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

Discover affordable housing in Baxley where there are 5+ 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.

Westwood Apartments

135 Donnie Ln, Baxley, Georgia 31513

Elderwood Homes

479 Jones St, Baxley, Georgia 31513

Donnie Lane Villas

267 Donnie Ln, Baxley, Georgia

Speer Homes

88 Highland Dr, Baxley, Georgia 31513

Pine Street Development

35 Pine Street Ext, Baxley, Georgia 31513

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Baxley, Georgia
$16.76/hour
$9.51 (+131%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $9.51 (+131%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Baxley, 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 Baxley, 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 Baxley, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Baxley, Georgia?

The City of Baxley has 4,971 people living in 1,928 households.

There are 2,154 renters living in 888 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.33 percent of the population living in Baxley.

What is the rental market like in Baxley, Georgia?

There are an estimated 2,515 housing units in the Baxley area. Of these, 960 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Baxley, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Baxley?

The rental vacancy rate in Baxley is 8 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 Baxley for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baxley
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 21 302 498 67
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baxley

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 5 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 Baxley

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $693 to $1,502. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $693
One BR $697
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,228
Four BR $1,502
2024 Fair Market Rents in Baxley, Georgia

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

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
One BR 17 81 percent
Two BR 218 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Baxley, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Baxley?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 159
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Baxley, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Baxley, Georgia

Baxley features 237 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 Baxley, Georgia

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Baxley, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Baxley, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $974.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.