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

Discover affordable housing in Byron 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.

St. Andrews Court

6050 Watson Blvd., Byron, Georgia 31008

Heathrow Senior Village

1000 Heathrow Way, Byron, Georgia 31008

Heathrow Senior Village

116 Woodland Dr, Byron, Georgia 31008

Freedom Pointe

Allred Rd, Byron, Georgia 31008

118 Boy Scout Rd

118 Boy Scout Rd, Byron, Georgia 31008

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Byron, Georgia
$18.96/hour
$11.71 (+161%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $11.71 (+161%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Byron, 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 Byron, Georgia.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Byron, Georgia.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Byron, 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 Byron, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Byron, Georgia?

The City of Byron has 5,687 people living in 2,065 households.

There are 658 renters living in 318 renter households in this City. Renters make up 11.57 percent of the population living in Byron.

What is the rental market like in Byron, Georgia?

There are an estimated 2,162 housing units in the Byron area. Of these, 388 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Byron, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Byron?

The rental vacancy rate in Byron is 18 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 Byron for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Byron
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 19 238 61 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Byron

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Byron

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $974 to $1,898. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $974
One BR $1,080
Two BR $1,213
Three BR $1,633
Four BR $1,898
2024 Fair Market Rents in Byron, Georgia

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

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 19 100 percent
Two BR 171 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Byron, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Byron?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 51
Public Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Byron, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Byron, Georgia

Byron features 32 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 Byron, Georgia

There are 163 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Byron.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Byron, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Byron, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $901 and $1,101.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.