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

Discover affordable housing in Gordon where there are 2+ 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.

Prairie Summit Apt.

153 Westbrook Rd , Gordon, Georgia 31031

Fairview Park Apartments

249 Gray Hwy, Gordon, Georgia

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Gordon, 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 Gordon, 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 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Gordon, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Gordon, Georgia?

The City of Gordon has 2,107 people living in 774 households.

There are 771 renters living in 266 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.59 percent of the population living in Gordon.

What is the rental market like in Gordon, Georgia?

There are an estimated 934 housing units in the Gordon area. Of these, 276 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Gordon, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Gordon?

The rental vacancy rate in Gordon is 0 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 Gordon for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gordon
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 10 102 136 4
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gordon

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 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 Gordon

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $758 to $1,194. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $758
One BR $788
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,138
Four BR $1,194
2024 Fair Market Rents in Gordon, Georgia

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

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 10 100 percent
Two BR 83 81 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Gordon, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Gordon?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 83
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 2
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 22
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Gordon, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Gordon, Georgia

Gordon features 94 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 Gordon, Georgia

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gordon, Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.