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

Discover affordable housing in Greenville where there are 12+ 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.

Commerce Street Manor Apartments

100 Manor Ct, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Perdue Village Apartments

495 Perdue Pl, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Country Village Apartments

270 Executive Dr, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Greenville Village

592 Glendale Ave, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Greenville Terrace

516 N Conecuh St, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Pineview Apartments

790 Hardscramble Rd, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Bradley Homes 3

300 Executive Dr, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Susanna Ridge

488 S Conecuh St, Greenville, Alabama 36037

The Heatherton Apartments

50 School Highlands Rd, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Meadowview Apartments

809 Cedar St, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Bent Creek Apts

496 Purdue Place, Greenville, Alabama

Northridge

625 Beeland St, Greenville, Alabama 36037

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Greenville, Alabama
$16.82/hour
$9.57 (+132%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $9.57 (+132%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Greenville, 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 programs for Greenville, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Greenville, Alabama?

The City of Greenville has 7,326 people living in 2,573 households.

There are 3,271 renters living in 1,280 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.65 percent of the population living in Greenville.

What is the rental market like in Greenville, Alabama?

There are an estimated 3,456 housing units in the Greenville area. Of these, 1,487 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Greenville, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Greenville?

The rental vacancy rate in Greenville is 12 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 Greenville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greenville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8 103 602 470 77
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greenville

A large number of apartments in Greenville 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 Greenville are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Greenville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $665 to $1,186. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $665
One BR $760
Two BR $888
Three BR $1,074
Four BR $1,186
2024 Fair Market Rents in Greenville, Alabama

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

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 8 100 percent
One BR 94 91 percent
Two BR 409 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Greenville, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Greenville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 243
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 226
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 333
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Greenville, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Greenville, Alabama

Greenville features 460 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 Greenville, Alabama

There are 209 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Greenville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Greenville, Alabama

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Greenville, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $799 and $977.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.