Detroit, Michigan

Tax credit apartments in Detroit 48203

7 properties in ZIP code 48203 with 357 income-restricted apartments, from HUD's LIHTC database. All of Detroit.

Equal housing opportunity. Tax credit properties must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin, and they may not refuse an applicant because the applicant holds a Housing Choice (Section 8) voucher (IRC 42(h)(6)(B)(iv)). Properties HUD lists as senior housing may limit who lives there by age only as the Fair Housing Act's housing-for-older-persons exemption allows. To report housing discrimination, call HUD at 1-800-669-9777.

LIHTC Atlas does not own, manage or rent these apartments and does not take applications. Contact each property's management for availability, rents and income rules. Listings come from HUD's database and may be out of date.

L'vogue Square

225 Merton Rd, Detroit, MI 48203

Apartments
41
Income-restricted
41
Placed in service
2012

Montana Gardens

191 E Montana St, Detroit, MI 48203

HUD lists it as senior housing · 8 3BR, 4 4BR

Apartments
12
Income-restricted
12
Placed in service
2004

Palmer Park Square

750 Whitmore Rd, Detroit, MI 48203

76 1BR, 97 2BR, 30 3BR

Apartments
203
Income-restricted
161
Placed in service
2013

Penrose Village

432 Annin St, Detroit, MI 48203

12 3BR, 24 4BR

Apartments
36
Income-restricted
36
Placed in service
2006

Penrose Village II

516 W Lantz St, Detroit, MI 48203

7 2BR, 29 3BR

Apartments
36
Income-restricted
36
Placed in service
2013

Savannah Gardens

222 E Savannah St, Detroit, MI 48203

11 3BR

Apartments
11
Income-restricted
11
Placed in service
2003

Swanhaven Manor

465 W Grand, Detroit, MI 48203

12 studio, 34 1BR, 7 2BR, 7 3BR

Apartments
60
Income-restricted
60
Placed in service
2001

Source: HUD's national LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026; projects placed in service through 2024).

How tax credit apartments work

Each income-restricted unit has a maximum rent set from the area's income limits: gross rent, including a utility allowance for tenant-paid utilities, can't go above 30% of the income limit for the unit's size. The rent doesn't change with your own income, so a household near the bottom of the range pays the same rent as one near the top. That's different from public housing or a voucher, where you pay a share of what you earn.

To qualify, your household's income has to be at or under the limit the unit is set at, usually 50% or 60% of the area median, and up to 80% in some buildings. Management checks income, and assets, when you apply. A household made up entirely of full-time students generally can't qualify, with exceptions in IRC 42(i)(3)(D) such as single parents and married students filing jointly. More on qualifying.

You can apply with a Housing Choice voucher, and the property can't turn you down because you have one.