# Niagara County

### Summary

- **28.1%** share of renter households  
- **41.1%** share of low-income households  
- **42.8%** share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

| Households              | % share  |
|------------------------|----------|
| Renter households       | 25,306   | 28.1%   |
| Homeowner households    | 64,724   | 71.9%   |
| Total households        | 90,030   | 100.0%  |

### Low-income renter households

| Income Group                      | Households | % share  |
|-----------------------------------|------------|----------|
| Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI)  | 3,270      | 12.9%    |
| Very low-income (31-50% AMI)     | 2,961      | 11.7%    |
| Low-income (51-80% AMI)          | 4,164      | 16.5%    |
| All low-income households (<80% AMI) | 10,395     | 41.1%    |

### Rent-burdened households

| Rent Burden Level               | Households | % share  |
|---------------------------------|------------|----------|
| Moderately rent-burdened        | 5,482      | 21.7%    |
| 30.0–34.9% rent burden          | 2,092      | 8.3%     |
| 35.0–39.9% rent burden          | 1,383      | 5.5%     |
| 40.0-49.9% rent burden          | 2,007      | 7.9%     |
| Severely rent-burdened          | 5,350      | 21.1%    |
| ≥50.0% rent burden               | 5,350      | 21.1%    |
| All rent-burdened households     | 10,832     | 42.8%    |

### Affordable housing shortage

**Rent vs median household income**

- Median household income
  - 2010: **$23,288**
  - 2021: **$29,936**  
  - **Increase (2010–2021): 28.5%**

- Median rent
  - 2010: **$483**
  - 2021: **$624**  
  - **Increase (2010–2021): 29.2%**

**Affordable housing stock**

| Units                            | Supply (current stock) | Demand (total units needed) | Shortage  | % Supply/Demand Ratio |
|----------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|
|                                  | 2,599                  | 6,220                       | 4,238     | 41.8%                 |

### HUD National Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database

| Name                                | Type                                  | Year | Zipcode | Market Rate | Low-income | Amount      |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------|---------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK                 | New construction                       | 2014 | 10452   | N/A         | 154        | $1,804,887  |
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS               | New construction                       | 2007 | 94538   | N/A         | 99         | $1,378,252  |
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                     | New construction - Acquisition and Rehab | 2012 | 32208   | N/A         | 200        | $504,385    |
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                  | NA                                    | 2006 | 32773   | N/A         | 168        | $424,046    |
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS   | New construction                       | 2016 | 91768   | N/A         | 61         | $1,557,010  |
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC               | New construction                       | 2008 | 10459   | N/A         | 65         | $659,087    |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II    | New construction                       | 2012 | 33905   | N/A         | 88         | $1,510,000  |
| JEFFERSON BOULEVARD & FIFTH AVENUE APTS | New construction                   | 2013 | 90018   | N/A         | 39         | $674,261    |
| IMPERIAL GARDENS FAMILY APTS        | New construction                       | 2009 | 92243   | N/A         | 76         | $1,142,750  |
| HOLLY HEIGHTS I + II APARTMENTS     | Acquisition and Rehab                 | 2016 | 95490   | N/A         | 41         | $435,816    |
| HILTON SENIOR APTS                  | New construction                       | 2007 | 14468   | N/A         | 69         | $242,084    |
| JEFFERSON AVENUE                    | New construction                       | 2020 | 14208   | N/A         | 79         | $0          |
| INGRAM PRESERVATION                  | Acquisition and Rehab                 | 2005 | 90026   | N/A         | 135        | $390,500    |
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