; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Ray, ND

Ray Citizens Housing

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Ray, North Dakota
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Ray that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 12 low-income homes in Ray 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.

Ray, North Dakota Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Ray, North Dakota

Ray features 12 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 Ray, North Dakota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ray, North Dakota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ray, North Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,022 and $1,250.

2024 Ray, North Dakota 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
Ray, North Dakota Fair Market Rent $985 $1,003 $1,136 $1,601 $1,928
Ray, North Dakota Payment Standard Range $887 to $1,084 $903 to $1,103 $1,022 to $1,250 $1,441 to $1,761 $1,735 to $2,121

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Ray, ND Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 12
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 12
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 12.07%
Average Renter Household Size 1.61
Average Household Size 2.27
Median Household Income $77,500 ±$28,744
Median Rent $938 ±$535
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 21.43% ± 54.25pp
Total Population 527

Population and Household Demographics

Ray is a city in Williams County, North Dakota with a population of 527. There are 232 households in the city with an average household size of 2.27 persons. 12.07% of households in Ray are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Ray

The median gross income for households in Ray is $77,500 a year, or $6,458 a month. The median rent for the city is $938 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Ray, a household making less than $3,127 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 21.43% of households who rent are overburdened in Ray.

Area Median Income In Ray

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 Ray, the AMI is calculated from all households within Williams County.

In Ray, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $110,800

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 Ray

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 Ray

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Ray 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 Ray 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 Ray 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