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

Discover affordable housing in Phenix City where there are 14+ 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.

Poplar Pointe

702 11th Ave, Phenix City, Alabama 36867

Evangeline Heights

928 28th Ave, Phenix City, Alabama 36869

Whitewater Village

1600 5th Ave, Phenix City, Alabama 36867

Trinity Lake Apartments

409 Lee Road 307, Phenix City, Alabama 36870

Crown Chase Apartments

3150 MLK Jr. Pkwy S., Phenix City, Alabama 36869

Stonewood Apartments

1213 28th Ave, Phenix City, Alabama 36869

Edmond Estates Apartments

1302 6th Pl S, Phenix City, Alabama 36869

Hidden Hills Trace

2406 19TH AVE, Phenix City, Alabama 36867

Sumbry Hill Apartments

851 25th Ave, Phenix City, Alabama 36869

Richmond Park Homes

2 Richmond Park Dr, Phenix City, Alabama 36869

Springridge Apartments

1201 Ingersoll Dr, Phenix City, Alabama 36867

Cotton Run Apartments

1839 Lee Rd, Phenix City, Alabama 36870

Blake

2000A 21st Ave, Phenix City, Alabama 36867

Holland Creek Gardens

2003A 21st Ave, Phenix City, Alabama 36867

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Phenix City, Alabama
$19.53/hour
$12.28 (+169%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $12.28 (+169%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Phenix 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 programs for Phenix City, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Phenix City, Alabama?

The City of Phenix City has 38,413 people living in 15,852 households.

There are 17,499 renters living in 7,641 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.55 percent of the population living in Phenix City.

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

There are an estimated 18,358 housing units in the Phenix City area. Of these, 8,614 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Phenix City, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Phenix City?

The rental vacancy rate in Phenix City is 10 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 Phenix City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Phenix City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
235 1,177 3,284 2,681 254
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Phenix City

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Phenix City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $801 to $1,617. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $801
One BR $901
Two BR $1,099
Three BR $1,487
Four BR $1,617
2024 Fair Market Rents in Phenix City, Alabama

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Phenix 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 102 43 percent
One BR 818 69 percent
Two BR 2,327 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Phenix City, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Phenix City?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 391
Public Housing 489
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 149
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Phenix City, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Phenix City, Alabama

Phenix City features 408 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 Phenix City, Alabama

There are 473 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Phenix City.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Phenix City, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Phenix City landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Phenix City.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Phenix City, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $928 and $1,134.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.