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710 West Historic Mitchell Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
bed Studio-2 payment $625-889/mo. switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible
2195 W State St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
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3301 W North Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215
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555 South Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215
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2830 W Highland Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
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1110 North 17th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
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6421 W Port Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
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1018 E Knapp St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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7920 N 66th St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
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8700 W Fond du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53225
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8614 W Fond du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53225
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7472 N Granville Rd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224
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7915 N 66th St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
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6965 N 55th St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
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8541 South Chicago Road, #201, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53221
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1032 E Knapp St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
3795 S 27th St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53221
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10303 W Fond du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224
payment Subsidized
3775 S 27th St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53221
payment Subsidized
2520 N Dr Martin Luther King Dr , Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
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switch_access_shortcut Short Wait payment Subsidized real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers elderly Senior payment Income Based accessibility Accessible accessible_forward Disability real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Milwaukee, Wisconsin$14.91 (+206%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $14.91 (+206%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Public Housing Homeownership, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) programs for Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The City of Milwaukee has people living in households.
There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.39 percent of the population living in Milwaukee.
There are an estimated housing units in the Milwaukee area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, there are 1.07 rental units.
The rental vacancy rate in Milwaukee is 6 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.
A large number of apartments in Milwaukee have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $845 to $1,592. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Milwaukee, Wisconsin including the following:
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Milwaukee features 11,862 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
There are 7,183 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Milwaukee.
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Milwaukee landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Milwaukee.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,053 and $1,287.
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