Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Midland City, AL

Discover affordable housing in Midland City where there are 6+ 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.

Midtown Apartments

100 Midtown Ave, Midland City, Alabama 36350

Wood Springs Place

16940 S US Highway 231, Midland City, Alabama 36350

Wellington Place

3960 Mance Newton Rd, Midland City, Alabama

Midtown Apartments I

15 Green Ct, Midland City, Alabama 36350

Midtown Apartments II

28 Newberry Cir, Midland City, Alabama 36350

Daniel - Lewis Homes

632 Kelly Ave, Midland City, Alabama 36350

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Midland City, 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 Midland City, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Midland City, Alabama.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Midland City, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Midland City, Alabama?

The City of Midland City has 1,823 people living in 840 households.

There are 1,146 renters living in 548 renter households in this City. Renters make up 62.86 percent of the population living in Midland City.

What is the rental market like in Midland City, Alabama?

There are an estimated 1,001 housing units in the Midland City area. Of these, 602 units are rental homes, making up 60 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Midland City, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Midland City?

The rental vacancy rate in Midland City 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 Midland City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Midland City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
12 85 285 132 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Midland City

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

Among renter households in this market, 20 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Midland City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $743 to $1,454. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $743
One BR $754
Two BR $857
Three BR $1,208
Four BR $1,454
2024 Fair Market Rents in Midland City, Alabama

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

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 12 100 percent
One BR 76 89 percent
Two BR 275 96 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Midland City, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Midland City?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 96
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 16
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 137
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Midland City, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Midland City, Alabama

Midland City features 233 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 Midland City, Alabama

There are 56 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Midland City.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Midland City, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Midland City landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Midland City.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.