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

Discover affordable housing in Hartselle where there are 11+ 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.

Collier Cove

546 Craft Ln NE, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Woodbridge Apartments

1040 Mountainview Rd NE, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Rivers Edge Apartments

1416 Main St E, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Hallmark Crestmoor

1060 Mountainview Rd NE, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Hartselle Village

1004 Mitwede St SW, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Hartselle Group Home

1557 Highway 31 NW, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Midway Manor Apartments

708 Midway St NW, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Quail Run II

1000 Mitwede St SW, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Plantation Garden Apartments

1317 Sparkman St NW, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Hartselle Villas

907 Lane Rd NW, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

Puckett Homes, Pattillo Cir., Roberts Court

609 Corsbie St SW, Hartselle, Alabama 35640

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hartselle, Alabama
$17.50/hour
$10.25 (+141%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $10.25 (+141%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hartselle, 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 Public Housing programs for Hartselle, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Hartselle, Alabama?

The City of Hartselle has 15,414 people living in 5,825 households.

There are 3,521 renters living in 1,483 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.84 percent of the population living in Hartselle.

What is the rental market like in Hartselle, Alabama?

There are an estimated 6,611 housing units in the Hartselle area. Of these, 1,710 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hartselle, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hartselle?

The rental vacancy rate in Hartselle is 9 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 Hartselle for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hartselle
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
31 251 602 533 66
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hartselle

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Hartselle

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $740 to $1,352. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $740
One BR $763
Two BR $924
Three BR $1,202
Four BR $1,352
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hartselle, Alabama

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

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 9 29 percent
One BR 242 96 percent
Two BR 468 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hartselle, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Hartselle?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 272
Public Housing 186
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 195
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hartselle, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Hartselle, Alabama

Hartselle features 244 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 Hartselle, Alabama

There are 283 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hartselle.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hartselle, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Hartselle landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Hartselle.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hartselle, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $832 and $1,016.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.