Income may not exceed 50% of the median income from the table below. The Housing Authority must provide 75 percent of vouchers to those whose income does not exceed 30% of the median income listed below.
HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits
| 2022 | Median Family Income | 2022 Yearly Income Limit | 2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Limits | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Brown County, MN | $87,300 | Very Low Income (50%) | $30,600 | $34,950 | $39,300 | $43,650 | $47,150 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $18,350 | $21,000 | $23,600 | $27,750 | $32,470 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $48,900 | $55,900 | $62,900 | $69,850 | $75,450 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Brown County. Using the chart above, if you qualify as low income (Very Low Income OR Extremely Low Income), we recommend that you visit your local housing authority. They should be your first stop for housing and rental assistance programs.
1. To get on the waiting list for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), visit the links provided below to the closest Brown County housing authority to your city in your city.
2. You can also visit the Housing Authority for other low income housing programs with rent assistance.
100 N Broadway St
New Ulm, MN - 56073
Brown County
Phone Number: (507) 359-8227
Email: nueda@newulmmn.gov
Total Units: 50
New Ulm Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 124
New Ulm Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 102
New Ulm Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 174
New Ulm Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 47
Number of Children residing in New Ulm Public Housing: 62
Senior citizens residing in New Ulm Public Housing: 22.67% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in New Ulm Public Housing: 23.56% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in New Ulm: $12,150.00 average per year for current residents.
Including New Ulm Economic Development Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in Brown County are listed below.
313 4th Ave Se
Sleepy Eye, MN - 56085
Brown County
Phone Number: (507) 794-5101
Email: sehra@sleepyeyetel.net
Total Units: 45
New Ulm Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 45
New Ulm Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 44
Number of Children residing in New Ulm Public Housing: 3
Seniors residing in New Ulm Public Housing: 71.43% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in New Ulm Public Housing: 8.16% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in New Ulm: $15,396.00 average per year for current residents.
Searles, MN
Courtland, MN
Essig, MN
Lafayette, MN
Hanska, MN
Sleepy Eye, MN
Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Qualify for Public Housing and Income Based Housing are based on the local housing authority guidelines along with HUD rules. That is why it is necessary to contact the housing authorities directly for local information for housing.