemetary Rd
Wisner, Nebraska
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Hilltop Apartments

817 Avenue K
Wisner, Nebraska
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
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There are 16 low-income apartments in Wisner that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 15 low-income homes in Wisner 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.

Wisner, Nebraska Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Wisner, Nebraska

Wisner features 15 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 Wisner, Nebraska

There are 16 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wisner.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wisner, Nebraska

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

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

2024 Wisner, 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
Wisner, Nebraska Fair Market Rent $591 $745 $872 $1,152 $1,161
Wisner, Nebraska Payment Standard Range $532 to $650 $671 to $820 $785 to $959 $1,037 to $1,267 $1,045 to $1,277

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Wisner, NE Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 3
Total Low Income Apartments 31
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 15
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 27.55%
Average Renter Household Size 2.36
Average Household Size 2.33
Median Household Income $45,052 ±$3,002
Median Rent $703 ±$64
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 21.19% ± 14.02pp
Total Population 1,313

Population and Household Demographics

Wisner is a city in Cuming County, Nebraska with a population of 1,313. There are 548 households in the city with an average household size of 2.33 persons. 27.55% of households in Wisner are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Wisner

The median gross income for households in Wisner is $45,052 a year, or $3,754 a month. The median rent for the city is $703 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Wisner, a household making less than $2,343 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 21.19% of households who rent are overburdened in Wisner.

Area Median Income In Wisner

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 Wisner, the AMI is calculated from all households within Cuming County.

In Wisner, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $87,600

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 Wisner

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 Wisner

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Wisner AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$18,100 $20,700 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Wisner AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$30,150 $34,450 $38,750 $43,050 $46,500 $49,950 $53,400 $56,850
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Wisner AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$48,250 $55,150 $62,050 $68,900 $74,450 $79,950 $85,450 $90,950