; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Franklin Square, NY

Dogwood Terrace

1170 Martha Pl
Franklin Square, New York
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Franklin Square that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 104 low-income homes in Franklin Square where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $607 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 Franklin Square, New York

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
Nassau County Office of Housing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Homeownership Voucher; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Go to the New York Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Franklin Square.

Franklin Square, New York Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Franklin Square, New York

Franklin Square features 104 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 Square, New York

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Franklin Square.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Franklin Square, New York

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Franklin Square landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $600 towards rent in Franklin Square.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Franklin Square, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,257 and $2,759.

2024 Franklin Square, New York 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 Square, New York Fair Market Rent $1,708 $2,144 $2,508 $3,246 $3,521
Franklin Square, New York Payment Standard Range $1,537 to $1,879 $1,930 to $2,358 $2,257 to $2,759 $2,921 to $3,571 $3,169 to $3,873

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Franklin Square, NY Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 104
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 104
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 17.16%
Average Renter Household Size 2.63
Average Household Size 3.24
Median Household Income $96,568 ±$6,698
Median Rent $1,469 ±$170
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 50.21% ± 10.1pp
Total Population 31,544

Population and Household Demographics

Franklin Square is a city in Nassau County, New York with a population of 31,544. There are 9,667 households in the city with an average household size of 3.24 persons. 17.16% of households in Franklin Square are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Franklin Square

The median gross income for households in Franklin Square is $96,568 a year, or $8,047 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,469 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Franklin Square, a household making less than $4,897 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 50.21% of households who rent are overburdened in Franklin Square.

Area Median Income In Franklin Square

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 Square, the AMI is calculated from all households within Nassau County.

In Franklin Square, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $156,300

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 Square

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 Square

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Franklin Square AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$32,350 $36,950 $41,550 $46,150 $49,850 $53,550 $57,250 $60,950
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Franklin Square AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$53,900 $61,600 $69,300 $76,950 $83,150 $89,300 $95,450 $101,600
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Franklin Square AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$71,400 $81,600 $91,800 $102,000 $110,200 $118,350 $126,500 $134,650