Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Prattville, AL

Discover affordable housing in Prattville where there are 8+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Prattwood Apartments

701 E 6th St, Prattville, Alabama 36067

Crestview Senior Cottages

777 Wetumpka St, Prattville, Alabama 36067

Brentwood Landing Apartments II

549 Covered Bridge Pkwy, Prattville, Alabama 36066

Victoria Place

2100 Victoria Pl, Prattville, Alabama 36066

Pratt Court

320 Water St, Prattville, Alabama 36067

Court Manor Apartments

202 Nisbett Ct, Prattville, Alabama 36066

Brentwood Landings Apartments

597 Covered Bridge Pkwy, Prattville, Alabama 36066

Woodley Memorial ( Fka Golden Age Townhomes )

602 Woodley Ave, Prattville, Alabama 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Prattville, Alabama
$20.68/hour
$13.43 (+185%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $13.43 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Prattville, Alabama?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership programs for Prattville, Alabama.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Prattville, Alabama.

Go to the Alabama Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Prattville.

How many renters live in Prattville, Alabama?

The City of Prattville has 38,124 people living in 14,542 households.

There are 11,228 renters living in 4,864 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.45 percent of the population living in Prattville.

What is the rental market like in Prattville, Alabama?

There are an estimated 15,543 housing units in the Prattville area. Of these, 5,185 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Prattville, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Prattville?

The rental vacancy rate in Prattville is 5 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Prattville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Prattville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 648 1,627 1,821 725
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Prattville

A large number of apartments in Prattville have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Prattville are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Prattville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $836 to $1,753. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $836
One BR $913
Two BR $1,092
Three BR $1,383
Four BR $1,753
2024 Fair Market Rents in Prattville, Alabama

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Prattville?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 7 78 percent
One BR 59 9 percent
Two BR 672 41 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Prattville, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Prattville?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Prattville, Alabama including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 559
Public Housing 106
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 51
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Prattville, Alabama

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Prattville, Alabama

Prattville features 156 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Prattville, Alabama

There are 334 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Prattville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Prattville, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Prattville landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Prattville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Prattville, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $983 and $1,201.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.