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

Discover affordable housing in Buford 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.

MainStreet on the Green (62+)

4115 South Lee St, Buford, Georgia 30518

Wisteria Place of Hamilton Mill

2736 Hamilton Mill Rd., Buford, Georgia 30518

The Reserve at Ivy Creek

1869 Appaloosa Ln, Buford, Georgia 30519

Windridge Apts C/ the Morrow Co

2000 Windridge Drive, Buford, Georgia

Rolling Acres

110 E Park St, Buford, Georgia 30518

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Buford, Georgia
$34.92/hour
$27.67 (+382%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $27.67 (+382%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Buford, 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 Buford, 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 Buford, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Buford, Georgia?

The City of Buford has 17,222 people living in 5,019 households.

There are 4,295 renters living in 1,401 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.94 percent of the population living in Buford.

What is the rental market like in Buford, Georgia?

There are an estimated 5,800 housing units in the Buford area. Of these, 1,963 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Buford, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Buford?

The rental vacancy rate in Buford is 29 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 Buford for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Buford
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 68 688 397 195
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Buford

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Buford

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,599 to $2,707. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,599
One BR $1,643
Two BR $1,844
Three BR $2,230
Four BR $2,707
2024 Fair Market Rents in Buford, Georgia

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

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 68 100 percent
Two BR 551 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Buford, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Buford?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 152
Public Housing 133
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Buford, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Buford, Georgia

Buford features 187 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 Buford, Georgia

There are 480 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Buford.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Buford, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Buford, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,660 and $2,028.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.