; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Bayfield, WI

Red Cliff Affordable Housing (Daley Road Division)

36795 Daley Rd
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Oski-Ombendaam (New Hope)

5071 Mitchell Road
Bayfield, New York
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Richard Gurnoe Villa

4137 Watertower Rd
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202

Bay Ridge Villa 1

10 N 6th St
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

M04 85208.200.02 Wheda Rhd 3082

25 N Broad St
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
HOME
S515
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There are 96 low-income apartments in Bayfield that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 102 low-income homes in Bayfield 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 August 18th, 2021. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Bayfield, Wisconsin Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Bayfield, Wisconsin

Bayfield features 102 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 Bayfield, Wisconsin

There are 96 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bayfield.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bayfield, Wisconsin

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bayfield, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

2024 Bayfield, Wisconsin 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
Bayfield, Wisconsin Fair Market Rent $733 $738 $905 $1,201 $1,205
Bayfield, Wisconsin Payment Standard Range $660 to $806 $664 to $812 $815 to $996 $1,081 to $1,321 $1,085 to $1,326

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Bayfield, WI Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 5
Total Low Income Apartments 198
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 102
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 40.29%
Average Renter Household Size 1.76
Average Household Size 1.99
Median Household Income $41,094 ±$9,383
Median Rent $500 ±$212
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 50% ± 16.59pp
Total Population 544

Population and Household Demographics

Bayfield is a city in Bayfield County, Wisconsin with a population of 544. There are 273 households in the city with an average household size of 1.99 persons. 40.29% of households in Bayfield are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Bayfield

The median gross income for households in Bayfield is $41,094 a year, or $3,425 a month. The median rent for the city is $500 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Bayfield, a household making less than $1,667 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 50% of households who rent are overburdened in Bayfield.

Area Median Income In Bayfield

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 Bayfield, the AMI is calculated from all households within Bayfield County.

In Bayfield, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $82,300

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 Bayfield

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 Bayfield

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Bayfield AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,850 $20,400 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Bayfield AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$29,750 $34,000 $38,250 $42,500 $45,900 $49,300 $52,700 $56,100
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Bayfield AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$47,600 $54,400 $61,200 $68,000 $73,450 $78,900 $84,350 $89,800