Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Chipley, FL

Discover affordable housing in Chipley 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.

Sherwood Apartments

1413 Brickyard Rd, Chipley, Florida 32428

Foxmeadow Apartments

844 Glenwood Avenue , Chipley, Florida 31032

Summerbrook Apartments

853 Orange Hill Rd, Chipley, Florida 32428

Lacey Mcduffie Homes

1387 Carmichael Dr, Chipley, Florida 32428

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Chipley, Florida
$17.14/hour
$5.14 (+43%) more than Florida minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Chipley, Florida?

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 Chipley, Florida.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Chipley, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Chipley, Florida?

The City of Chipley has 3,644 people living in 1,375 households.

There are 1,249 renters living in 512 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.28 percent of the population living in Chipley.

What is the rental market like in Chipley, Florida?

There are an estimated 1,658 housing units in the Chipley area. Of these, 610 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Chipley, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Chipley?

The rental vacancy rate in Chipley is 16 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 Chipley for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chipley
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 178 327 7
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chipley

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

Among renter households in this market, 61 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Chipley

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $768 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $768
One BR $772
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,157
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Chipley, Florida

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

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
Two BR 135 76 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Chipley, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Chipley?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 33
Public Housing 88
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 77
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Chipley, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Chipley, Florida

Chipley 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 Chipley, Florida

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Chipley, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Chipley landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Chipley.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Chipley, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.