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

Discover affordable housing in Lawrenceville where there are 12+ 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.

Herrington Mill Apartments

1564 Herrington Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043

Groves of Lawrenceville

850 Hillcrest Green Drive, NW., Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Herrington Mill

1564 Herrington Rd., Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043

Heartside Sugarloaf Senior Apartment(62+)

5600 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043

Applewood III

180 Applewood Dr, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Applewood II

150 Applewood Dr, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

The Square at Lawrenceville

255 Honeysuckle Cir, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Redland Creek Villas

1340 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Magnolia Village Apartments ( Lawrenceville )

287 E Crogan St, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Alexander Mill

158 Paper Mill Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Oaks at New Hope

239 New Hope Rd, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Glenn Edge Apartments

101 Memorial St, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lawrenceville, 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 Lawrenceville, 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 Lawrenceville, 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 Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Lawrenceville, Georgia?

The City of Lawrenceville has 30,465 people living in 10,762 households.

There are 16,219 renters living in 5,621 renter households in this City. Renters make up 53.24 percent of the population living in Lawrenceville.

What is the rental market like in Lawrenceville, Georgia?

There are an estimated 11,429 housing units in the Lawrenceville area. Of these, 6,068 units are rental homes, making up 53 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lawrenceville, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lawrenceville?

The rental vacancy rate in Lawrenceville is 7 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 Lawrenceville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lawrenceville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
112 848 2,088 2,198 344
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lawrenceville

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Lawrenceville

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 Lawrenceville, Georgia

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

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 69 62 percent
One BR 794 94 percent
Two BR 1,497 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lawrenceville, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Lawrenceville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,118
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 307
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 112
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lawrenceville, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Lawrenceville, Georgia

Lawrenceville features 387 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 Lawrenceville, Georgia

There are 1,632 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lawrenceville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lawrenceville, Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.