Local housing resources
KEARNEY KHA SIX COMMUNITIES IN THREE NEBRASKA TOWNS — Kearney, Nebraska: 4 KHA directory communities from https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/housing-opportunities/properties-communities/. The full directory has six communities across Kearney, Gibbon and Minden; locations from other towns are not relabelled as Kearney residences. KHA's directory https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/housing-opportunities/properties-communities/ distinguishes three KHA-owned programs (Kearney Manor, Scattered Sites and Plaza Boulevard) from managed properties (Gibbon's Colony Acres, Minden's East View Court and Kearney's Autumn Village). Reviewed September 29, 2026. Its https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/help-support/faqs/ says programs have waiting lists and estimates 6–18 months from application, but that is not a property-specific wait or confirmation that a particular list is currently taking applications. The FAQ says applications are ONLINE ONLY via https://khaweb.housingmanager.com/; computers are available for help at the KHA OFFICE, 2715 Avenue I, Kearney, and one application can select multiple programs. The FAQ says a criminal-history and rental-history review is part of the later eligibility interview; it does not say any individual conviction qualifies or disqualifies. Call KHA at 308-234-3000 to confirm property-specific intake, current location, accessibility, availability and written screening. Do not treat an apartment count or bedroom mix as a vacancy. Kearney Manor — KHA-owned and managed public housing. Kearney Manor community room and the KHA office share 2715 Avenue I; this is a campus/contact reference, not a documented residential entrance for all 118 apartments. 118 apartments for people aged 62 or older OR people with disabilities. The page does not state a bedroom mix. Rent including utilities is 30% of adjusted gross income. Units are cable-ready and energy-efficient with heat pumps and tankless water heaters. KHA handles maintenance, lawns and snow. Residents can join tenant-association activities, use a computer in the EBW Pavilion, and access a visiting cosmetologist for a charge. The municipal page https://www.cityofkearney.org/795/Kearney-Housing-Agency places a community room at Kearney Manor, 2715 Avenue I; the KHA site and FAQ label that numbered site its OFFICE. Do not treat the office/community room as every apartment's verified residential entrance. Detail https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/housing-opportunities/properties-communities/kearney-manor/. Scattered Sites Housing — KHA-owned dispersed public housing. 54 houses at multiple undisclosed residential addresses across Kearney (not KHA's office). 54 houses with two, three or four bedrooms; house size depends on household size. Rent is 30% of adjusted gross income. Residents pay their own electricity and natural gas, with a utility allowance that reduces rent. Residents maintain homes in a safe condition and handle lawn care and snow removal. An optional Family Self Sufficiency Rewards Program supports goal-setting and financial independence. Detail https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/housing-opportunities/properties-communities/scattered-sites-housing/; linked handbook https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/public/assets/Scattered-Sites-Handbook.pdf. Plaza Boulevard Apartments — KHA-owned and managed, USDA Rural Development-assisted apartments. 50 Plaza Boulevard; numbered community address printed in the linked Plaza Boulevard handbook. 48 one- and two-bedroom apartments on Kearney's west side. Qualifying families pay 30% of adjusted gross income; USDA assistance has additional restrictions, which must be confirmed. Residents pay electricity, offset by a utility allowance; water and garbage removal are included. An on-site laundry room and 24-hour security cameras cover parking lots and common areas. The handbook cover prints “Plaza Boulevard Apartments, 50 Plaza Boulevard”; KHA's office PO Box elsewhere in the handbook is not the residence. Detail https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/housing-opportunities/properties-communities/plaza-boulevard/; linked handbook https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/public/assets/Plaza-Boulevard-Handbook.pdf. Autumn Village — 15-apartment affordable community under KHA's managed-properties section; not labelled KHA-owned public housing. 1712 East 39th Street, Apt # (resident mailing address in the linked Autumn Village handbook). 15 one-bedroom non-smoking apartments. Rent includes utilities and is based on 30% of adjusted gross income. On-site amenities include a community room, indoor laundry and trash room, controlled entrances, indoor mailboxes, resident activities, off-street parking and a patio. Building maintenance, lawns and snow removal are handled for residents. The detail page does not give a numeric age restriction. Linked resident handbook says the tenant mailing address is 1712 East 39th Street #, Kearney NE 68847; its separate KHA office address is 2715 Avenue I. Detail https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/housing-opportunities/properties-communities/autumn-village/; linked handbook https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/public/assets/Autumn-Village-Handbook.pdf. Application and waitlist information: https://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/help-support/faqs/; online multi-program application https://khaweb.housingmanager.com/. Confirm current openings and conviction-screening rules directly with the operator. The KHA office is 2715 Avenue I; Kearney Manor's community room is there according to https://www.cityofkearney.org/795/Kearney-Housing-Agency, but the office is not an address for the scattered-site homes.