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

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Lincoln Apartments

281 May Ave, Lincolnton, Georgia 30817

166 Lincoln Ave

166 Lincoln Ave, Lincolnton, Georgia 30817

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

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

How many renters live in Lincolnton, Georgia?

The City of Lincolnton has 1,876 people living in 755 households.

There are 658 renters living in 317 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.07 percent of the population living in Lincolnton.

What is the rental market like in Lincolnton, Georgia?

There are an estimated 795 housing units in the Lincolnton area. Of these, 345 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lincolnton, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lincolnton?

The rental vacancy rate in Lincolnton is 8 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 Lincolnton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lincolnton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
17 22 139 50 89
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lincolnton

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Lincolnton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $649 to $1,179. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $649
One BR $674
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,174
Four BR $1,179
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lincolnton, Georgia

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

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 17 100 percent
One BR 21 95 percent
Two BR 122 88 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lincolnton, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Lincolnton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lincolnton, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Lincolnton, Georgia

Lincolnton features 84 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 Lincolnton, Georgia

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lincolnton, Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.