Affordable rent budget calculator
Most affordable housing programs cap rent at 30 percent of household income. Use this to estimate what rent you should be looking for before contacting a program or landlord.
This is the monthly rent amount that stays at or under 30 percent of your income, the standard affordability threshold used by most programs.
Turn your estimate into an availability checkLocal price context: based on 699 price points from reviews and provider websites across this directory. Recorded prices span jobs of very different sizes, so compare quotes for your exact project.
Actual maximum rent depends on the specific program's payment standard and utility allowance schedule for your county.
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Get quotes from top-rated low income housing program
Ranked by our published rubric from recent Google reviews, weighted by relevance to this service (the same order as the category page).
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