; Low Income Apartments For Rent in De Smet, SD

De Smet

408 Calumet Ave NE
De Smet, South Dakota
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Moores Railroad Park Apartments

106 1st St NE
De Smet, South Dakota
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There are 0 low-income apartments in De Smet that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 47 low-income homes in De Smet 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.

De Smet, South Dakota Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in De Smet, South Dakota

De Smet features 47 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 De Smet, South Dakota

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in De Smet, South Dakota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in De Smet, South Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $877 and $1,071.

2024 De Smet, South 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
De Smet, South Dakota Fair Market Rent $660 $741 $974 $1,178 $1,565
De Smet, South Dakota Payment Standard Range $594 to $726 $667 to $815 $877 to $1,071 $1,060 to $1,296 $1,409 to $1,722

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

De Smet, SD Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 47
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 47
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 25.4%
Average Renter Household Size 1.45
Average Household Size 2.01
Median Household Income $47,917 ±$8,166
Median Rent $337 ±$27
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 16.2% ± 16.1pp
Total Population 1,171

Population and Household Demographics

De Smet is a city in Kingsbury County, South Dakota with a population of 1,171. There are 559 households in the city with an average household size of 2.01 persons. 25.4% of households in De Smet are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in De Smet

The median gross income for households in De Smet is $47,917 a year, or $3,993 a month. The median rent for the city is $337 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In De Smet, a household making less than $1,123 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 16.2% of households who rent are overburdened in De Smet.

Area Median Income In De Smet

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 De Smet, the AMI is calculated from all households within Kingsbury County.

In De Smet, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $89,700

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 De Smet

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 De Smet

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the De Smet AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$18,100 $20,650 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the De Smet AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$30,100 $34,400 $38,700 $43,000 $46,450 $49,900 $53,350 $56,800
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the De Smet AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$48,150 $55,000 $61,900 $68,750 $74,250 $79,750 $85,250 $90,750