Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Clarke County, GA

Discover affordable housing in Clarke County where there are 24+ 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.

Oak Hill Apartments

105 Oak Hill Dr, Athens, Georgia 30601

North Grove Apartments

198 Old Hull Rd, Athens, Georgia 30601

Athens Gardens

135 Coleridge Ct, Athens, Georgia 30605

Clarke Gardens

110 Carriage Ct, Athens, Georgia 30605

Athena Gardens

175 Dennis Dr, Athens, Georgia 30605

Pinewood Apartments

288 Bailey Street, Athens, Georgia 30605

Bethel Midtown Village

155 Hickman Dr , Athens, Georgia 30601

Rolling Ridge Apt.

100 Rolling Ridge Dr , Athens, Georgia 30607

Fourth Street Village Apartments

690 Fourth St, Athens, Georgia 30601

Lakewood Hills Senior Village

1025 Barnett Shoals Rd, Athens, Georgia 30605

Pauldoe Redevelopment, Phase I

300 Hawthorne Ln, Athens, Georgia 30606

Lanier Gardens

801 Riverhill Dr, Athens, Georgia 30606

Bonnie Lane

510 Fourth St, Athens, Georgia 30601

Knollwood Manor Apartments

205 Old Hull Rd, Athens, Georgia 30601

Parkview Homes Extension

315 Waddell St, Athens, Georgia 30605

Nellie B Apartments

405 Nellie B Ave, Athens, Georgia 30601

Rockspring Homes

161 Rocksprings Homes, Athens, Georgia 30606

Scattered Sites

415 N Chase St, Athens, Georgia 30601

Scattered Sites

160 Herman St, Athens, Georgia 30605

Broadacres Homes

1 Broadacres Ct, Athens, Georgia 30606

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clarke County, Georgia
$22.14/hour
$14.89 (+205%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $14.89 (+205%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clarke County, 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 Clarke County, 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 Clarke County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Clarke County, Georgia?

The County of Clarke County has 129,875 people living in 53,504 households.

There are 72,998 renters living in 32,179 renter households in this County. Renters make up 56.21 percent of the population living in Clarke County.

What is the rental market like in Clarke County, Georgia?

There are an estimated 55,905 housing units in the Clarke County area. Of these, 32,054 units are rental homes, making up 57 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clarke County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clarke County?

The rental vacancy rate in Clarke County is 1 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 Clarke County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clarke County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
821 6,600 14,302 6,670 2,422
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clarke County

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

Among renter households in this market, 61 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 39 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 Clarke County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,014 to $1,717. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,014
One BR $1,041
Two BR $1,169
Three BR $1,577
Four BR $1,717
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clarke County, Georgia

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

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 514 63 percent
One BR 4,388 66 percent
Two BR 8,589 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clarke County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Clarke County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 816
Public Housing 1,250
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 707
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 46
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clarke County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Clarke County, Georgia

Clarke County features 1,861 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 Clarke County, Georgia

There are 591 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clarke County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clarke County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Clarke County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Clarke County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clarke County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,052 and $1,286.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.