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

Discover affordable housing in Leighton where there are 2+ 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.

Leighton Manor

1840 Church St, Leighton, Alabama 35646

Leighton Village

8025 Old Hwy 20, Leighton, Alabama 35646

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Leighton, Alabama
$17.80/hour
$10.55 (+146%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $10.55 (+146%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Leighton, Alabama?

The City of Leighton has 734 people living in 333 households.

There are 231 renters living in 126 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.47 percent of the population living in Leighton.

What is the rental market like in Leighton, Alabama?

There are an estimated 457 housing units in the Leighton area. Of these, 146 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Leighton, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Leighton?

The rental vacancy rate in Leighton is 14 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 Leighton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leighton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 23 50 48 5
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leighton

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

Among renter households in this market, 65 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 53 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 Leighton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $664 to $1,425. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $664
One BR $720
Two BR $940
Three BR $1,157
Four BR $1,425
2024 Fair Market Rents in Leighton, Alabama

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

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
One BR 23 100 percent
Two BR 46 92 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Leighton, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Leighton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 32
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Leighton, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Leighton, Alabama

Leighton features 32 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 Leighton, Alabama

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Leighton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Leighton, Alabama

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Leighton, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $846 and $1,034.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.