Scattered Site Housing
Family Housing
Scattered Site Housing: Funded by the State 705 Family Housing program, these twenty-two 2- or 3- bedroom apartments. (including one wheelchair accessible unit) are located in duplexes on 5 sites in the Town of Amherst. Each unit has laundry hook-ups and a storage shed. Tenants are responsible for utilities, snow removal and lawn mowing.
Rent for these programs is figured annually on each tenant's or family's income after allowable deductions: 27- 30% of monthly income for family programs with tenant-paid utilities.
Gross household income must not exceed the following limits. Income limits below at 80% Area Median Income (AMI), are the most recently released by HUD .
| Family Size | Income Limit |
| 1 | $44,800 |
| 2 | $51,200 |
| 3 | $57,600 |
| 4 | $64,000 |
| 5 | $769,150 |
| 6 | $74,250 |
| 7 | $79,400 |
| 8 | $84,500 |
