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

Discover affordable housing in Lineville where there are 4+ 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.

Parkview Apartments

541 College St, Lineville, Alabama 36266

Timberlake Apartments

60 McCrary St, Lineville, Alabama 36266

Regency Apartments

75 W College St, Lineville, Alabama 36266

Blakes Ferry

424 Evans Ave, Lineville, Alabama 36266

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Robin Lovelace

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lineville, Alabama
$16.23/hour
$8.98 (+124%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $8.98 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lineville, 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 Lineville, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Lineville, Alabama?

The City of Lineville has 2,733 people living in 1,196 households.

There are 735 renters living in 385 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.89 percent of the population living in Lineville.

What is the rental market like in Lineville, Alabama?

There are an estimated 1,455 housing units in the Lineville area. Of these, 453 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lineville, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lineville?

The rental vacancy rate in Lineville is 15 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 Lineville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lineville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 105 137 109 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lineville

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 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 Lineville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $620 to $1,258. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $620
One BR $700
Two BR $857
Three BR $1,175
Four BR $1,258
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lineville, Alabama

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

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 95 90 percent
Two BR 132 96 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lineville, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Lineville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 100
Public Housing 146
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lineville, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Lineville, Alabama

Lineville features 170 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 Lineville, Alabama

There are 76 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lineville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lineville, Alabama

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lineville, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $771 and $943.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.