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

Discover affordable housing in Statesboro where there are 13+ 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.

Laurel Pointe Apartments

510 E Main St, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Statesboro Summit

241 N Main Street, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Morris Heights

24 Morris St, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Blakewood Apartments

620 E Olliff Street, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Eastview Apartments

500 Eastview Apartments Rd, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Little Lotts Creek Apartments

14 E Jones Ave, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

24 East Apartments

566 E Main St, Statesboro, Georgia 30461

Wildwood Villas Apts Phase II

50 Wildwood Circle, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Wildwood Villas Apts

50 Wildwood Circle, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Fox Ridge Apartments

Route 8 Packinghouse Rd, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Madison Meadows Apartments

10 Packinghouse Rd, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Statesboro Asn Housing, Inc

801 Gentilly Rd, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Braswell - Grover Homes

1 Cone Homes, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Statesboro, Georgia
$20.47/hour
$13.22 (+182%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $13.22 (+182%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Statesboro, 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 Statesboro, 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 Statesboro, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Statesboro, Georgia?

The City of Statesboro has 33,185 people living in 11,857 households.

There are 21,448 renters living in 9,482 renter households in this City. Renters make up 64.63 percent of the population living in Statesboro.

What is the rental market like in Statesboro, Georgia?

There are an estimated 13,408 housing units in the Statesboro area. Of these, 10,308 units are rental homes, making up 77 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Statesboro, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Statesboro?

The rental vacancy rate in Statesboro is 6 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 Statesboro for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Statesboro
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
194 1,236 4,030 2,538 1,450
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Statesboro

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 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 Statesboro

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $832 to $1,440. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $832
One BR $837
Two BR $1,081
Three BR $1,382
Four BR $1,440
2024 Fair Market Rents in Statesboro, Georgia

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

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 187 96 percent
One BR 895 72 percent
Two BR 2,611 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Statesboro, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Statesboro?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 644
Public Housing 148
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 295
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 207
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Statesboro, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro features 612 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 Statesboro, Georgia

There are 296 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Statesboro.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Statesboro, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Statesboro landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Statesboro.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Statesboro, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $973 and $1,189.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.