Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ellijay, GA

Discover affordable housing in Ellijay 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.

Cox Creek Apartments

200 Penland St, Ellijay, Georgia 30540

Brooks Hill Apartments

185 Penland St, Ellijay, Georgia 30540

Brookshill Apartments

100 Penland St, Ellijay, Georgia 30540

Hudson - Abernathy Cts

30 Green Cir, Ellijay, Georgia 30540

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ellijay, Georgia
$17.73/hour
$10.48 (+145%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $10.48 (+145%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ellijay, Georgia?

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 Ellijay, Georgia.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Ellijay, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Ellijay, Georgia?

The City of Ellijay has 1,750 people living in 819 households.

There are 1,018 renters living in 583 renter households in this City. Renters make up 58.17 percent of the population living in Ellijay.

What is the rental market like in Ellijay, Georgia?

There are an estimated 925 housing units in the Ellijay area. Of these, 595 units are rental homes, making up 64 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ellijay, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ellijay?

The rental vacancy rate in Ellijay is 2 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Ellijay for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ellijay
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
26 172 260 108 13
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ellijay

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 Ellijay

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $634 to $1,588. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $634
One BR $712
Two BR $936
Three BR $1,238
Four BR $1,588
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ellijay, Georgia

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

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 26 100 percent
One BR 159 92 percent
Two BR 231 89 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ellijay, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Ellijay?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 68
Public Housing 110
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 69
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ellijay, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Ellijay, Georgia

Ellijay features 179 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 Ellijay, Georgia

There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ellijay.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ellijay, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ellijay, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $842 and $1,030.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.