What HUD offices serve Blountsville, 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.
Go to the Alabama Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Blountsville.
How many renters live in Blountsville, Alabama?
The City of Blountsville has 1,837 people living in 684 households.
There are 628 renters living in 298 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.19 percent of the population living in Blountsville.
What is the rental market like in Blountsville, Alabama?
There are an estimated 806 housing units in the Blountsville area. Of these, 337 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blountsville, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blountsville?
The rental vacancy rate in Blountsville is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.
How many rental units are in Blountsville for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blountsville
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | 175 | 45 | 12 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blountsville
A large number of apartments in Blountsville 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 Blountsville are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Blountsville
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $983 to $1,752. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $983 |
| One BR | $1,109 |
| Two BR | $1,245 |
| Three BR | $1,570 |
| Four BR | $1,752 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blountsville, Alabama
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Blountsville?
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 | 1 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 54 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 164 | 94 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Blountsville, Alabama
How many affordable rental units are in Blountsville?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Blountsville, Alabama including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 48 |
| Public Housing | 88 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 48 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blountsville, Alabama
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Blountsville, Alabama
Blountsville features 160 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 Blountsville, Alabama
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blountsville.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Blountsville, Alabama
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Blountsville landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Blountsville.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Blountsville, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,121 and $1,370.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
