; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Franklin, NH

Franklin Mill Apartments

35 River Street
Franklin, New Hampshire
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
Call For Rent
1-2 BR

Riverside

68 Lancaster St
Franklin, New Hampshire
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202

Franklin Plantation Apartments

290 South St
Franklin, New Hampshire
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
RDRA
S515
Income Based
1-2 BR

644 Central St Unit 3

644 Central St
Franklin, New Hampshire
$1,000
1 BR

Franklin Woods

4 Daniel Webster Dr
Franklin, New Hampshire
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Cottage Hotel

Cottage Hotel
Franklin, New Hampshire
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Forest Hill Apts C/O Allgeyer Mgmt

2 Cedar Ct
Franklin, New Hampshire
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

Franklin Plantation C/O Thm Inc

290 South Main St
Franklin, New Hampshire
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

New Franklin Apartments 75

25 Damy Dr
Franklin, New Hampshire
Subsidized
PBRA

New Franklin Apartments 36

49 Damy Dr
Franklin, New Hampshire
Subsidized
PBRA
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There are 87 low-income apartments in Franklin that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 227 low-income homes in Franklin where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $424 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on July 2nd, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Franklin, New Hampshire Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Franklin, New Hampshire

Franklin features 227 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 Franklin, New Hampshire

There are 87 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Franklin.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Franklin, New Hampshire

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Franklin landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Franklin.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Franklin, New Hampshire for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,284 and $1,570.

2024 Franklin, New Hampshire 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
Franklin, New Hampshire Fair Market Rent $972 $1,086 $1,427 $1,877 $1,900
Franklin, New Hampshire Payment Standard Range $875 to $1,069 $977 to $1,195 $1,284 to $1,570 $1,689 to $2,065 $1,710 to $2,090

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Franklin, NH Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 10
Total Low Income Apartments 315
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 227
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 41.57%
Average Renter Household Size 2.35
Average Household Size 2.40
Median Household Income $43,237 ±$3,337
Median Rent $784 ±$51
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 58.26% ± 9.89pp
Total Population 8,460

Population and Household Demographics

Franklin is a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire with a population of 8,460. There are 3,435 households in the city with an average household size of 2.40 persons. 41.57% of households in Franklin are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Franklin

The median gross income for households in Franklin is $43,237 a year, or $3,603 a month. The median rent for the city is $784 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Franklin, a household making less than $2,613 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 58.26% of households who rent are overburdened in Franklin.

Area Median Income In Franklin

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 Franklin, the AMI is calculated from all households within Merrimack County.

In Franklin, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $116,000

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 Franklin

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 Franklin

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Franklin AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$23,300 $26,600 $29,950 $33,250 $35,950 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Franklin AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$38,800 $44,350 $49,900 $55,400 $59,850 $64,300 $68,700 $73,150
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Franklin AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$62,100 $70,950 $79,800 $88,650 $95,750 $102,850 $109,950 $117,050