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

Discover affordable housing in Georgia where there are 750+ 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.

Lakeside Vista Apartments

2100 Ellison Lakes Dr NW, Kennesaw, Georgia 30152

Auburn Glenn Apartments

49 Boulevard SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30312

Hidden Colony Apartments

3373 Aztec Rd, Doraville, Georgia 30340

Longwood Vista Apartments

2300 Global Forum Blvd, Doraville, Georgia 30340

Alexander Crossing

100 Alexander Crossing, Loganville, Georgia 30052

Pleasantdale Crossing

1000 Pleasantdale Crossing, Doraville, Georgia 30340

Highlands Apartments

16 Lake Street, Newnan, Georgia 30263

Alexander at Stonecrest

100 Leslie Oaks Drive, Lithonia, Georgia 30058

Renaissance at Park Place South Apartments

240 Amal Dr, Atlanta, Georgia 30315

Westwood Club Apartments

650 Thoroughbred Ln, Evans, Georgia 30809

GE Tower

490 Glenn Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30312

Alexander Falls

950 Lakeridge Parkway, Riverdale, Georgia 30296

The Forest at York Apartments

301 Calumet Parkway, Newnan, Georgia 30263

Gardens At Harvest Point

1901 Harvest Point Way, Augusta, Georgia 30909

Heritage Manor Apartments

276 Jamie L. Kennedy Blvd. , Sparta, Georgia 31087

Pines at Westdale

1127 S Houston Lake Rd, Warner Robins, Georgia 31088

Hickory Trace Homes

34 Hickory Trace Cir, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401

Ashton Court Apartments

125 Parker Place, Lagrange, Georgia 30240

Cinnamon Ridge Apartments

730 Franklin Road SE, Marietta, Georgia 30067

The Reserve at Sugar Mill

11115 Colerain Road, St Marys, Georgia 31558

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In 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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How many renters live in Georgia?

The State of Georgia has 89,299 people living in 30,950 households.

There are 15,569 renters living in 6,304 renter households in this State. Renters make up 17.43 percent of the population living in Georgia.

What is the rental market like in Georgia?

There are an estimated 30,357 housing units in the Georgia area. Of these, 6,520 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Georgia?

The rental vacancy rate in Georgia is 6 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 Georgia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Georgia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
22 358 2,044 2,925 529
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Georgia

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Georgia?

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 22 100 percent
One BR 327 91 percent
Two BR 1,952 95 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Georgia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 421
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 310
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 106
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Georgia

Georgia features 83,034 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 Georgia

There are 86,634 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Georgia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.