Apple valley mn low income housing

Waiting Lists in Apple Valley, Minnesota

There is one Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list open in Apple Valley.

• is currently open for new Section 8 applications.

Go to the Minnesota Section 8 Waiting Lists page for more openings near Apple Valley.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Apple Valley, Minnesota

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.

Apple Valley, Minnesota Affordable Housing Data

Apple Valley features 264 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

There are 431 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Apple Valley.

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Apple Valley landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Apple Valley.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Apple Valley, Minnesota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,269 and $1,551.

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.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Apple Valley, MN Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

Apple Valley is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota with a population of 50,309. There are 19,413 households in the city with an average household size of 2.58 persons. 21.89% of households in Apple Valley are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Apple Valley

The median gross income for households in Apple Valley is $80,478 a year, or $6,707 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,127 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Apple Valley, a household making less than $3,757 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 47.28% of households who rent are overburdened in Apple Valley.

Area Median Income In Apple Valley

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 Apple Valley, the AMI is calculated from all households within Dakota County.

In Apple Valley, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $118,200

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 Apple Valley

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 Apple Valley