; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Kamas, UT

Meadow View Apartments

70 East 520 South
Kamas, Utah
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA

Summit Mountain Crown

213 W 400 N
Kamas, Utah
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
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There are 8 low-income apartments in Kamas that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 24 low-income homes in Kamas 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.

Kamas, Utah Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Kamas, Utah

Kamas features 24 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 Kamas, Utah

There are 8 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kamas.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kamas, Utah

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kamas, Utah for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,626 and $1,988.

2024 Kamas, Utah 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
Kamas, Utah Fair Market Rent $1,383 $1,392 $1,807 $2,331 $2,525
Kamas, Utah Payment Standard Range $1,245 to $1,521 $1,253 to $1,531 $1,626 to $1,988 $2,098 to $2,564 $2,273 to $2,778

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Kamas, UT Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 32
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 24
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 25.81%
Average Renter Household Size 4.08
Average Household Size 3.29
Median Household Income $57,548 ±$7,765
Median Rent $795 ±$220
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 67.86% ± 19.65pp
Total Population 2,148

Population and Household Demographics

Kamas is a city in Summit County, Utah with a population of 2,148. There are 651 households in the city with an average household size of 3.29 persons. 25.81% of households in Kamas are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Kamas

The median gross income for households in Kamas is $57,548 a year, or $4,796 a month. The median rent for the city is $795 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Kamas, a household making less than $2,650 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 67.86% of households who rent are overburdened in Kamas.

Area Median Income In Kamas

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 Kamas, the AMI is calculated from all households within Summit County.

In Kamas, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $148,600

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 Kamas

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 Kamas

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Kamas AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$29,750 $34,000 $38,250 $42,500 $45,900 $49,300 $52,700 $56,100
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Kamas AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$49,600 $56,650 $63,750 $70,800 $76,500 $82,150 $87,800 $93,500
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Kamas AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$66,300 $75,750 $85,200 $94,650 $102,250 $109,800 $117,400 $124,950