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

Discover affordable housing in Millen where there are 4+ 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.

Ella Mae Gardens

130 White Oak Rd., Millen, Georgia 30442

Brier Creek

535 Brier Creek Circle, Millen, Georgia 30442

Edenfield Place Apartments

7 Weldon Ct, Millen, Georgia 30442

330 S Masonic St

330 S Masonic St, Millen, Georgia 30442

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

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

How many renters live in Millen, Georgia?

The City of Millen has 2,973 people living in 1,151 households.

There are 804 renters living in 320 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.04 percent of the population living in Millen.

What is the rental market like in Millen, Georgia?

There are an estimated 1,512 housing units in the Millen area. Of these, 483 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Millen, Georgia, there are 2 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Millen?

The rental vacancy rate in Millen is 34 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 Millen for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Millen
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 75 52 193 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Millen

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 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 Much Is Rent in Millen

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $693 to $1,270. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $693
One BR $697
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,247
Four BR $1,270
2024 Fair Market Rents in Millen, Georgia

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

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 44 59 percent
Two BR 47 90 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Millen, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Millen?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 105
Public Housing 86
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Millen, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Millen, Georgia

Millen features 115 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 Millen, Georgia

There are 96 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Millen.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Millen, Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.